South African Grilled Cheese (Rooster Brodje)

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Moroccan Grilled Chicken Kebabs with Charmoula

Cape Town Lamb

South African Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (Rooster Brood)

Soccer isn’t the only obsession in South Africa. Braaing, or barbecuing, is another national pastime. Rooster brood are little knots of bread dough that are cooked on the grill — […]

Kenyan Spit-Roasted Lamb

Sosaties

Sweet and Sour Mint Sauce

Heaven’s Cassava Chimichurri Filet Mignons

These mega-garlicky grilled filet mignons have been on the menu at Heaven Restaurant in Kigali since the restaurant opened. To be strictly authentic, you’ll need to know about one exotic […]

Moroccan Grilled Pepper Salad

Forget about the twelfth century Koutoubia Mosque or the Jemaa el Fna (the medieval city square). The real marvel of Marrakech is its salad. Or more precisely the array of […]

Piri-Piri Chicken Wings in the Style of Nando’s

I don’t normally eat at fast food joints—especially not at airports. However, I make an exception whenever I’m in Johannesburg or Cape Town: Nando’s. Over three decades, Nando’s founders, Fernando […]

Piri-Piri Prawns

Moroccan Chicken Kebabs

Tour (make that lose yourself in) the souk in Fez and you’ll find these tiny kebabs at grill stalls strategically located in the labyrinthine warren of alleyways. (One seems to […]