Nearly four in five people in Africa prepare their meals over open fires or traditional stoves, utilizing wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels, but moving towards clean cooking is hard when ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — Chef Dieuveil Malonga gives off something of a Willy Wonka vibe. His infectious smile feels impish, mischievous. At his restaurant Meza Malonga in Kigali, Rwanda, there's no chocolate ...

Serve up jollof rice, Jamaican brown stew chicken, Hoppin' John, and more dishes from across the African diaspora.

Although recognition for a culture or heritage should never be limited to a single month, Black History Month serves as a reminder to prioritize learning and understanding the diverse communities that ...

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 ...

A new video has thrown African cuisine into the center of a cultural firestorm. The clip was shared by Rain Drops Media (@Raindropsmedia1) yesterday. It features a woman cooking what appears to be a ...

The best West African food comes from home cooks, according to chef Ope Amosu. Six years ago, he turned to women who had a talent in the kitchen for cooking food from their homeland. He watched, he ...

Joyce Oladeinde is a British Nigerian travel and food writer who specializes in African culinary tourism, drawing from her experiences living in Tanzania, Kenya, and Nigeria. She uses her passion for ...

Toni Tipton-Martin’s James Beard Award-winning book The Jemima Code (University of Texas Press, 2015) examines 150 cookbooks written by black women, starting in 1827. The work highlights the ...