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    ​This year, Burland began her journey as a culinary student and an aspiring food content creator despite her years of dominating the creator space in Ghana.
    News
    28 February 2025

    What It’s Like To…Be a Culinary Student and Aspiring Food Content Creator in Ghana

    Ama Burland is one of the pioneers of Ghana’s budding influencer space. Despite her established career, Burland is starting from scratch as a culinary student and an aspiring food vlogger.

    George Kariithi stands next to a roasted beer-can chicken on a wooden board.
    Travel
    22 January 2025

    What It’s Like To…Be a BBQ Pitmaster in Kenya

    As Kenya's "Grill King," George Kariithi turned casual cookouts into sold-out BBQ events, inspiring a new wave of Kenyan pitmasters.

    Person in white shirt arranging hair, standing by shelves of colorful dinnerware.
    News
    19 December 2024

    Kiano Moju on ‘Africali’ and Redefining African Cuisine Globally

    The chef and food media star shares how her debut cookbook celebrates her Kenyan and Nigerian roots–as well as her California upbringing–through accessible, globally inspired recipes.

    A hand holding a Kente cloth.
    Arts + Culture
    12 December 2024

    Eight African Cultural Practices From UNESCO’s 2024 Intangible Heritage List

    From the Durbar in Northern Nigeria to the Twāyef in Tunisia, these cultural practices shape culture and redefine traditions.

    An image of Jamila Zomah, standing, smiling at the camera.
    Arts + Culture
    09 April 2024

    How This Ghanaian American Entrepreneur is Connecting Africans in the U.S. Through Food

    When Jamila Zomah found it difficult to order food online from her favorite African restaurants while on maternity leave, she decided to solve that issue for herself, and other Africans living in the U.S.

    Mory Sacko attends the Bluemarble Menswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 17, 2024 in Paris, France.
    Culture
    08 February 2024

    Here are the Six African Chefs with Michelin Rated Restaurants

    With Nigeria’s Adejoke Bakare earning her first Michelin Star for her restaurant Chisuhuru, OkayAfrica takes a look at the other African chefs that have broken into Michelin stardom.

    An image of Mila Nuno Horta holding a basket of food.
    Arts + Culture
    29 January 2024

    From Matapa to Peri-peri Chicken, This Food Stylist Wants the World to Fall in Love with Mozambican Flavors

    Through her social media account, The Calorie Kitchen, Mila Nuno Horta is transforming the way Mozambican cuisine is understood – and enjoyed.

    Hilda Baci has surpassed the Guinness World Record for longest cooking time.
    Culture
    13 June 2023

    Guinness World Record Officially Crowns Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci

    The month long decision has been well celebrated as the 27-year-old now holds the title for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

    This New Documentary Sheds Light On the History of a Beloved Nigerian Staple—Agege Bread
    Film + TV
    17 May 2019

    This New Documentary Sheds Light On the History of a Beloved Nigerian Staple—Agege Bread

    'Fresh Agege Bread' by Chika Okoli's FABA gives us a much-needed insight into the popularity of Nigeria's coveted Agege Bread.

    Eko Kitchen Will Be the First Nigerian Restaurant To Open in San Francisco
    News
    08 April 2019

    Eko Kitchen Will Be the First Nigerian Restaurant To Open in San Francisco

    Nigerian food lovers in the Bay Area will no longer have to do without such succulence.

    In Conversation: Chef Pierre Thiam Is Using Traditional African Flavors To Push the Cuisine Forward
    Arts + Culture
    01 February 2019

    In Conversation: Chef Pierre Thiam Is Using Traditional African Flavors To Push the Cuisine Forward

    We catch up with the award-winning Senegalese chef ahead of the opening of his new Pan-African restaurant, Teranga.

    Chef Kwame Onwuachi Serves Up His West African & Caribbean History On A Plate
    USA
    03 December 2018

    Chef Kwame Onwuachi Serves Up His West African & Caribbean History On A Plate

    We catch up with the Nigerian-Jamaican chef of the buzzing restaurant Kith/Kin to learn about how his identity shapes his work with fine dining.

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