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We spotlight the best of African, Caribbean and Southern Cuisine. Discover our stories, culture, traditions and flavors. Want to know how to really make jerk chicken? Where to go for the best food festivals? Black Owned Restaurants in your area? THEN WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED!

03/19/2026

From West African fine dining to fusion soul food to some of the best injera in the country- Washington, DC has it all! This is the city to visit for an amazing Black food scene! Here are 6 restaurants to add to your list! 🙌🏾
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P.S., this is just the start, there’s so much more to explore in the Chocolate City, drop your fave DC Black restaurants below and tag a foodie who needs to come with you!

03/13/2026

One of the best parts of moving to is getting to taste all the creative ways Ethiopian flavors are represented! Chef Elias of is a real trailblazer, taking American soul food and adding an Ethiopian kick! The DC area has the largest concentration of Ethiopians outside of Ethiopia, and this restaurant is such a cool reflection of the merging of cultures! It’s so unique to Washington, DC & absolutely delicious! Some of my recommendations are:
👉🏾The berbere fried chicken with a side doro mambo sauce 🔥
👉🏾All the sides- especially the doro wat mac and cheese! Doro wat is a special Ethiopian spicy chicken stew, and that stew + mac and cheese combo is a match made in heaven!
If you haven’t been yet, now is the time! Tag a foodie who needs to try this!

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01/04/2026

Snapshots from Lisbon ❤️

On the way to Dakar, I stopped in Lisbon, Portugal and had the best foodie adventure. I tried Mozambican food for the first time and I can’t believe I’ve been missing out for this long! The food was amazing! 🇲🇿🙌🏾

The next time you’re in Lisbon, be sure to check out 🇲🇿🇵🇹

01/02/2026

Starting 2026 with a flashback. I took this photo years ago at an amazing Senegambian restaurant in Las Vegas. It’s one of many times over the years that I’ve enjoyed a plate of the original jollof rice (thiepboudienne!). I’ve had Nigerian jollof in Nigeria and Ghanaian jollof in Ghana, but I’ve been wanting to so badly to visit Senegal and try thiepboudienne at the source. This year I’m finally making it happen, I’m ready to start 2026 in the motherland! I’m heading to Senegal tomorrow and I cant wait! 🎉🥳

12/10/2025

I’m featured on 🥳 my second recipe video went up today for Himbasha! Himbasha is a special Ethiopian/Eritrean bread that I grew up eating. Anytime I have Himbasha, I think of my grandma. She made people feel loved through her cooking and would often make himbasha for people who just moved to Canada, for church, for neighbors, for anybody who needed it from weddings to baby baptisms. She taught me how to show people care through food. It meant a lot to me showcase my culture & her legacy in this recipe video. I would love for you to check it out on & my page.

11/27/2025

Wish me luck! lol! Happy thankgiving eve folks! And shout out to all the last min cooks putting in overtime tonight!

11/26/2025

More snapshots of

Here’s a look at the rest of the dope businesses that took part, check em out! These make for great holiday gifts!

- bean to bar chocolates with unique flavors!
- vegan gluten free bakery making delicious Teff granola
studio & shop offers unique workshops from pottery to cooking & yoga + they have their own line of Ethiopian coffee blends & spices

- offers products that cut the cooking time of Ethiopian stews in half!
bartending - inventor of the Jebena-Tini, they offer unique flair to bartending services for your next event!

Also shout out to the dope DJ

11/25/2025

You can’t have Injera & Chill without Injera!

We’re excited to have had Wassie, an inventor & entrepreneur who created an updated version of the mitad (griddle tool) used to make injera in the building! And now with Wass bakery he’s making 100% Teff Gluten free injera that you can find across the DMV at your local Ethiopian/Eritrean markets.

Check em out!

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Black Foodie explores food through a Black Lens. We spotlight the best of African, Caribbean and Southern Cuisine. Discover our stories, culture, traditions and flavors. Want to know how to really make jerk chicken? Where to go for the best food festivals? How to make hot sauce from scratch? Black Owned Restaurants in your area? THEN WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED!