CHEF PIERRE: That it’s a cuisine that has been evolving over thousands of years, and like every cuisine, contemporary West African has influences from other cultures it encountered during its history.

Chef Pierre cooked for four sitting U.S. presidents, oversaw the cuisine for several Tom Cruise films, and studied for 12 years at France’s top culinary school. He also served as executive chef for a ...

Renowned Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam has been a fixture on the New York and global food scene for years as executive chef at Nok by Alara in Lagos, chef at the Pullman Hotel in Dakar and owner of ...

According to the New York Times, West African cooking will be a break out star in 2023 but our guest Chef Pierre Thiam has known the merits of West African cooking for a lifetime. He's the author of ...