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 ...

Senegalese chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Pierre Thiam (www.pierrethiam.com) has been touted as a West African culinary icon. He is the executive chef at acclaimed restaurant NOK by Alara in ...

Farideh Sadeghin is a chef and video host based in Brooklyn. In this series, she explores New York City neighborhoods through their food and histories. Le Petit Senegal in Central Harlem has been home ...

While the namesake fare at the restaurant’s newest location in 9&CO can hit or miss, the West African dishes are always delicious. A restaurant name like Le French conjures visions of tartare, ...

It is a joke — rooted in truth as so much humor is — that many a United States citizen, when asked about Africa, might say something along the lines of, “Oh yeah. I’ve never been to that country.” ...

On a particularly sleepy, gray Monday afternoon when it was supposed to be “summer,” I knew vibrant cuisine in a colorful setting was just the thing to flip my “blah” mood around, so I jumped on the ...