Monthly Archives: March 2008

Wild flavours Cultivating traditional food crops in Africa is positive for the food crisis, the environment and, in most cases, travellers’ tastebuds, says Tamara Thiessen In the hands of a group of Kenyan women, the colorful seeds of traditional food plants are like a mosaic of life. Fruits, cereals, tubers, […]

Wild flavours

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Food for thought Celebrated chef Eamon Mullan tells Richard Trillo about the highs and lows of cooking for a living – and the opportunities it can offer Kenyan youngsters At heart, Eamon Mullan – executive chef at Nairobi’s Fairview Hotel – has always been a bit of a rebel. “I […]

Food for Thought

 in Africa by
Some like it HOT Chilli peppers are used around the world to add flavor and kick to culinary dishes, but in some parts of Africa they’re used in more interesting ways, as Alan Duncan discovers As conversations go, few can be weirder than the one I overheard while dining at […]

Some like it HOT

 in Africa by
Astounding African acrobatics, soulful sounds from Senegal and the latest luxury lodges NEW OPENINGS Hotel Keur Saloum Toubacouta, Le Delta du Saloum, Senegal If you appreciate beautiful surroundings, this hotel should be on your list. It’s located in Delta du Saloum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has been inducted […]

African Browser

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Crossing Continents The dinner plate is now global, peppered with politics and liberally sauced with consumer demands. But what does this mean for the companies that form links in our international food chain? Sally Howard finds out… From fair trade to organic and ‘local living’, western consumers live in an […]

Crossing Continents

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