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Afro-fusion food & experiences w/ a wellness twist
Food consulting | Meal planning | Recipe development
📍 Toronto | Lagos
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SEASON 3 | EPISODE 7 🎥🔥

The Afrobeat Kitchen: Chef Victor’s Culinary Journey

Before the restaurant. Before the pop-ups. Before Afrobeat Kitchen @afrobeatkitchen became a Toronto staple, there was a boy in Lagos carrying food home from his mum’s restaurant, raising his younger brothers, and learning responsibility before he understood the word.

In Part 1, Chef Victor shares how he went from:
🍲 Helping his mum run a small restaurant
🍛 Opening his own spot in Obalende by age 21
🌍 Leaving Nigeria for China and the UK
👨🏾‍🍳 Working his way up in professional kitchens abroad
…all before Afrobeat Kitchen even existed.

It’s a journey rooted in hard work, culture, and the belief that food has always been his path.

Full episode is now live on YouTube — link in bio.
Part 2 drops next week, Season 3 finale. 💛✨

#ConversationsWithAmaka #AfrobeatKitchen #ChefVictor #NigerianCuisine #NigerianFoodToronto #AfricanChefs #TorontoFoodScene #FoodStorytelling #116Kitchen #AmakaO #NaijaHot taken in Parkdale by @116_kitchen

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SEASON 3 | EPISODE 6 🎥✨

Two years ago, I sat down with Chef FT @ftaiwo of @lamureninc, after an intimate private tasting at his home supper club — a night filled with flavor, laughter, and stories that lingered long after the plates were cleared.

Fast forward to now — 18 weeks post-surgery (and social hiding) — and this conversation finally comes to life. It feels full circle: a return to self, to healing, and to the creative work that feeds both heart and body.

This episode is all about @ftaiwo’s journey, and preserving his Nigerian-Canadian identity through food, storytelling, and community — everything Conversations With Amaka was created to celebrate.

Here’s to revisiting beginnings and sharing stories that still nourish. 🤎

🎥 Full episode out NOW — link in bio.

#ConversationsWithAmaka #ChefFT #NigerianCuisine #AfroFusion #FoodCulture #HealingThroughFood #WellnessThroughFood #StorytellingThroughFood #116Kitchen #TWmedia taken in Downtown Toronto by @116_kitchen

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a year ago

Lagos rain delayed the post, but not the lesson. 🌧️🥗

Week 2 was supposed to be my 5-day raw food challenge update, but life really lifed 🫠 flooded roads, car wahala, a mandatory meeting that never even held, and my first proper Lagos rainy season in decades testing every soft skill I thought I had.

The old me would have cried, spiralled, and let anxiety win.

This version of me is learning to breathe, adjust, and flow.

So here’s Reel 2 for the year: a little late, still meaningful.

This challenge reminded me again that food is not just food. It can be care. It can be rhythm. It can be the small daily decision that helps you feel more present in your body.

My raw bowls had all the colour and crunch: arugula, purple cabbage, carrots, cucumber, kiwi, tangerines, apples, grapes, blueberries, cashews, almonds, pistachios, flax seeds, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds — plus my homemade peanut butter, apple cider vinegar, oregano, paprika and coconut oil dressing.

Not perfection. Not restriction. Just paying attention.

From fibroid recovery to intentional wellness, I’m slowly learning how food, movement, rest and mindset have rapidly improved my quality of life — and I’m excited to keep sharing the real journey.

Would you try a 5-day raw food reset, or do you just want the dressing recipe first? 👀

#RawFoodChallenge #WellnessJourney #FibroidRecovery #WomensHealth #LagosLiving 116Kitchen | ConversationsWithAmaka taken in Lagos, Nigeria by @116_kitchen

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3 months ago

One year ago, I chose surgery.

Today, I’m choosing the daily rituals that help me stay well.

This is my first reel of the year, and it feels fitting that it begins here — one year after my fibroid surgery, during Fibroid Awareness Month, with a small but mighty reminder that healing is not always loud.

Sometimes healing looks like movement before breakfast.
Sometimes it looks like journaling by the window.
Sometimes it looks like learning what foods support your body.
Sometimes it looks like rest, routine, prayer, meditation, discipline, and finally listening to the symptoms you once tried to normalize.

The last two years have completely changed how I see my body, my health, my food, my work, and my quality of life.

This is also the beginning of a deeper story I’ve been preparing to tell — from fibroids and surgery recovery, to intentional wellness, food as care, and the journey that is shaping the next chapter of @116_kitchen

Not from a place of perfection.
From proof.

One year post-myomectomy, and I’m grateful to still be healing, learning, rebuilding, softening, strengthening… and kicking.

Welcome to the beginning of Conversations with Amaka Season 4 — honest reflections on health, wellness, food, recovery, and building a life that feels good to live in.

Save this for the woman who needs the reminder: your healing counts, even when it happens quietly.

#FibroidAwarenessMonth #AmakaO #ConversationsWithAmaka #WomensHealthAwareness #IntentionalWellness taken in World by @116_kitchen

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3 months ago

SEASON 3 FINALE TEASER🔥

Chef Victor of @afrobeatkitchen is here — and trust me, this finale is loaded with flavour, laughter, and some of the most honest food conversations yet.

From “all Nigerians are hot” 😂 to that first time he entered a kitchen, this episode is a full vibe.

We recorded this TWO YEARS AGO. And now, as I wrap up the year and season, it finally gets to see the light. 🌞

Get ready for our gist session:
🍽️ Bold Nigerian flavours
🔥 Chef Victor’s unfiltered takes
🎤 A finale you won’t forget

Part 1 drops Sunday.
Turn on notifications.

#ConversationsWithAmaka #AfrobeatKitchen #ChefVictor #NigerianCuisine #FoodStories #SeasonFinale #FoodContentCreator #AfroFusionFood #TorontoCreatives #FoodCulture #WellnessThroughFood #AmakaO taken in Toronto, Canada by @116_kitchen

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✨ “We have identity. We have history. We have culture. And it deserves to be valued.” — @kitchenbutterfly 🇳🇬

The final part of Conversations With Amaka: The Kitchen Butterfly Series is here! I can’t believe it 🥹

This episode is a love letter to Nigeria — its people, its flavors, and the power of food to tell our story.

🎥 Watch or listen now on YouTube | 🔗 in bio
📚 #ChopChopcookbook is out and hot — but this conversation is the blueprint.

📌 We’re back in May with two amazing chefs: @nakedsolfood of @afrobeatkitchen + @ftaiwo of @lamureninc

💫 I personally enjoyed our first conversation with another cookbook legend @1qfoodplatter - make sure to check out our first episode of this season with Aunty Iquo

🔁 Save, share & send to someone who needs to see Nigeria through this lens.

This series is brought to you in collaboration with @twmagazineng + @116_kitchen + @kachiyoungsoul

#ConversationsWithAmaka #KitchenButterflySeries #NigerianFoodStories #AfricanCuisineOnFilm #GastroDiplomacy #NaijaToTheWorld #YouTubePremiere #CulinaryCulture #AmakaO #WomenInFood #Foodies #Cookbook #Nigeria #Toronto #Nigerians #PalmSunday taken in Lagos, Nigeria by @116_kitchen

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a year ago

✨ “Fish is it. Always.” – @kitchenbutterfly ✨

Whether grilled, fried, or stewed, Ozoz makes it clear that food is ritual, creativity, and deep memory.

🎥 This week on Conversations With Amaka, she walks us through how one weekend of cooking beans and fish turns into a recipe development session and a whole culinary moment.

✨ Part 3 premieres | 9:30 pm EST 2:30 am WAT in < 5 hours!

🎬: In collaboration w/ @twmagazineng + @116_kitchen
#CWAseries #KitchenButterflySeries #FishIsIt #NigerianFoodCulture #TWMagazineng #WomenInFood #ChopChopcookbook #AmakaO #ConversationsWithAmaka
#cookbook #foodies #nigerianfoodie #nigerianfood taken in Mississauga, Ontario by @116_kitchen

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2 years ago

✨ “I’m the kind of cook who wants to explore one ingredient 20,000 ways.” – @kitchenbutterfly ✨

Part 2 of our flavorful conversation is here — and this time, we talk about the joy of cooking, the magic of experimentation, and how food becomes legacy through our children.

This episode is for the explorers, the makers, the mothers, and the lovers of every flavor.

It also shows you how intentionally crafted the development of Ozoz’s cookbook #ChopChopcookbook was, and can you believe this interview was recorded two years ago!! Ozoz has had dreams of writing a cookbook for much longer that I imagined 🤯

🎥 Watch it now on YouTube — 🔗 in comments & bio

🎬: In collab with @twmagazineng & @116_kitchen
#ConversationsWithAmaka #KitchenButterflySeries #KitchenButterfly #CWAseries #ChopChopcookbook #MothersWhoCook #IngredientLove #MotheringSunday taken in Toronto, Canada by @116_kitchen

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2 years ago

✨ “Jollof isn’t the end — it’s just the beginning.” ✨

In Season 3 Episode 2 of Conversations With Amaka: The Kitchen Butterfly Series, I sit down with the incredible @kitchenbutterfly — food historian, writer, and the newly published author of #ChopChopcookbook.

In the first part of a (four-part series) we explore how #JollofRice, beyond the debates and deliciousness, is a gateway into understanding the depth of Nigerian and West African cuisine.

She reminds us that food isn’t just about flavor — it’s about memory, migration, and meaning.

And #Jollof? It’s the starting point of a bigger story.

🎥 Watch the full episode now on YouTube — link in bio.
📅 New episodes every Saturday at 9:30 PM EST / 2:30 AM WAT.

🎬: In collaboration with @twmagazineng & @116_kitchen
#ConversationsWithAmaka #KitchenButterflySeries #JollofIsCulture #KitchenButterfly #AfricanFoodOnFilm #NigerianCuisine #WomenInFood #FoodAsStory #DiasporaDining #AmakaO taken in Toronto, Ontario by @116_kitchen

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2 years ago

From Peppersoup to a Food Museum! 🍲📚

In December 2023, I had the privilege of interviewing @kitchenbutterfly, the incredible Ozoz Sokoh, in her home—an actual Nigerian Food Museum filled with history, culture, and stories of our cuisine.

Of course, I couldn’t show up empty-handed! My quick fish peppersoup (a lesson from my mama) turned out to be a hit, and we paired it with boiled plantains as we dived into a conversation about documenting Nigerian food history.

🎥 Catch this BTS moment before the full episode drops soon!

🍽️ Can you spot three 🇳🇬 Nigerian oils that you have in your home right now? Tell me below! 👇🏾

Ps: don’t come for me and my lack of knowledge with Atili oil; we are learning together! 😌

#ConversationsWithAmaka #ChopChop #NigerianCuisine #OzozSokoh #TheKitchenButterfly #FoodHistory #AfricanCuisine #FoodStorytelling #PeppersoupChronicles #NigerianFoodCulture #BTS #AmakaO #TWMagazineNG taken in Toronto, Ontario by @116_kitchen

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2 years ago

✨ Chop Chop is Almost Here! 🍴

Tomorrow, March 18th, @kitchenbutterfly Ozoz Sokoh—the incredible mind behind The Kitchen Butterfly—is releasing her much-anticipated cookbook, Chop Chop! And I’ll be attending her launch event to celebrate this powerful moment.

I had the privilege to sit with Ozoz before the book was complete—an intimate conversation where we explored her journey as a Nigerian food historian, explorer, and scientist.

We dove deep into her passion for documenting the history of Nigerian ingredients, tracing their global influence from the Transatlantic slave trade to modern cuisines worldwide.

This Saturday, catch our full conversation on Conversations with Amaka—but until then, let’s celebrate Ozoz’s incredible work and the impact of Nigerian food culture.

💬 What’s your favorite Nigerian dish? Share below!👇🏾
🎥 Full episode drops this Saturday! March 22nd!

#ConversationsWithAmaka #ChopChopcookbook #OzozSokoh #TheKitchenButterfly #NigerianCuisine #FoodHistory #AfricanFoodCulture #BookLaunch #WomenInFood #GlobalCuisine #AfricanHeritage #FoodAsIdentity #AmakaO #TWMagazineNG taken in Downtown Toronto by @116_kitchen

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2 years ago

💫 Nine Months of Intention. Nine Months of Healing. 💫

Nine months ago, I was told by my gynecologist that I needed surgery to remove multiple fibroids—the largest measuring 14 cm. The surgery wasn’t an immediate option, with a waitlist of nearly two years. I was also informed that it wouldn’t be laparoscopic, meaning future C-sections if I wanted children.

It was a lot to process. But I chose a different path.

With the guidance of my nutritionist and unwavering commitment to my wellness journey, I switched to an organic, whole-food diet. I became intentional about movement, meditation, and mindfulness. I leaned into nourishing my body from the inside out.

And today? I feel 80-90% symptom-free. My energy is restored. My body feels alive. And I genuinely feel better than I have in years. I’m still on the waitlist for surgery, but I can honestly say that I don’t feel like I need it anymore.

This journey taught me that FOOD CAN HEAL, that intentionality isn’t just a choice—it’s a lifeline.

This post is for anyone feeling weighed down by reproductive health struggles. Know that you’re not alone. What you put into your body matters. Your lifestyle choices matter.

Through @116_kitchen, I’m advocating for wellness through food—because I’ve lived it, and it works.

If this resonates with you, let me know in the comments or share this post to encourage someone else. Let’s talk about wellness, food, and healing—because we deserve to feel our best.

#WellnessJourney #FibroidAwareness #HealingThroughFood #IntentionalLiving #116Kitchen #InternationalWomensMonth #ReproductiveHealth #NutrientDenseLiving #WholeFoodHealing #FoodAsMedicine #AmakaO taken in Downtown Toronto by @116_kitchen

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