Zoe Adjonyoh

                                                                                                                                                                           Photograph: Vincent Tullo

Zoe Adjonyoh has been cooking up consciousness since 2010. She is an author, entrepreneur and empowerment coach and has spent thirteen years in the hospitality industry focusing on food justice and female empowerment. 

As the chef and founder of the West African food brand and cookbook Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, Zoe pioneered West African cuisine globally. Through her activism with Black Book Global, she led the conversation on decolonising the food industry.

She has previously spoken at TedX and lectured at institutions including Harvard, the Culinary Institute of America, and The Omega Institute. She was formerly the Director of the Women’s Leadership programmes at the James Beard Foundation.