The people of Senegal are famous for their generosity. The Wolof word (Wolof is the language most widely spoken in Senegal) is “teranga,” meaning “hospitality,” and teranga is most often expressed by ...

The story on African fare in today’s Daily News profiles Pierre Thiam, the Senegalese-born chef of Le Grand Dakar in Clinton Hill. When he’s not working at the restaurant, he teaches culinary students ...

It’s 11:30 on a Friday morning, and Serigne Mbaye lets out a yawn. “Yes, this is a lot of hours and a lot of work, but it’s what we live for,” says the 28-year-old chef. After years running Dakar NOLA ...

Tiebu djeun, a sort of West African paella revered as the national dish of Senegal Credit: Danielle A. Scruggs There are a lot of secrets in the kitchen at Gorée Cuisine, a new Senegalese restaurant ...

Shop signs written in both English and French, men and women dressed in traditional boubou garments, chefs cooking up fish stew while chatting with customers in Wolof—one is reminded of Dakar, the ...

Senegal's flavors and one-pot cooking gave us gumbo, jambalaya and Hoppin' John, but we aren't savoring the originals, says Serigne Mbaye, a young chef born in Harlem but raised in Senegal. Why isn't ...

DAKAR (AlertNet) - Could a blend of black-eyed pea (cowpea), millet, maize, dried fruits of the baobab tree and groundnut paste be the solution to child malnutrition in Senegal? Aissatou Diagne Deme ...

Traveling chef, Pierre Thiam, who is executive chef at Nok by Alara in Lagos, Nigeria; and owns Pierre Thiam Catering in New York, will be in New Orleans for a series of events from March 24 to 27.