In the age of boring bowls, Ope Amosu's ChopnBlok in Houston brings a welcome jolt of flavor, energy and joy. One of my favorite dishes was the red stew, made from a base of peppers and onions with this kind of smoky fluorescence from palm oil, and it's served with sweet, chewy plantains and a heap of rice and beans.
"Let us be clear: Baobab is NOT done. We are actively looking for a new home. The Baobab bends, but it never breaks," wrote owner Marco Senghor in the Instagram post, adding that closing the Mission Street location has been an incredibly emotional decision.
Kọ Café, co-owned by Isreal Adeyanju, is a West African coffee shop in New Jersey, offering coffee, tea, sandwiches, and Nigerian meat pies.
