The food of the country we came from, cooked in the country we live in. One night a year we dress the room in red, gold and green.
On 6 March 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from colonial rule. That date is why the rest of the continent has a calendar to point at.
We are a Ghanaian kitchen in Alexandria, Virginia. This is the one day of the year we say it louder than usual.
Wear the flag and we will notice. This is not a small thing in this room.
Jollof, waakye, fufu, banku, suya. The kitchen does not hold back on the sixth.
The sound system gets the day off from normal rotation.
Six March falls midweek in most years, so we run normal Wednesday hours and take tables all day. Groups of six or more, call ahead.