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Nigerian restaurant opening soon
A chef who moved from Lagos to Bristol is opening her first restaurant in her new home city.
Beyond Tastee promises to bring “the rich and diverse flavours of Nigerian cuisine to the heart of the United Kingdom”.
“Our mission is to create an unforgettable dining experience that not only satisfies your taste buds but also provides a delightful journey into the vibrant culinary traditions of Nigeria.”
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The new restaurant is opening on Stokes Croft on its corner with City Road in what was previously Burger Theory and before that a hairdressers.
Beyond Tastee, which has a business address in Barrs Court, currently cooks food for delivery with a menu including goat meat jollof, meat pies, peppered snails, and pounded yam with okra soup and fish.
Beyond Tastee promises African and oriental food – photo: Martin Booth
The chef behind Beyond Tastee is Oluwaseun Odunlami, who says she fell in love with cooking while helping her mother prepare meals.
Odunlami opened the original Beyond Tastee in Lagos in 2020 which was a restaurant as well as a catering company that grew to have 60 employees.
On her website, Odunlami writes: “Growing up, I was attracted to many skills, including sales, marketing and cooking.
“Of all these, cooking came naturally and became an addiction.
“I fell in love with cooking while assisting my mother in the kitchen, where she soon realized a potential career was being groomed.
“Even though cooking was not initially considered a career, there was not a day in my parents’ home that I did not cook. A day without cooking seemed incomplete.
“As time went on, it became obvious from my college days that I would venture into cooking.
“Initially, cooking was not seen as a business or a money-making venture for me. I simply enjoyed the satisfaction people got from their meals.
“The turning point came when I was to formally introduce my then-fiancé to my family.
“Instead of hiring a caterer for the large number of guests, I decided to prepare the food myself.
“The guests were so impressed with the meals that they urged me to consider cooking as a career.
“Without printed business cards, I executed jobs for over two years only through referrals from previous clients.
“With my husband’s immeasurable support, what was initially a hobby turned into a dream career.”
Main photo: Martin Booth
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