Taste Detroit’s best African cuisine in Birmingham this weekend

 July 14, 2023

Five local restaurants will be taking part in the First Taste: Africa festival this Sunday at Birmingham First Church.

A dish of rice, fish and vegetables garnished with flowers and lemon

Traditional Burundian dish from Baobab Fare.

Baobab Fare is one of the most popular restaurants in the city. It’s also one of the most well-known in the region serving African cuisine, specifically dishes from Burundi, the homeland of Baobab’s husband and wife owners.

This Sunday, July 16, the restaurant and four others serving dishes from the continent will be taking part in the First Taste: Africa festival happening at Birmingham First Church.

Festival organizer Rev. Dr. Charles Boayue, Jr., Senior Pastor of Birmingham First, and Nadia Nijimbere Mamba, owner of Baobab Fare, joined CultureShift to discuss what it’s like serving African food in Metro Detroit and what they hope to accomplish with this event.

Four East African dishes including rice, beans, meats and vegetables.
Four East African dishes from Baobab Fare.

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  • Amanda LeClaire
    Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, and a former host/reporter for Arizona Public Media. Amanda is also an artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader.

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