At Akadi, chef Fatou Ouattara welcomes Jared Leaf into a conversation about West African food, migration and the memories a meal can hold.
The kitchen gives those memories a physical form. What is cooked, how it is prepared and who it is shared with connect a plate in Portland to histories far beyond the city.
For Jared, this stop makes the idea of Black cultural inheritance more expansive. Reconnecting does not mean mastering one set of traditions. Fatou’s story makes room for geography, family and the many ways people carry home with them.
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In conversation at Akadi
Watch Jared and Fatou in this excerpt from Taste Black Portland.
1 min 32 sec · Sound and on-screen captions
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