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The journal
News from the kitchen
Stories from the markets, the regions and the people who cook with us. A new piece every fortnight.
Latest stories
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Street food
The bole stand that taught our chef to cook
Before culinary school, there was a charcoal drum on Aba Road and a woman who never measured anything.
Page 7 · 6 minute read
Market day
Before 7am at Mile One: how we buy for the kitchen
Periwinkle by the bucket, fish by the eye and plantain by the bunch. A morning with our buyer.
Page 7 · 7 minute read
Feasts
The Long Room is open for your family's next big day
Naming ceremonies, introductions, birthdays and office end of year: plan the table and see the cost.
Page 5 · Plan a feast
In brief
Kitchen notes
This month
Saturday ekpang returns
Ekpang nkukwo is back every Saturday from lunch. Order it when you book; it sells out by 3pm.
Coming soon
A Kano supper night
One night in December, our grill master Musa cooks the food of his home city: masa, kilishi and miyan taushe.
Thank you
Our market suppliers
Eleven families now supply our kitchen from five states. We will introduce one each month on these pages.
The fortnightly letter
One story, one recipe tip and the soups of the week, by email. No more than twice a month.
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Read it, then eat it
Everything in the journal is on the menu.