ADVENTURES OF A FOODIE RESIDING IN LAGOS
January 2, 2021
Power has changed hands at Atmosphere Rooftop Lekki as former head Chef Imoteda has handed over to Chef Isume Khudu. We remember how thrilled we were when she announced she was starting as Head Chef back in September 2019. The news was announced via their respective Twitter handles on the 1st of January, 2021. Communicado oficial. New year, new job. Excited! https://t.co/0XsKr95KaJ pic.twitter.com/b98Jh6gZWh — Isume (@chefkhudu_) January 1, 2021 Super happy to be handing over the reins of Atmosphere to this guy! I am confident he’s gonna do an amazing job! https://t.co/rEnuEB3Nd2 — Chef Imoteda (@Imoteda) January 1, […]
December 17, 2020
Cafe De Flore Ikoyi Lagos 12 Glover Road, Ikoyi Lagos | Email Cafe De Flore Ikoyi NG is located on Glover road in Ikoyi, Lagos, and very much inspired by Café De Flore in Paris and Paris in general. This is in their Instagram bio in case you were wondering and a simple google search would bring out the Paris inspiration for this new cute (very cute) café in the heart of Ikoyi. They also had a nice selection of tea and would be ideal for afternoon tea or breakfast and most definitely brunch in Lagos. It gave me Tiffany […]
December 12, 2020
Over a cup of tea, we had a chat with Mayokun Braithwaite, founder and owner of a local Nigerian tea brand known as Tii Tea – the Yoruba enunciation for the English word ‘Tea’. Mayokun tells Foodie in Lagos about her and her family’s love for tea and how it influenced her decision to start her own organically sourced and carefully crafted flavours. Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Mayokun Braithwaite and I’m a Lawyer and consultant. I’ve always loved tea, but I started brewing casually last year and it became a more serious venture during […]
December 5, 2020
Z Kitchen Lagos 19 Saka Tinubu St, Victoria Island, Lagos | 0906 422 2222 Z Kitchen is a Lebanese owned restaurant in Lagos. The restaurant has been around for a little bit and the space Z Kitchen occupies used to be Westafco but story for another day. We are here to review food and thats that on that. So Restaurant week happened from the 9th of November and ended last week on the 30th of November and here I am still thinking about all the food I did not get to eat (lol). We were able to go to 4 […]
December 4, 2020
Offal seems like a pretty fancy name to call animal innards until you find out what it means. It literally means garbage in German. But while they may be called garbage, offal is anything but that. In fact, it features in most of our traditional recipes, and some of our favourites include Shaki, Beef Tongue, Liver, Gizzards, etc. Here are some of our favourite recipes made with offal! Gizdodo This is an absolute delight for the tastebuds and all the five senses in general. A recipe that requires fried plantain with pieces of chicken gizzard, cooked together with vegetables and […]
November 25, 2020
The Metaphor 78a Younis Bashorun Street, Victoria Island. 0818 712 2351 We decided to go back to the Metaphor Lagos after a year and share our experience yet again to see if it’s gotten better or… The Metaphor is located on a quiet street in Victoria Island, Lagos. When you walk into The Metaphor, you get the feeling that you just walked into somebody’s home. The decor is homely with comfortable furniture and a great ambience. I was greeted by a waitress called Tiana, who showed me all the dining areas in the building. Ed Note: We visited the […]
November 18, 2020
Nigerian food is surprising, many-sided, and of course, absolutely delicious. With just a few ingredients, we create the most memorable dishes; and this happens all over the country. Today, we’re talking about our favourite dishes from south-eastern Nigeria, Akwa Ibom specifically. Being surrounded by bodies of water, the people of Akwa Ibom use a lot of seafood like periwinkles, fish, and shrimp in their meals. Here are some of our favourite recipes from the state. Ekpang Nkukwo This pottage dish is similar to one called Ikokore from Ijebu. It is made with grated cocoyam wrapped in leaves. The process […]
November 14, 2020
Chef Sahara Sintayo-Obende tells us about Memories of Ethiopia Lagos – a pop-up restaurant for Ethiopian food in Lagos, her journey into creating Memories of Ethiopia, her love for her traditional Ethiopian cuisine, and future plans for the pop-up restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria. Sahara Sintayo is an indigene of Ethiopia who is passionate about sharing her culture and it’s food with people, Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Sahara Sintayo. I’m from Ethiopia, grew up in Kenya and I’m married to a Nigerian. My background is in Computer Science, from which I migrated to advertising and branding, […]
November 11, 2020
We all know that Lagos and anything green don’t go hand in hand. No seriously, if you live in Lagos, how many trees do you see in a day? Think about it. While you do, if like me you like to cook at home and you find it hard to find fresh herbs, there’s a solution to that problem. Here are a few ways to grow herbs out of your own kitchen, even in a concrete jungle like Lagos. Ed Note: my mum started doing this last year and I am lowkey jealous. She has tomatoes, mint leaves and now […]
November 6, 2020
I don’t know much about alcohol, but I do know that what makes or breaks a cocktail is not just who makes it, but the quality of the ingredients. That being said, if you’re ‘bored in the house and you’re in the house bored’, you can choose to be adventurous and try your hands at making cocktails. I personally like the cocktails that contain lime juice, so if you have limes at home, these are a few cocktails you can try. Mojito The Mojito is traditionally Cuban, and I haven’t had a lot of cocktails, but I believe mojitos […]
October 31, 2020
A highly passionate chef whose loyalties lie with discovering and redefining Nigerian cuisine, Chef Michael Elegbede is the owner and executive Chef of Ìtàn, a test kitchen in Lagos, Nigeria. Chef Elegbede has a passion for sustainable feeding and scaling Nigerian cuisine to a global level. He tells us at Foodie in Lagos about his impressive background in the culinary arts, what drives his creativity, and his journey so far. Tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Michael Elegbede, and I’ve been cooking for a large part of my life because I grew up in a food family. […]
October 27, 2020
CoVid Food Palliatives Nigeria Looting The coronavirus ‘COVID-19’ hit Nigeria in February 2020 and by March, a lockdown had been announced in Lagos state and a few other states in Nigeria. In May 2020, the entire country was on lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus with the government promising to disburse CoVid Food palliatives to ease the constant stay indoors. A few communities received this meagre aid and that was the last we heard of it. Until last week. In the days following the fatal shooting of unarmed protesters by the Nigerian army at the Lekki Tollgate on […]