A taste of Africa in St. John's: Meet the owners of Afro Kitchen NL

This week on Being Black in N.L., host Ife Alaba chats virtually with Sunday and Christiana Emmanuel, owners of Afro-Kitchen NL, a new business in St. John's operating out of Thyme Catering and Cooking School on Torbay Road.

They offer a wide variety of African meals, including their signature and most popular dish:jollof rice.

"If you see our menu, every week we try to bring something special, something new. But there's one that's always constant on the menuthat's jollof rice," said Sunday Emmanuel.

WATCH the interview with Sunday and Christiana here:

Being Black in NL: Afro Kitchen

55 years ago

Duration 5:52

Ife Alaba chats virtually with Sunday and Christiana Emmanuel, owners of Afro-Kitchen NL in St. John's.

More Being Black in N.L.

You may already be familiar with Ife Alaba she's one of the charismatic hosts of our CBC Newfoundland and Labrador series Stuffed.

Alaba is also hosting our new segment Being Black in N.L. In celebration of Black History Month, Alaba is chatting with members of the Black community about their life, businesses and passions.

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