The chef who made fonio visible to global consumers.

Millet Relevance: Uses cuisine, storytelling and social enterprise to connect West African smallholder farmers with international markets for fonio and related traditional grains.

Key Contributions

1. Born in Senegal and active internationally as a chef, author, restaurateur and food entrepreneur.
2. Co-founded Yolélé Foods to build markets for fonio, a drought-resilient ancient grain from West Africa.
3. Promotes West African cuisine through restaurants, cookbooks, media appearances and culinary education.
4. His work demonstrates how chefs can drive demand, market access and cultural pride for traditional grains.

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