a conversation with Osayi Endolyn
In Bibi’s Kitchen available October 13th
“In praise of the book, Osayi Endolyn says, “This book illustrates what the wisest among us have known all along: The seat of power in food—its soul and expertise—has always begun at home, at the hands of skilled women in their kitchens.””
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Osayi Endolyn is a James Beard Award-winning writer whose work appears in Time, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, Eater, Food & Wine, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Oxford American. She’s featured in Chef’s Table and Ugly Delicious on Netflix, NPR’s 1A, and the Sporkful. Osayi is a 2019 recipient of the UC Berkeley-11th Hour Food & Farming Journalism Fellowship. In addition to forthcoming cookbook collaborations, she’s working on a narrative about historic systemic racism in American restaurant and dining culture.
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Chef Hawa Hassan
In Bibi’s Kitchen is the new book from acclaimed chef Hawa Hassan with food writer Julia Turshen, featuring 75+ recipes from 8 East African nations that illuminate the rich culinary history from the countries along the Indian Ocean—the backbone of the spice trade. Hawa interviews bibis, or grandmothers, such as Ma Shara from Zanzibar, who shares her famous Ajemi Bread with Carrots and Green Pepper; Ma Vicki, who brings Tanzanian flavors such as Stewed Plantains with Beans and Beef to her suburban New York home; and Ma Gehennet from Eritrea who offers classic takes on Eritrean Flatbread and Ground Chickpea Stew. Other recipes include Chicken Biryani, Quick Stewed Eggplant with Coconut, Date Bread, and Sweet and Sour Braised Lamb with Tamarind.
Published by Ten Speed Press
