Located to the north of the Middle Atlas Mountains, Fes is Morocco’s third largest city,and is touted to be home to the largest medina in Africa. Despite losing its status as the Moroccan capital in 1912, Fes is still the Moroccan capital of food. For adventurers and passionate food lovers,...
An oil and diamond-rich country in Central Africa, Angola was a Portuguese colony until 1975 when she gained independence. This accounts for the major influence that Portugal has on Angola’s cuisine, including the large number of food products imported into the country. Possessing one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Angola...
Dakar, the capital city of Senegal is teeming with life and energy. Sophisticated and cosmopolitan, she captures the Francophone appeal of the colonial period, as well as the opulent tradition of the Old World. Dakar sits on the westernmost tip of the African mainland and is a coastal city that...
Known famously as Chef Stone, Abiola Akanji is the founder of Red Dish Culinary School, one of the most reputable culinary schools in Nigeria. Akanji’s talent for food making has been evident since his childhood and through his time at the French Culinary Institute and International Culinary Education Centre, both...
Cassandra Twala is a lifestyle curator, management consultant and design enthusiast. She is a member of the BlackBase collective, where she shares content on lifestyle, design and travel. Twala is also the producer of the Sanlam Homemade Contemporary Fair. In this interview, she discusses this year’s edition and expectations. Congratulations on...
Tapiwa Matsinde is a London-based writer, author, editor, publisher, curator and consultant. She holds a Masters of Arts degree in design management from the University for the Creative Arts, Surrey. Matsinde is adept at researching, promoting and writing about contemporary African design, to bring the work of talented designers, makers, and...
An island town by the Indian Ocean in Kenya, Mombasa is a never-ending wonder of culture, food, and fun. With travellers and adventurers, even locals coming to the town to enjoy the nightlife, the beach, and the spectacular cuisine, Mombasa is a culture trip. The food is a product of...
From October 13 to 15, 2017, the 8th Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair will open to the public at the rooftop of Hyde Park Corner, Johannesburg. Exploding with innovative design, food and wine, the fair embodies the elegance and audacity of all things ‘well made in Africa’, intended for innovators and...
For many who plan to visit southern Africa, stopping by in Johannesburg is most often compulsory. Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city is a major travel destination with several fun places, events, and things to do. For many travellers, Johannesburg is more than just a concrete jungle; she offers much, both...
Food all over the world is an appreciated art. Over time, people have mixed, added, subtracted and created, from the abundance of plants, roots, poultry and other animals, recipes and cuisine that have been of great value to humankind. On the African continent, there are foreign influences on local cuisine....
Before jumping into a plane bound for Africa, to holiday, attend business meetings, visit family or to just have a sneak peek into a dark continent that now seems to be getting more than its fair share of light, it is important to give much thought to where to lay...
One of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, Nigeria boasts of good food and even better chefs. With a diversity in taste and foods that is born from equally diverse and rich customs, traditions and religions, it has been difficult to pick one solely recognised national dish. However,...
