Dr. Wanida Lewis on Building a Black Food Community & Enterprise in Accra

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Dr. Wanida Lewis on Building a Black Food Community & Enterprise in Accra

Dr. Wanida Lewis [https://twitter.com/WanidaL] is the Founder and CEO of Crescendo Foods [https://crescendogh.com/], Ghana and West Africa’s first shared commercial kitchen co-working hub located in Accra, Ghana. Dr. Lewis has over ten years’ experience leading initiatives and strategic partnerships throughout the African continent. She has a BS in Chemistry from Saint Augustine’s University, an MS in Analytical Chemistry from North Carolina Central University, and a PhD in Food Science from North Carolina State University. Find Crescendo Foods on Instagram (@crescendo_foods [https://www.instagram.com/crescendo_foods/]) and online at crescendogh.com [https://crescendogh.com/] Photo Courtesy of Wanida Lewis Follow Item 13 on social media: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/item13podcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Item13podcast/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/item13podcast?lang=en] @item13podcast Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a review! Item 13: An African Food Podcast is Powered by Simplecast [http://simplecast.com/].

Nkem Oghedo on Spreading Joy through Black Cuisine

A Queens, NY native, Nkem Oghedo is the founder of Adá, a community & online destination for global Black food culture. Previously, she worked in management consulting and served as the Chief of Staff of wellness tech startup, Care/of. Her professional mission is to create equitable economies in which Black communities thrive. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Find Adá online: https://www.withada.co/ [https://www.withada.co/] And on Instagram @adaexperiences [https://www.instagram.com/adaexperiences/?hl=en] Photo Courtesy of Nkem Oghedo Follow Item 13 on social media: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/item13podcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Item13podcast/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/item13podcast?lang=en] @item13podcast Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a review! Item 13: An African Food Podcast is Powered by Simplecast [http://simplecast.com/].

Selasie Dotse on Blackness in Fine Dining

Born in Accra, Ghana but raised in the American South, food was always a large part of Selasie's life. For the past 5 years, Chef Selasie has worked at several well-known fine dining restaurants across the San Francisco - Bay area such as Bird Dog, Mourad, SPQR, Avery and Lazy Bear. She currently works as the Chef de Cuisine at Hi Felicia [https://www.instagram.com/hifeliciarestaurant/?hl=en] in downtown Oakland, California. Selasie has also started 2 pop-up dinner series during her time in the Bay. Elade Test Kitchen is a dinner series highlighting modern Ghanaian cuisine. This series focuses on the flavors and food she grew up eating; as well as explore how West African flavors and ingredients influenced the African diaspora. A Hard Pill to Swallow is another dinner series meant to acknowledge, showcase, and support Black folks in the beverage, culinary, restaurant and hospitality industries and services. Both dinner series are a celebration of Black folks, our foodways and our contributions to the food world. Find Selasie and her work on on Instagram: * @sdotse89 [https://www.instagram.com/sdotse89/] * @elade_tk [https://www.instagram.com/elade_tk/?hl=en] * @a_hard_pill_to_swallow [https://www.instagram.com/a_hard_pill_to_swallow/?hl=en] Follow Item 13 on social media: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/item13podcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Item13podcast/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/item13podcast?lang=en] @item13podcast Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a review! Item 13: An African Food Podcast is Powered by Simplecast [http://simplecast.com/].

Selassie Atadika Experiments with African Flavors via Midunu Chocolates

After over a decade spent engaged in humanitarian work with the United Nations and years of self-teaching in the culinary arts, Selassie Atadika completed course work at the Culinary Institute of America. Her company Midunu, a nomadic and private dining enterprise in Accra embodies ‘New African Cuisine’. It celebrates culinary heritage where culture, community and cuisine intersect with environment, sustainability and economy by employing local, seasonal, and underutilized ingredients including traditional grains and proteins to deliver Africa’s bounty to the table. Chef Selassie Atadika uses Ghanaian cocoa and chocolate as a base to feature the flavors and essence of Africa. She launched The Midunu Institute which looks to document and preserve the continent’s culinary heritage. She was a finalist in the 2019 Basque Culinary World Prize, within the top 100 in the Best Chef Awards 2020 - 2021 and 2021 recipient of the La Liste New Destination Champion Award for Africa. Find Midunu Chocolates online [https://midunuchocolates.com/] and on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/midunuchocolates/?hl=en]. DISCOUNT CODE for Item 13 listeners for 10% off your order of Midunu Chocolates: ITEM1310 Follow Item 13 on social media: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/item13podcast/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Item13podcast/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/item13podcast?lang=en] @item13podcast Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a review! Item 13: An African Food Podcast is Powered by Simplecast [http://simplecast.com/].