4 Essential West African Dishes and How to Make Them                

Growing up in the American South, Alexander Smalls always felt different, but he found a way to celebrate that difference through studying the details of the African diaspora and giving voice to it via restaurants and cookbooks. His latest book, The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa, goes back to the origins of inspiration, the culinary experts of the African continent.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC