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Senegal

  • Dining

    March 21, 2012

    Kaia: Please Boer Me

    Happily, New York gets some more South African food

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    French Smash Comedy Hits NYC!

    The Rendez-Vous With French Cinema series at Lincoln Center kicked off last night with a gala showing of the French smash The Intouchables, with Francois Cluzet as a disabled rich aesthete who bonds against all odds with his boisterous, lowbrow, lovable Senegalese caretaker (Cesar winner Omar Sy). ... More >>

  • Film

    October 19, 2011

    Dream Act: Town Rallies to Help an Immigrant in Utopian Le Havre

    The Rendez-Vous With French Cinema series at Lincoln Center kicked off last night with a gala showing of the French smash The Intouchables, with Francois Cluzet as a disabled rich aesthete who bonds against all odds with his boisterous, lowbrow, lovable Senegalese caretaker (Cesar winner Omar Sy). ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 15, 2011

    PRAISE IN THE TERMINAL

    Mbalax's finest stops by the Blue Note Jazz Fest

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Ask the Critics: What Are Some Good Online Resources to Send Food Gifts?

    FoodzieWho doesn't want a big box of food?​Maya L. Asks: I'm looking for a birthday gift for my food-loving partner. If it were up to me, I'd send him a picnic basket full of lobster rolls from the Lobster Pound and booze to his workplace in Midtown...but I'm in Senegal and out of the loop. D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Our 10 Best West African Restaurants in NYC

    ​The peanut-dusted lamb kebabs called suya from northern Nigeria, available at Brooklyn's Buka In the late 80s, the typical Senegalese immigrant was a guy who furtively sold counterfeit watches and handbags on the street. He took his meals at temporary restaurants set up in SRO hotels rooms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2011

    No. 19: Cheb at Dibiterie Cheikh

    ​What a colorful heap of food is Senegalese cheb! Known more formally as tiebou dienn ("cheb-oo-zhenn") in the Wolof language, cheb is the national dish of Senegal. Consisting of a massive heap of red rice topped with stuffed fish and a vegetable cornucopia, cheb seems almost a modern dish, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 13, 2010

    AFRICAN BEAT

    Bring your vuvuzelas to Prospect Park

  • Dining

    May 4, 2010

    Set Sail for Maima's Pepper Coast

    Munching shrimp heads at New  York's only Liberian restaurant

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    West African Buffet at Fatima in Crown Heights

    ​Served with polished white rice, sauce de feuilles is the national dish of Guinea. When Fatima opened in Crown Heights six years ago, it was the city's best Guinean restaurant, offering two or three home-style dishes per day, served with a massive plate of polished white rice. But in common ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Say Hello to Betel; Goodbye to Blarney Stone

    The owners of Westside Market have opened Vareli, a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar in Morningside Heights. Expect Italian-flavored small plates, panini, and lotsa wine. [TONY] Betty's has opened in the space formerly known as Boucarou, featuring a retractable-roofed husk, red banquettes, and ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 27, 2009

    Youssou N'Dour

    The owners of Westside Market have opened Vareli, a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar in Morningside Heights. Expect Italian-flavored small plates, panini, and lotsa wine. [TONY] Betty's has opened in the space formerly known as Boucarou, featuring a retractable-roofed husk, red banquettes, and ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 19, 2008

    SENEGAL SOUNDS

    Youssou N’Dour brings the hits

  • Voice Choices

    October 1, 2008

    The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun

    Youssou N’Dour brings the hits

  • Dining

    August 5, 2008

    Keur Mame Diarra on Frederick Douglass Boulevard

    Comfy Harlem Senegalese turns out dependable chops and cheb

  • Dining

    March 25, 2008

    Is African Food the Next Big Thing? Maybe With Merkato's Spectacular Catalog.

    Famed Aquavit chef offers a kaleidoscope of African fare in the meatpacking district

  • Film

    November 6, 2007

    Diaspora Cinema

    From South Africa to North Carolina, fest explores the black experience

  • Dining

    July 10, 2007

    African Resto Assimilates

    Thanks, France, for the mustard and the memories

  • Film

    April 18, 2006

    New York African Film Festival

    Thanks, France, for the mustard and the memories

  • Music

    November 1, 2005

    Islam Is Not Sad

    Senegalese superstar dramatizes move toward Africa in hallowed American concert hall

  • Dining

    May 3, 2005

    Oh Shito!

    Two competing cuisines snuggle up in a single African bistro

  • Dance

    September 14, 2004

    Dancers From New Zealand, Dallas, and Brooklyn Share the Spirit

    Two competing cuisines snuggle up in a single African bistro

  • Music

    May 25, 2004

    Facing Mecca

    Longstanding cosmopolitan Youssou N'Dour tells the world about his embattled faith

  • Dining

    March 23, 2004

    Nice Rice

    Leaf sauces and matzo ball soup from the West African coast

  • Dining

    January 13, 2004

    Grains of Paradise

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    April 29, 2003

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    April 22, 2003

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    April 15, 2003

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    April 8, 2003

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • Dining

    December 10, 2002

    Flying Snails

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    December 3, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    November 26, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    November 19, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    November 12, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    November 5, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    October 29, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    October 22, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    October 15, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    October 8, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    September 24, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    September 17, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    September 10, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    September 3, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • Dining

    August 27, 2002

    Eats

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    August 20, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    August 13, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    August 6, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    July 30, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

  • NYC Life

    July 23, 2002

    Listings

    West African cooking crawls toward the mainstream on Canal

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