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Taste of the Diaspora

March 23, 2024
12pm - 4pm

A captivating and culturally rich collaboration with Black-owned businesses that takes you on a culinary journey through the African Diaspora.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall
15 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102
SOLD OUT EVENT

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PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS

Afro Taco

Afro Taco

Food Truck

Ghanaian - Mexican Fusion born from the inspiration of Chef Cliff's mother.

E&S Services

E&S Services

Specialty Café

Elevate any occasion with a luxury Mocktail Bar.

Sprouts Juice

Sprouts Juice

Specialty Café

The first official cold-pressed juice shop in the city

Tonnie's Minis

Tonnie's Minis

Specialty Café

Tonnie's Minis Cupcake and Coffee Bar opened in the West Village in 2006 and quickly became a hit.

Uncle Willie's

Uncle Willie's

Casual Dining

Uncle Willie’s Wings was founded in 2019 at our original location on Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark.

Blueberry Café

Blueberry Café

Specialty Café

Organic Cold Pressed Juices and Smoothies, Vegan Wraps and Soups

Just Fish

Just Fish

Fast-Casual Dining

Seafood is our passion, freshness is our mission, and quality is our commitment.

Swahili Village

Swahili Village

Contemporary-Casual Dining

A fine-dining setting and African cuisine with a soul of Kenya.

Tinjune

Tinjune

Contemporary-Casual Dining

A culinary experience. Drawing inspiration from Asian cuisine.

Vonda's Kitchen

Vonda's Kitchen

Contemporary-Casual Dining

Nestled in the heart of Newark, word of Vonda’s Kitchen groundbreaking cuisine quickly spread throughout Newark.

Cornbread

Cornbread

Fast-Casual Dining

A fastcasual chain focusing on old fashioned soul food.

Neighborhood Scoops NWK

Neighborhood Scoops NWK

Specialty Café

Serving scoop after scoop of pure, unparalleled goodness.

The Weekend Spot

The Weekend Spot

Fast-Casual Dining

Serving authentic RicoSoul cuisine.

Tossed NJ

Tossed NJ

Fast-Casual Dining

Salads | Wraps | Smoothies | Hot Bowls | Meal Prep

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Restaurants

FOODS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

Foods of the Diaspora

Explore the many foods and spices that originated in Africa and traveled the Diaspora into American and Caribbean cuisine.

Foods of Diaspora

Below is merely a fraction of a vast list of ingredients that have ignited tastebuds

around the world and are responsible for the many fragrance layers that remind us of home.

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OKRA

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COW PEAS

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HIBISCUS (SORREL)

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AFRICAN SESAME

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WATERMELON

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PALM OIL

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ACKEE APPLE

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KOLA NUT

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COFFEE

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TAMARIND

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PIGEON PEAS

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BAMBARA GROUNDNUT

We encourage you to explore more foods and spices of the African Diaspora. 

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