Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria and being the youngest of 4 older sisters, I was fortunate enough to shadow my mother who owned a restaurant during those times. I watched her make many popular dishes from scratch and eventually become her right-hand wo(man). Memories, skills, and experiences I harnessed at this young age set a foundation for my personal growth as a chef.

My favorite part from watching my mother cook was the careful and methodical process of marinating, cooking, and mixing most of our favorite Nigerian meals while using organically grown and freshly made ingredients. As we all know, being a mother is time intensive and I was preoccupied with that until one day I decided to just START! I started baking and cooking as those are the activities that brings me the most joy and happiness…well, aside from being a mother of course.