anthony: the world is in queens and like the world as a whole, it is constantly changing. here in the jamaica neighborhood, a growing number of immigrants from africa have put down roots and with them restaurants catering to their tastes. like here at africana. blessing: my name is blessing osagiede. i come from nigeria, and this is a nigerian restaurant. we started in 2000. the first three years were really, really tough, but thank god we re still alive, we re here, we re healthy. my mother had a restaurant in nigeria, for 20 years before i came here. i love to cook. when you come in here you feel at home, you feel like it s the motherland, you know. anthony: this food is really good.
happens we just get another day. alright you ready? anthony: the world is in queens and like the world as a whole, it is constantly changing. here in the jamaica neighborhood, a growing number of immigrants from african have put down roots and with them restaurants catering to their tastes. like here at africana. blessing: my name is blessing osagiede. i come from nigeria and this is a nigerian restaurant.
like here at africana. blessing: my name is blessing osagiede. i come from nigeria and this is a nigerian restaurant. we started in 2000. the first three years were really, really tough, but thank god we re still alive were here we re healthy. my mother had a restaurant in nigeria, for 20 years before i came here. i love to cook. when you come in here you feel at home you feel like it s the motherland, you know. anthony: this food is really good. sarah: it is very good and she was worried about it being too spicy, i don t think it s too spicy. anthony: no, never a problem for me. anthony: sarah khan has made it her mission to find and write about some of these great little off the grid places throughout the borough. anthony: you re studying the intersection between food and culture. how did you get to that point? sarah: so i kind of cobbled together a way to travel, learn languages, and eat. anthony: and do you ever worry that by celebrating these communities you re hel
happens we just get another day. alright you ready? anthony: the world is in queens and like the world as a whole, it is constantly changing. here in the jamaica neighborhood, a growing number of immigrants from african have put down roots and with them restaurants catering to their tastes. like here at africana. blessing: my name is blessing osagiede.
and he s not in the mood, nothing happens. we just get another day. alright, you ready? anthony: the whole world is in queens, and like the world as a whole, it is constantly changing. here in n the jamaica neighborhood, a growing number of immigrants from african have put down roots and with them restaurants catering to their tastes. like here at africana. blessing: my name is blessing osagiede. i come from nigeria, and this is a nigerian restaurant. we started in 2000.