The homemade chakalaka recipe every South African should have in their kitchen

Homemade chakalaka remains one of South Africa's most beloved comfort foods, bringing together simple ingredients, bold ...
The Washington Post

This plantain frittata invites you into the contemporary African kitchen

We had to talk about the plantain frittata. Nina Oduro wouldn’t let me leave our video call before sharing what she loved about the dish. The flavor profile, Oduro told me, is typical in West Africa, ...
The Christian Century

Cooking my way through Africa’s east coast

The US dining scene boasts hundreds of culturally specific restaurants, but when it comes to African food, we seem to have little beyond Ethiopian. Why don’t we have a better selection of that ...
Condé Nast Traveler

Alexander Smalls on Bringing the Best of Africa’s Cuisines Into Homes Around the World

It's easy to forget that in a past life Smalls was also a Grammy- and Tony Award-winning opera singer. You’ve written books before about African American food and the African diaspora, but this ...
Cleveland.com

‘In Bibi’s Kitchen’: The recipes and stories of grandmothers from the eight African countries that touch the Indian Ocean

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It is a kitchen truth universally acknowledged that mothers cook with expediency and grandmothers cook with love. Across cultures and classes, grandmas are the tender guardians of ...
Los Angeles Times

5 recipes that celebrate the vast contributions of the African diaspora

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