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Yewande Komolafe

Yewande Komolafe is a Berlin-born, Lagos-raised food writer, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Brooklyn. Her professional career began as a pastry cook in classic French pastry kitchens. She moved on to work in fine dining restaurants in Atlanta and New York, where she was one of the first employees of Momofuku Milk Bar. Yewande’s writing and recipes have appeared in the New York Times, Whetstone, Food & Wine, Munchies, and the books Sheetpan Chicken by Cathy Erway for TASTE and Lindsay Gardner’s Why We Cook. Yewande has also appeared on a James Beard Award–nominated episode of The Sporkful, WNYC’s All of It with Alison Stewart, and Milk Street Radio with Christopher Kimball.
My Everyday Lagos

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My Everyday Lagos

Must-Read (and Make!) Cookbooks

It’s time to spice up your meals! We know how busy life can get, but there’s always time to slow down and cook yourself a hearty meal. To make things easier, we’ve put together a list of cookbooks for various cuisines, so your readers can get to cooking and reading right away. Find our delicious

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