This summer, I found myself drawn to Senegal. I had recently relocated from the Bahamas to Brooklyn and was yearning for community. I’d gotten to know some very cool Senegalese people who rhapsodized ...

The people of Senegal are famous for their generosity. The Wolof word (Wolof is the language most widely spoken in Senegal) is “teranga,” meaning “hospitality,” and teranga is most often expressed by ...

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For Dr. Jessica B. Harris, the allure of chicken yassa comes down to its simplicity. "It's my good-luck dish, in a way," the James Beard Award-winning food historian told TODAY Food. "Lemons are ...

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My idea of a perfect Saturday night is sitting on a sidewalk with a bucket of cheap takeout, growling at anyone who comes too close to my food supply. No utensils, and certainly no remorse.

After reading Isaac Stein’s recent review of Yassa, the Senegalese restaurant in Bronzeville (“South Side Senegalese Satisfies Stomach” [3/3/15]), I am left wondering if Stein or his editors bothered ...

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A woman from the neighborhood walks past the empty tables and up to the counter at Yassa, Chicago’s only Senegalese restaurant. Raising her voice against the laughing and shouting of the cooks in the ...

Onions are a lifeline to many in Senegal, where it is a key ingredient in the national fish and rice dish, Thieboudienne, as well as Yassa chicken - Copyright AFP ...