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.

Inside Yalleys, the aroma hits you before the menu does. It’s a taste of home not just from one country — but across an ...

Food is food, no matter where you go. That’s the message from two chefs with African roots educating Americans on cuisine few know much about but likely isn’t so different from what they’re used to.

When he moved to New Orleans, the food of Louisiana reminded chef Serigne Mbaye of Senegal, where he grew up. The aroma of slow-cooked dishes, the acidity of the food and the pre-mixed Creole ...

African cuisines have unique ingredients and techniques that make them distinctive, attractive, and delicious. Egusi is one of the most popular soups and is generally accepted and eaten by all tribes ...

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 ...

P Many beloved Southern dishes actually have African-American roots. Next Monday the nation celebrates the birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a prelude to Black History Month which, ...

When Abena Foli had to take a handmade gift to a white elephant exchange for her office Christmas party in 2015, she decided on a spice blend. The gift later evolved into her first company, North ...

For Ndeye “Queen” Ndir, July 21 marked a lot of firsts. Not only was it the day she opened her first restaurant, Ndindy African Cuisine, at 2600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., but it was also the first ...

If you’ve spent most of your holiday celebrations in the U.S., then traditional Christmas dishes like honey-baked ham, gingerbread cookies and gravy have likely been staples of your big holiday feasts ...