International Special Awards 2021DestinationInternational selection

Africa

Selassie Atadika

Midunu

Accra, Ghana

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New Destination Champion Award

A restaurant and chef raising awareness of their region and actively working to position this location on the gastronomy map

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Atadika grew up in the United States and was a U.N. employee before becoming a chef. "Every culture has great food, just because you don't know the flavor profiles doesn't mean they're not delicious,” she says. Her dishes are an invitation to travel to Ghana, rooted in Ghanaian tradition, and put sorghum, baobab, plantain, goat meat, lemongrass, coriander and chillies front and center. Atadika has become a true voice for culinary Africa and also opened the Midunu Institute, a non-profit organization that educates consumers about African products.