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Egusi soup and my three worlds

May 3rd, 2017  |  by  |  published in What we savor | Leave A Comment »

Egusi soup being made by Annette Ejiofor's mother. © Annette Ejiofor.

Egusi soup evokes memories of my three worlds, limiting those of my time in New York City.

Staten Island’s only sit-down African restaurant

March 27th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Community, Melting Pot | Leave A Comment »

Jollof rice, spinach, goat meat and Malta Guinness. Photo: Bernd Fischer.

Wazobia is the only African sit-down restaurant found in Staten Island. The restaurant primarily offers Nigerian cuisine but caters to the larger African immigrant community.