Abiro Wisdom
Chef Abiro (Abiro Wisdom Seidu Napaana), Head Chef of the Ghana Food Movement and Northern Ghanaian culinary ambassador championing indigenous Ghanaian ingredients.
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Sep 28, 2026
Paul NewnhamHOST
When did you realize that being a chef could be a way of changing the way people think about food, farming, and Ghanaian food culture?
Abiro WisdomGUEST
That was something I realized the moment I decided that going into the hotels and restaurants was not an option for me.
Abiro WisdomGUEST
Because you live in culinary school, you are taught like French cuisine, Italian cuisine, and the course is a hotel catering and institutional management course.
Abiro WisdomGUEST
And so it's like they're training you specifically to be able to work in these high-end, big hotels and restaurants.
Abiro WisdomGUEST
I personally want to be like a chef that still has like, you know, the opportunity to still be with family and friends.
Abiro WisdomGUEST
And so it's like, how can I do that? I still want to be a chef, but I still also want to have time.
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