‘A whole lot of goodness’ in contemporary African cooking

The World

Leading chefs from across African nations share recipes rooted in home cooking traditions in a new cookbook: “The Contemporary African Kitchen.” Alexander Smalls helped curate the book. The James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur joins Host Marco Werman to talk food.

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