Snack 1 - Get inspired by your heritage to develop a solid concept: Chuku’s

For Emeka, Nigerian cuisine is a cultural bridge between two homes. And when launching Chuku’s, it was important that it would serve the Nigerian community's expectations and be accessible to people from different backgrounds, so they can discover the hidden gems that Nigerian cuisine and culture offer.

Food critic Grace Dent described Chuku’s as a delicious, life-changing crash course in Nigerian tapas. And Timeout also named Chuku’s the best of Nigerian London. 

So in this Snack episode, Emeka explains how he wanted to bring Nigerian culture to the UK in the way he and his sister see it. Beautiful, colourful, flavoursome and accessible.

With 300 different ethnic groups, Nigeria has a highly diverse culture with equally diverse cuisine. And the Nigerian tapas concept at Chuku’s allows patrons to sample many dishes in one sitting.

Throughout this snack episode, you can feel Emeka’s passion behind his concept. Bringing out the Nigerian culture through the dishes they have worked on so hard to make justice to Nigerian cuisine in a bite-sized way. 

I've selected some of the best bits from this full episode or as I call it, the 'meal' and created some podcast 'snacks' & 'nibbles' if you're short on listening time.

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Listen to the full 'meal' here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-meal-from-business-strategist-to-restaurant-owner/id1622951958?i=1000569012233

 

Watch the full 'meal' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJetnpd0a7U&t=2s

 

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