#Buka nigerian resturaunt how to#

#Buka nigerian resturaunt how to#

I started googling and researching on how to get certified which I did.

How did you go about starting your brand?įirstly, I ensured to carry out extensive research. Thus, the ‘Buka’ in the name represents the fun and lively atmosphere we hope to create rather than the ‘Mama Put’ type of restaurant.

For me, Nigerian cooking is a whole experience which consists of eating and lots of conversations with total strangers over good food. The term ‘Buka’ in the name refers to a local eatery back home in Nigeria. Therefore, with the encouragement from my followers and friends, I saw an opportunity and decided to go for it. As I stated I always knew I liked cooking for people, getting people together and entertaining them and this was something I saw was slightly lacking in my environment, especially being new to the city and all. The business Aunty Dupe’s Buka became more official in March 2019. I then started tagging my food pictures with the name #AuntyDupesBuka. I have always enjoyed cooking and have always had a flair for cooking, so when I moved and started posting pictures of the food I made on my Snapchat and Instagram page I would get comments from family and friends both online and in person about the images. How did you come up with the name and inspiration behind the brand?Īunty Dupe’s Buka is a name that was coined by my family and friends when I moved to Edmonton about four years ago. To publicize Nigerian food to people outside of Nigeria. It is about making food mobile and more accessible. It also involved bringing the food to different places such as a more contemporary and corporate audience. Travelling dishes is the avenue I am using to promote Nigerian food to a larger and more diverse audience such as Canadians and other non-Nigerians. In your own words could you describe what Aunty Dupe’s Buka is all about and what Travelling Dishes is also about?Īunty Dupe’s Buka is all about my love for cooking and hosting people.

Musing with Mo was very lucky enough to sit down with the founder and creator of Aunty Dupe’s Buka, Dupe Adedeji and here is what she had to say. If you’re looking for a great event to attend this summer, you should check out Travelling Dishes from Aunty Dupe’s Buka.