Ayoka African Cuisine was born from Affoue Kouadio and Hawa Ballo's desire to eat food from home. Kouadio said they are from Ivory Coast in West Africa. When she and Ballo came to Frederick, they ...

West African food isn’t easy to find in Portland, but according to Fatou Ouattara, chef at Akadi (1001 SE Division St., 971-271-7072, akadipdx.com) in Southeast, many Americans have been eating it all ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — More than 100 vendors converged on 15 blocks of South Philadelphia streets to make up what organizers say is the largest African American street festival in the United States.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)—Sandra Diba says she’s always loved to cook and dreamed of one day opening a restaurant to share her African cuisine. That dream came true, but on wheels! However, a few weeks ...

For those of us deciding between macaroni and cheese or pizza for dinner, ethnic cuisine may not even be on our radar. But why live a life without exploring all that the culinary world has to offer?

Dinner at Meza Malonga is not just a meal – it’s a tour of the African continent. Delicately plated dishes feature Nile perch from Uganda, Algerian olive oil, and penja peppers from Cameroon.

There would be no jambalaya without jollof rice, and yet Dozzy Ibekwe figures most people in Chicago can’t name one West African restaurant. “[West African food has] been around since the beginning of ...

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Binta N’Daw Young is an entrepreneur, but she’s also a chef. Charlestonians will soon have a first-hand look at her work as both. Nafi’s Originals, the West African condiment company she launched with ...

Bennachin at 1212 Royal Street has made an indelible mark on New Orleans cuisine by specializing in West African cooking — the culinary ancestor of three iconic Louisiana staples: jambalaya, red beans ...

From Nigerian, Liberian to Caribbean and more; you can get all these delicious foods for the next few days. Philadelphia African Restaurant Week (PHARW) is a celebration of the best food at ...