Madiba
During African Restaurant Week, New York City restaurants celebrate African cuisine and culture by serving special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus. These events include entertainment and activities. This year, participating restaurants will offer $25 three-course meals.
Madiba is a South African restaurant located in Fort Greene. It offers traditional South African dishes and catering services. It was opened in 1999 by Chef Mark Henegan in honor of Nelson Mandela. The restaurant is located in a shebeen style setting, reminiscent of a South African township.
The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu features items such as ostrich carpaccio and Durban bunny chow. The restaurant also has an organic rooftop herb garden. The cafe also offers school excursions. The restaurant’s proceeds benefit charities around the world.
The restaurant has a small shop selling South African products. The restaurant hosts several events throughout the year that promote African culture.
The restaurant is a destination eatery. There is outdoor seating, and the restaurant is designed to resemble a shebeen. The restaurant also has a rooftop vegetable garden. The restaurant’s festive atmosphere is fueled by African pop and music.
The restaurant is located in Fort Greene, one of the most popular neighborhoods in New York. It was the first South African restaurant to open in the United States. The restaurant has been very active in community support, including helping to raise funds for the E-Boogie funeral in 2014.
The restaurant has been a fixture of Fort Greene since it opened in 1999. It is owned by Mark and Jenny Henegan. They are also the owners of Madiba restaurants in Miami and North Carolina.
Joloff
During New York African Restaurant Week, food and music celebrate the diversity of African cultures. African cuisines are paired with cultural items and a marketplace to show how food can connect cultures. Restaurants from all over the city open their doors to showcase their cuisine.
Throughout the week, restaurants offer special prix-fixe menus for lunch and dinner. The event also features a food competition, music, and a kids’ zone. The festival benefits VOCAL New York and City Harvest.
The restaurant’s menu offers traditional Senegalese food. In addition to joloff, the menu includes dishes such as yassa yap, fish balls, and fried yucca or plantains. There are also vegan options available.
The restaurant is owned by a couple, Papa Diagne and Rama Diagne. In addition to offering traditional Senegalese dishes, the restaurant also serves a vegan base to its joloff rice bowls. The restaurant’s owners agree that choosing a name is a crucial part of business success.
The restaurant also offers puff puffs, a sweet fried dough snack. The owners also work in fashion modeling and expect to have their first child in a few weeks. The couple met at New York Fashion Week in 2014. They both work for Wilhelmina Models and System Agency.
The restaurant’s owners also work on a social advocacy project in West Africa, where they advocate for smallholder farmers. Their company works to bring the traditional flavors of West Africa to the global fine-dining scene.
