Chef Amaka Nwakalor-Egemba
9 Dec
The fifth edition of Chow With Amaka, a unique banquet featuring food fusions from all six geopolitical zones in the country is set to unfurl at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on December 15. Curated by Chef Amaka Nwakalor-Egemba, who’s also the President, Culinary Arts Practitioners Association of Nigeria, the banquet aims to promote…
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As the world commemorates the International Chefs Day, the Nigerian culinary committee is repositioning its stance at widespread development with a handover of leadership of the Culinary Arts Practitioners Association of Nigeria from outgoing president Chef Rukayat Momoh to her successor Chef Amaka Nwakalor-Egemba. Momoh, whose tenure was characterised with reforms in culinary education and…
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