Recently, when I asked chef Pierre Thiam why West African cuisine was suddenly being touted as a new food trend, he laughed and said, “It’s been around for a few thousand years.” Then he thought for a ...

Looking for delicious dishes for your Karamu feast? These 20 dishes, from appetizers to desserts, are perfect for any Kwanzaa ...

Back in 2020, esteemed chef and James Beard-winning writer and cookbook author Alexander Smalls was deep in research about the foundations of African cooking and cuisine in preparation for an expo in ...

When Abena Foli had to take a handmade gift to a white elephant exchange for her office Christmas party in 2015, she decided on a spice blend. The gift later evolved into her first company, North ...

After moving from Maryland to Ohio in 2018, Chef Gabi Odebode discovered the Dayton area lacked African restaurants and grocery stores with items to make African cuisine. “I was in a community where ...

A cooking class hosted by Afromeals. Chef Iyanu Odebode (second from left) is the co-founder. Afromeals, a food company covering Dayton, Cincinnati and Springfield, will offer cooking classes in ...

Yet another food truck has opened in Durango, but it has a familiar face. Chef Arnold Safari Ngumbao is back and has brought together all of the flavors of Africa with his new food truck, Chef ...

On a warm Friday night in October, jazz music mingles in the air with the smell of collard greens at Cafe Coda, a Black-owned music venue in Dane County. Out front, the Adem Tesfaye Band has patrons ...

Celebrate the flavors of Africa with recipes inspired by the Marvel comic. Although Wakanda is a mythical place in Marvel's "Black Panther," the African cuisine that may have been eaten by the film's ...

IT IS TIME TO SAY HELLO TO OUR NEXT LIVE GUEST. SO A NEW RESTAURANT IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN OUR AREA. THE TRIAD’S FIRST AFRICAN FOOD TRUCK, AFRICAN AVENUE CELEBRATED ITS GRAND OPENING OVER ...