297 Adé Carrena
/I don’t think we’ve ever had anyone on the show that shares today’s guest’s profession! I’m thrilled to introduce you to Chef Adé Carrena, she’s the subject of a beautiful new documentary called Bite of Benin. Adé is passionate about using food as a storytelling tool and has worked to bring West African flavours and spices to a global audience. She shares some of her personal story with us today, including being taken at age ten to the United States with her sister to be adopted. We do mention some difficult topics in this episode, so take good care when deciding to listen.
Show Notes
Full episode transcript here.
Recommended Resources
- A Bite of Benin
- Help A Bite of Benin with their crowdfunding campaign
- Join us for A Bite of Benin - Adoptees On(ly) Documentary Club on February 26, 2025
- Dounou Cuisine
- iléWA Foods
- Rewriting Adoption
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