Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So what is the African Diaspora? The African Diaspora includes cultures descended from Africa all over the world. These recipes ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It is a kitchen truth universally acknowledged that mothers cook with expediency and grandmothers cook with love. Across cultures and classes, grandmas are the tender guardians of ...

PITTSBURGH — Alexander Smalls was a professional opera singer before he reinvented himself as a chef and restaurateur. So it’s no surprise he brings an artist’s eye to the recipes he created for his ...

We had to talk about the plantain frittata. Nina Oduro wouldn’t let me leave our video call before sharing what she loved about the dish. The flavor profile, Oduro told me, is typical in West Africa, ...

This week, Ike's Cafe & Grill shared its recipe for bofrot, or puff puff, a popular West African dessert similar to a ...

The US dining scene boasts hundreds of culturally specific restaurants, but when it comes to African food, we seem to have little beyond Ethiopian. Why don’t we have a better selection of that ...

It's easy to forget that in a past life Smalls was also a Grammy- and Tony Award-winning opera singer. You’ve written books before about African American food and the African diaspora, but this ...

Anyone who’s grown up on black-eyed peas and okra knows the contributions Africans have made to the American diet. What’s less understood is how deeply those connections extend throughout the world.

Editor's note: This is the first story in our five-part Pflugerville Pfoodie series, where we showcase locally owned restaurants. The series will continue in next week's edition. On most days, Tina ...