Treasured recipes and stories from across the continent
Lerato Umah-Shaylor is a food writer, presenter and leading voice
in African cuisine, and she is the founder of Lerato Foods &
Naturals. Inspired by her love of Africa and the glorious foods of
the continent, she set up popular, immersive supper clubs and
cooking classes in London, and across the UK. She also writes a
newsletter known as Cook with Lerato where cooks can travel with
her one dish at a time. Growing up in both West Africa and the UK,
while extensively travelling around the continent, Lerato's unique
perspective can be seen in her approach to cooking. She uses her
personal experiences from Lagos, London, and beyond as well as rich
African traditions to create contemporary yet nostalgic
recipes.
She lives on the English Sussex coast where she loves to cook with
local produce.
‘It is a glorious book: an education and an invitation. There is such life in its pages, and such food!’ Nigella Lawson ‘Outstanding new book that will wake up your taste buds.’ delicious. magazine ‘No plantain will go to waste with this book nearby.’ BBC Good Food Magazine ‘Leaf through Africana and you’ll be sticking Post-it notes everywhere … There isn’t a dish I don’t want to cook.’ Diana Henry, the Saturday Telegraph
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