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  • Watch me cooking at GTBANK Food & Drink Fair

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    It was a spectacular feast in Lagos, Nigeria, where I was invited by GTBank to host a masterclass. This was a special event in its second year, where sme’s and wonderful African and Nigerian made food and drink is celebrated. What an honour it was to share my recipes with everyone, especially over five hundred of whom sat in the theatre for my masterclass....

    May 19, 2017
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    Events, Food
  • Food For Thought

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    What's cooking this delicious month of love? Sumptuous seafood, seasonal foods & cooking at The BBC.

    Feb 18, 2017
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    Feature, Food, Recipes
  • Sexy Chicken Stew for The Guardian

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    I remember cooking this as a result of lazy days as a student in London. I would want a great supper but couldn’t handle spending hours in the kitchen. So I would cook chicken with a jar of easy garlic and chillies, lots of onions and chopped tomatoes.  It soon became my go-to dish to take to dinners at friends’s houses. It is modest...

    Aug 5, 2016
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    Food, Recipes
  • Corn with Green beans, Peas, Kale & Roasted Garlic Butter for The Guardian

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    I lived for my summer holiday, when we would travel with family and friends. Upon our return, those few months would be relived time and time again, sufficiently filling my childhood happiness quota for the rest of the year. These days I Iive for delightful food that the season blesses us with. Fresh greens, bright and beautiful fruits, glowing like jewels across the country....

    Aug 1, 2016
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    Food, Recipes
  • Finding Food in Nigeria. 

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    I have been on a journey, a journey of exploration of good food. Food provenance is very important to me and it is my joy to use fresh and local produce in my cooking. Upon Arrival in Nigeria, after 6 months in England, I embarked on a road trip around some

    May 25, 2016
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    Food
  • Mango & Moringa Fool

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    Well into mango season, driving past Kodo village in Niger State, Nigeria, my mother and I came across women selling mangoes under a bush of mango trees.

    May 25, 2016
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    Food, Recipes
  • Let’s get cooking!

    by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

    Food is a very simple path to happiness and ever since I chose this path I have not looked back. Food is crucial to our nourishment; the nourishment of body and also mind, but is also a source of joy for many of us.  How exciting is the sight of water bubbling over, beckoning for the pasta to be thrown in; butter, sugar and...

    May 23, 2016
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Anti Valentine Feast

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Break a few rules and join us in Brighton for a rebellious feast at Anti Valentine Supper Club.

Jan 22, 2018
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Events, Food, Supper Club

Contemporary African Cookery Classes Now in London

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Join us for an explosion of flavours at my African Cookery Classes in London. Contemporary recipes inspired by fich African culture.

Jan 16, 2018
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Cookery Class, Events, Food

Comfort & Joy, This Christmas…

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

As you tuck into your festive feasts and toast to a wonderful season, we wish you comfort and joy. Find happiness in the little things this Christmas, and always. Thank you for a fabulous year of food and friendship. Merry Christmas and a joyous new year to you all. Thurston & Lerato See you at my meat-free VEGANUARY COOKERY CLASSES in Sussex and London...

Dec 25, 2017
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Hibiscus & Clementine Champagne Cocktail / Zobo Cocktail

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Watch my recipe for a festive brew with Hibiscus, Clementines and Champagne. T'is the season!

Dec 22, 2017
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Lemon & Onion Roast Chicken / Yassa Poulet Roast. An African inspired roast for Christmas.

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Add African warmth and spice to your Christmas Feast with my recipe for a Senegalese inspired roast.

Dec 16, 2017
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Cookery Class, Food, Recipes

An African Festive Feast

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

CELEBRATE WITH US AT OUR CHRISTMAS FEAST!🥂🌟☃🍾🎄🎁 ALONE AT CHRISTMAS? So many are, and I cannot imagine what it is like for those without family or friends to share a toast and a roast. We can do a little to change that! 💖 COME ONE COME ALL to our family Christmas Feast. 🥂 As you may or may not know, I host supper clubs...

Dec 11, 2017
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Vegan Moroccan Pumpkin Soup with Plantain Crisps

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

NEW VIDEO on youtube for my sumptuous Moroccan spiced soup with plantain crisps.

Dec 5, 2017
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Enjoy a Vibrant Contemporary African Feast at Home with my Private Dining Experience

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Enjoy a vibrant contemporary African feast at home with my private dining experience.

Dec 1, 2017
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Recipe on Youtube: How to make healthy plantain chips

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

A delightful NEW VIDEO on youtube for my Healthy Plantain Chips.

Nov 27, 2017
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Lerato Loves Food Channel on Youtube

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Join me on my new channel on youtube. Lerato Loves Food.

Nov 23, 2017
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African Festive Feast with Pumpkins, Plantains & Spices in Brighton & Hove

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

An African festive Feasts with pumpkins, plantains and spices

Oct 6, 2017
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Events, Food, Supper Club

Christmas, Weddings & Private Dining with African Vibrancy

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor

Christmas is just around the corner, famously known as ‘the most wonderful time of the year!’ Let’s make it more wonderful with great food! PRIVATE FESTIVE DINING EXPERIENCE for £65pp  4 Courses including canapés and demonstration for your guests. (Minimum booking of 10 people) Send your requests and preferred dates to: bespoke@leratolovesfood.com   Every day is a special day of celebration for someone and...

Sep 16, 2017
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I am Lerato, a passionate cook inspired by food, its origin and value to our well-being, happiness and identity. Food has been the center of my world from an early age, and after my first cooking show aired across West Africa, it established my future. As a food writer and at my supper clubs, cookery classes and events, I explore and share deliciously creative recipes from Africa and beyond. There is much too much on my plate and I don't want to eat alone, so join me on this wholesome journey filled with African wonder!

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Contemporary African Cookery Classes Now in London

Join us for an explosion of flavours at my African Cookery Classes in London. Contemporary recipes inspired by fich African culture.

Jan 16, 2018
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Cookery Class, Food, Recipes

Lemon & Onion Roast Chicken / Yassa Poulet Roast. An African inspired roast for Christmas.

Add African warmth and spice to your Christmas Feast with my recipe for a Senegalese inspired roast.

Dec 16, 2017
Comments 2
Cookery Class, Events, Food

New: Cookery Classes in London & Sussex

Join me in my kitchen for a culinary adventure as I share my secrets to sumptuous feasts from Africa and beyond that you can easily recreate at home.

Aug 24, 2017
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Events

Events, Food, Supper Club

Anti Valentine Feast

Break a few rules and join us in Brighton for a rebellious feast at Anti Valentine Supper Club.

Jan 22, 2018
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Cookery Class, Events, Food

Contemporary African Cookery Classes Now in London

Join us for an explosion of flavours at my African Cookery Classes in London. Contemporary recipes inspired by fich African culture.

Jan 16, 2018
Comments 0
Events, Food

Comfort & Joy, This Christmas…

As you tuck into your festive feasts and toast to a wonderful season, we wish you comfort and joy. Find happiness in the little things this Christmas, and always....

Dec 25, 2017
Comments 0
Events, Food, Supper Club

African Festive Feast with Pumpkins, Plantains & Spices in Brighton & Hove

An African festive Feasts with pumpkins, plantains and spices

Oct 6, 2017
Comments 0
Events, Food

Christmas, Weddings & Private Dining with African Vibrancy

Christmas is just around the corner, famously known as ‘the most wonderful time of the year!’ Let’s make it more wonderful with great food! PRIVATE FESTIVE DINING EXPERIENCE for...

Sep 16, 2017
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Latest Recipes

Dec 22, 2017

Hibiscus & Clementine Champagne Cocktail / Zobo Cocktail

Watch my recipe for a festive brew with Hibiscus, Clementines and Champagne. T'is the season!

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
Comments 0
Dec 16, 2017

Lemon & Onion Roast Chicken / Yassa Poulet Roast. An African inspired roast for...

Add African warmth and spice to your Christmas Feast with my recipe for a Senegalese inspired roast.

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
Comments 2
Dec 5, 2017

Vegan Moroccan Pumpkin Soup with Plantain Crisps

NEW VIDEO on youtube for my sumptuous Moroccan spiced soup with plantain crisps.

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
Comments 2
Aug 24, 2017

New Recipe: Strawberries and Tomatoes with Scotch Bonnet Balsamic Vinaigrette as seen...

A vibrant and daring salad that with an exceptional balance of flavours

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
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Lerato For The Guardian

Apr 15, 2017

Quinoa Jollof for The Guardian

Nutty & sumptuous, this recipe using wonderful quinoa instead of rice as commonly used in Jollof Rice is a...

by Lerato Umah-Shaylor
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