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Always - Nigerian Food Explorer; former - Exploration Geologist | Celebrating foodways because Food is more than eating.

Canada
Joined August 2009
🌟✨ EXCLUSIVE PRE-ORDER RECIPE BUNDLE ✨🎁 I am so thrilled by all the excitement around #ChopChopCookbook - thank you! And to share even more thanks for your early support, I’ve put together a special-pre-order recipe bundle, just for you.
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No, but I gave him a copy of Chop Chop in exchange. Here’s for you 😁
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Nine years later and I got sent a few more
So this week I did someone a favour and as a thank you he left a box of classic Nigerian books for me. OMG
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📚 Take a flavour-filled journey through Nigeria with Chop Chop by @Kitchnbutterfly, a celebration of the ingredients, flavours & textures found across all six regions of the country. 🔥 One dish that captures the spirit of Nigerian street food is Beef Sūya̱: Nutty Spiced Beef Skewers. Get the recipe:⁠ ⁠ tastecanada.org/beef-suya/ #nigeriancooking #TasteCanada #nigerianrecipes
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So beyond deserving. From blog days til date
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@Kitchnbutterfly take your flowers.
Nigerian woman Ozoz Sokoh makes history as the first Nigerian cookbook author to win a James Beard Award, the most prestigious honor in the American culinary industry.
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Happy 50th birthday @Kitchnbutterfly! Thank you for everything you have done for me and for everything you represent, I can dream big because of you! I love you so much, my idolo!
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#TSNPSPOTLIGHT 💫✨ Congratulations to Ozoz Sokoh (@Kitchnbutterfly) on becoming the first Nigerian cookbook author to win a James Beard Award, one of the highest honours in the culinary world. Her debut cookbook, Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria, earned the 2026 Emerging Voice in Books award, putting Nigerian cuisine and its rich stories on one of the world's biggest food stages 🇳🇬❤️ #TSNP #JamesBeardAwards #Thestarnetworkpodcast #podcast
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Congrats @Kitchnbutterfly !!!
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Nigerian woman Ozoz Sokoh makes history as the first Nigerian cookbook author to win a James Beard Award, the most prestigious honor in the American culinary industry.
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A few days ago, @Kitchnbutterfly did the most "kitchenbutterfly" thing ever and created a feast of Cherry rice (straight from her imagination) along with several accoutrements. Best thing I've had in a while.
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Today might be a good day to revisit @Kitchnbutterfly's blog. H/T @Whizdom01
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1.8k bookmarks??? Na concoction una deh cook before?
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The 2026 #TasteCanada Awards shortlist is here, featuring 49 exceptional Canadian-authored cookbooks! ⁠ Taste Canada is proud to celebrate the authors & publishers whose work preserves culinary traditions, shares regional cuisines, amplifies new voices & stories and inspires readers from coast to coast. Congratulations to this year's shortlisted authors and publishers on this outstanding achievement! ⁠ Explore the 2026 shortlist now: tastecanada.org/2026-awards-… @randomhouseca @doubledayca @TouchWoodEd @reaktionbooks @GregMercerGlobe @McClellandBooks @chefannaolson @Andrea_Buckett @TheRecipeRebel @MikaelaReuben @penguinrandom @MakeSauerkraut @Kitchnbutterfly @vijayaselvaraju @simonschuster @irenematys @DKCanada @dkbooks @SourdoughDuffy @Ricardocuisine @ChefMichaelSmth
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Congratulations to the 2026 Taste Canada Awards shortlisted titles in the Regional/Cultural Cookbooks, English category: ⁠ @Kitchnbutterfly @randomhouseca @vijayaselvaraju @simonschuster @irenematys @DKCanada @dkbooks To see the full list, visit: tastecanada.org/2026-awards-… #TasteCanada #canadiancookbooks #cookbookawards
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Nigerian food writer Ozoz Sokoh has won two major American awards in one season. CHOP CHOP: COOKING THE FOOD OF NIGERIA took the Nautilus Gold Award in May and the James Beard Emerging Voice in Books on June 13. Congratulations @Kitchnbutterly !👩🏾‍🍳🥘 brittlepaper.com/2026/06/ozo…
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I'm excited about being in Jos this weekend to officially launch our new space in Collaboration with @NascoGroup. Looking forward to meeting as many people in Jos as possible. Please come through and do share with anyone you think will find @ColabJos and @CoLab_kd useful.
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Thank you to @beardfoundation for this honor for #ChopChopCookbook. Thank you, Lord. Thank you to my friend and photographer, James Ransom, my friend Anne McBride, my agent, Jonah Straus, my editors especially Judy Pray @artisanbooks appetiteby @penguinrandom @NarrativeLscape
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“The students who cannot read a 20-page article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill, or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow.”
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Introducing the 2026 #TasteCanada Awards Submissions in the Regional/Cultural Cookbooks, English category! Explore the full list: tastecanada.org/2026-awards-… @Kitchnbutterfly @randomhouseca @vijayaselvaraju @irenematys @dlackenphotos @TouchWoodEd @mpp_inc @Figure1Pub @simonschuster @DKCanada @dkbooks
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@Kitchnbutterfly would make a fantastic MasterChef Judge.
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