EN | USA | Philadelphia | Kings and Queens Liberian Cuisine

Kings and Queens restaurant owner Sammed Okyne dishes up West African cuisine

by DARON PRESSLEY | Rollingout.com

Sammed Okyne is owner Kings and Queens, a Pan-African takeout restaurant (Photo credit: Ricky Codio)

Sammed Okyne, a Liberian native who immigrated to the United States in 1997, knew at a very young age that his purpose was to leave an impact. During his time as a student at Penn State Brandywine, Okyne launched a series of neighborhood events that brought the county together to bond over food, music and fun. After graduating in 2013, Okyne seized the opportunity to reintroduce the residents of Southwest Philadelphia to African cuisine and culture. With funding coming solely from from his savings, Okyne opened Kings and Queens, a Pan-African takeout restaurant.

EN | USA | Livre | Recipes from My African American Kitchen

Alexander Smalls (Photo credit: Beatriz da Costa)

Chef and restaurateur Alexander Smalls mixes music and meals in new cookbook

by CASSIDYSPARKS | RollingOut.com

Alexander Smalls is a world-renowned chef, restauranteur, author, and Opera singer. He is known for elevating and translating the food of the African diaspora and African American kitchen into modern tastes. He is the visionary of the award-winning restaurant, The Cecil, and its sister restaurant Minton’s.

Smalls spoke with rolling out about his new cookbook, Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen.

EN | USA | Chicago | Kizin Creole

Chicago's Only Haitian Restaurant: Kizin Creole is Chicago's only Haitian restaurant.

CHICAGO -- Kizin Creole is Chicago's only Haitian restaurant, serving authentic dishes straight from the island nation.

The Rogers Park restaurant prides itself on being the heart of the Haitian community in the Midwest as it promotes Haitian food, art, music, the language of Creole and literature.

"It's more than just Caribbean food in Haiti," said Daniel Desir, Kizin Creole's owner and executive chef. "Since Haiti is one of the islands where we had a lot of colonizers, so it's that we have a staple of French, Spanish, Italian. So we have a bit of everybody's cuisine."

Desir said he loves when people visit and "see that other face of Haiti."

"It's not just what we see on TV, what you hear from other people, but you come in for yourself to see how fun it is to learn about Haiti," Desir said.

FR | Afropreneuriat | USA | Atlanta | Divine Breeze Restaurant and Lounge

Leila Bachirou est une entrepreneur d’origine béninoise. Mariée et mère de trois enfants, elle est la fondatrice de « Divine Breeze Restaurant and Lounge », un restaurant qui sert des spécialités africaines à Atlanta. 
Source: Afropreneuriat
Le premier restaurant béninois à Atlanta, de quoi ravir tous les adeptes de cuisine africaine qui résident dans cette localité. Elle s’est fixée pour objectif de proposer à sa clientèle un service de restauration africaine de qualité avec pour mot d’ordre « manger Africain, saint dans une atmosphere chic et  relaxe ». Divine Breeze est une cuisine certifiée Halal.