“I had to make sure that I was able to continue my grandmother’s legacy,” says Lydia London of her West African restaurant Nimba. It honors her grandmother Comfort Wingba, who fled war in Liberia to come to Chicago.
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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.
