Adejoké Bakare

Adejoké Bakare
BornNigeria Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationChef de cuisine Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Michelin star (2024) Edit this on Wikidata

Adejoké Bakare is a British Nigerian-born chef and the first Black woman in the United Kingdom to become a Michelin-starred chef.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Bakare moved to the United Kingdom in 1999.[5] She is ethnic Yoruba. She worked in various fields including property management and health & safety, operated a street food van outside her church, and later hosted supper clubs.[5][6] Her supper clubs highlighted west African cuisine.[6] Her culinary skills are self-taught.[5]

Career

In 2019, she won the Brixton Kitchen competition in the amateur category.[7][8] In September 2020, Bakare opened Chishuru, a pop-up restaurant in London which specialised in modern West African cuisine.[1][2][3][7][9][8] Chishuru would go on to have several other popup locations across London and in September 2023 settled in Fitzrovia.[1][8] In November 2023 food critic Charlotte Ivers reviewed Chishuru and gave it 5/5 stars.[10]

On 5 February 2024, Bakare was awarded a Michelin-star as the Head Chef of Chishuru and became the first Black woman in the United Kingdom to become a Michelin-starred chef[1][2][3] and the second Black woman in the world to win a Michelin-star for her own restaurant after chef Georgiana Viou in France, who won hers in 2023.[11][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gohil, Neha (2024-02-06). "UK's first black female Michelin-starred chef: 'We're at the forefront of west African food'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Adejoké Bakare, Chef at Chishuru - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  3. ^ a b c Sutherland, Callum (2024-02-09). "Chishuru: Nigerian chef Adejoké Bakare makes history with Michelin star for her London restaurant". CNN. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Tina (2024-02-12). "My Kitchen: Adejoké Bakare, Chishuru, London". Foodservice Consultants Society International. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ a b c Prynn, Josh Barrie, Jonathan (2024-02-05). "West African restaurant Chishuru wins first Michelin star". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Barrie, Josh (2020-09-08). "The amateur cook who has opened her first restaurant serving modern West African cuisine". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  7. ^ a b Urban, Mike (2019-04-10). "Brixton Village announces winners of the 2019 Brixton Kitchen competition". Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  8. ^ a b c restaurantonline.co.uk (2023-08-23). "Chishuru to open in Fitzrovia next month". restaurantonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  9. ^ Hansen, James (2022-08-22). "Brilliant Brixton Restaurant Chishuru Will Pop Up in Farringdon This Autumn". Eater London. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  10. ^ Ivers, Charlotte (2023-11-19). "Chishuru: Chishuru restaurant: Charlotte Ivers's first five-star review". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  11. ^ "Self taught Beninese chef Georgiana Viou awarded Michelin Guide star". Africa News. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-16.