This week, Chef Mawuli Dzansi allows us the honor of being his first podcast appearance. And we definitely count that as a win with this rising start in the Ghana food movement.

Rooted deeply in his Ghanaian heritage, his passion for food grew as he explored flavors, techniques, and ingredients he discovered while living with his Aunt in Accra. Chef Mawuli’s expertise is largely self-taught, honed through years of dedication and an unrelenting curiosity about food. His experiences as an Executive Chef and his time at a Michelin-starred Kitchen in Amsterdam have shaped his innovative approach to showcasing the vibrancy of African ingredients.

He has always been considered unconventional, having led impactful projects like Dawadawa at Impact Hub Accra and The Kitchen By Ghana Food Movement, a food hub designed to train young chefs and promote Ghanaian and West African cuisines globally. He currently works as a private chef and consultant to some of Africa’s bold thinkers and organizations.

His serial entrpreneurship journey started from the moment he discovered how to please people’s palatte’s and Prekesse, a hospitality practice focused on private dining, brand activations and culinary consulting, is the culmination of his journey so far—a bespoke dining concept celebrating Ghana’s rich culinary heritage while embracing sustainability and modernity. Working across concept development, sourcing, menu design, and execution of immersive experiences for brands and private individuals his focus is on building considered hospitality that connects food, people, and place through African ingredients and contemporary dining formats.

Where to find Mawuli?
@Prekesse
On LinkedIn
On Instagram

What’s Mawuli listening to?
Omawumi’s In the Music

Other topics of interest:
Where is Ho, Ghana?
Visit Ashaiman
On Ewe languages
About Ga Fisherfolk Culture
Out and about in Surulere, Lagos
On “Continental” Cuisine
Dikan Center, Accra
Akuna Pod
The story of the Clubhouse app
Chef Mawuli at Odo Valley

Special Guest: mawuli dzansi.

This week we meet Aimée Wallin, co-director at the non-profit Ghana Food Movement. Born of Swedish and Malian heritage, since completing her studies in Ghana, she calls Ghana home and finds herself a political foodie advocating for local eating, sustainable production methods and preservation of black food cultures. Ghana Food Movement is a network for food actors in Ghana with the vision of a resilient local food system that provides jobs and nutritious food for all Ghanaians. At the end of December, they celebrated the opening of their food education hub in Accra, check out the festivities here. The kitchen is open!

Where to find Aimée?
Ghana Food Movement
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Aimée reading?
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
Jollof and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Other topics of interest:
About Mali
[Sweden through the Ages](linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden)
Agricology
On Food Insecurity
Malian Cuisine
Try Fonio Flakes
The Blue Skies Story
Perspectives on Sankofa
Food Sovereignty Ghana

Special Guest: Aimée Wallin.