“I don’t think America is really up to speed on that yet,” says Mychael Bonner of Caribbean and African food, which he prepares with his decades of restaurant experience at his new Spice by CMB.
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A New Hyde Park Restaurant Explores the Food of the African Diaspora
Daniel HautzingerWith dishes from the South, Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa itself, Mahari aims to draw connections between foods of the African diaspora.
A Chicagoan Dreams of Making West African Restaurants As Commonplace As Pizzerias
Daniel Hautzinger"The average American cannot name an African restaurant," says Dozzy Ibekwe. But the Nigerian immigrant wants to popularize West African food by presenting it in a modernized and accessible way at his pop-up Dozzy's Grill.
A Memorable Senegalese Chicken Dish from Yassa African Restaurant
Daniel Hautzinger“People who go to Senegal say it’s what they remember the most, because it’s easy to remember: yassa!” says Madieye Gueye, the owner of Bronzeville's Yassa African Restaurant. Try a version of the simple Senegalese dish.
