The owner of Spicy Water African Grill saw how popular Peruvian chicken joints were around D.C. — so he decided to apply the model to his family’s Ivorian grilled chicken recipe.

Our writer went to the DC Jollof Festival pinning her hopes on Ghana, but had to admit that some of the others were also pretty delicious.

Onwuachi, the former Kith/Kin chef and “Top Chef” alum is kicking off his book tour in D.C. this week. “My America” follows the chef’s 2019 memoir.

The one-month-old website wants to meet the needs of communities who can’t find what they need at the supermarket.