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London’s biggest African inspired shopping experience returns to the Capital on Monday bank holiday 25th May. Africa at Spitalfields has fast become a popular feature on the calendar of the globally famous Spitalfields, the success of this free event has brought it into its third year. Africa at Spitalfields 2015 visitors can expect to be thrilled by this vibrant celebration of African culture as the Spitalfields traders market is transformed to provide a taste of the exotic without leaving London.

A west African dinner and the black owned business Fairly Square Bar Cafe in Holborn, North London.

The London Taste of Africa Group visited Wolkite Kitfo Ethiopian Restaurant on Saturday 28th March, 6:30 pm. This group aims are to bring people together through celebrating food from across Africa and African culture. You can sign up to this group by searching the website www.meetup.com. Past events have included an African cooking class, a trip to Paris to visit Senegalese restaurants and London African restaurant dinning.

Every month at Old Spitalfields in London arranged by Open The Gate there are small business selling African inspired products. On Saturday’s there are regular Old Spitalfields traders offering a range of fashion, accessories and arts & crafts and then there are themed markets. Here we meet Aunt Gee's stall and try their range of ‘Shitto’ at The African Market.

We are finally opening up the membership of the Afrikan Food Hall project to the public on Saturday 6th December 2014. 1pm Start.

Why Is The Afrikan Food Hall Needed?

African and African-Caribbean people suffer disproportionately from many diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, bowel cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, Lupus, and many other lifestyle diseases.

A special edition of the Southbank Centre Food Market featuring stalls including Ghanaian Street Food, (Zoe's Ghana Kitchen, Chale, Pepper and Stew) Ethiopian Coffee and Zigni Sauce and Spice (Eritrean) and East African street. Visit Africa Utopia Food

The London Taste of Africa Group visited Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant on Saturday 6th September 2014. This group aims are to bring people together through celebrating food from across Africa and African culture. Saturday proved successful in that it was a full house of 26 hungry members. You can sign up to this group by searching the website www.meetup.com. Past events have included an African cooking class, a trip to Paris to visit Senegalese restaurants and London African restaurant dinning.

Pepper and Stew Ltd is delighted to announce that its gourmet range of African inspired products are now available to purchase at Harrods, one of the world’s most famous luxury department stores.

The London-based company hopes to spice up Harrods Food Hall with its authentic and versatile premium cooking sauces and spice kits which will allow shoppers to recreate African traditional dishes in their homes.

(A Family Fun Day) is an annual event for the Ghanaian Community in the UK, started since 2005 attracting visitors from around UK, Ghana, Holland, Germany, France, Canada and US.

Ghanaian and African music, spectacular costumes, Durbar of Chiefs, Cultural Dancers, Fashion Show, Football, Kids actives, and of course the traditional freshly cooked African food, Arts and Crafts stalls lining the park this is probably Ghanaian’s most exciting annual event out side of Ghana.

A fun filled social event with a choice of Ghanaian Food as well as music, decorations, display stalls and video/picture shows on the work of Ashanti Development. Bring your own alcoholic beverages.
Saturday 12 July 2014 from 4pm to 8pm
No 10 Foundling Court
Brunswick Centre
London WC1N 1AN

Tickets £10 from:
Event #Ghana or
info@ashanti-development.org.uk