OCTOBER :: The Best of Global Lens: Africa
OCTOBER :: Angelique Kidjo
Her Sunday routine, with a recipe, as profiled in the New York Times.
An excellent album.
Interview via NPR: The Sounds of Benin.
An upcoming show at Carnegie Hall.
OCTOBER :: Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
Here, Melia Marden's Moroccan-inspired recipe.
-2 Tbsp. olive oil
-6 bone-in split chicken breasts with skin (ribs removed if possible)
-1 large yellow onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
-2 cloves of garlic, crushed
-1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish
-1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
-1 tsp. ground ginger
-1/2 tsp. ground cumin
-1/4 tsp. saffron, crushed
-4 cups pitted green olives, rinsed
-1 preserved lemon, sliced into 4 wedges
-salt and pepper to taste
Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium/high heat. Pat chicken dry and place skin side down in a single layer in pot. Cook in batches until skin is golden and crispy, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until other side is slightly golden, about 3 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside. Add onion and garlic to pot and stir well to incorporate the fat. Return all the chicken to the pot. Add cilantro, parsley and 4 cups of water. Stir in ginger, cumin and saffron. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 30 minutes. Add olives and preserved lemon and cook until chicken is very tender, at least 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top with cilantro and serve.
Find Melia cooking at The Smile and in a past issue of Me Magazine.
A perfect tagine.
Preserved Lemons.
OCTOBER :: Duro Olowu
The Duro Dress. An exclusive collection for CoutureLab. The other half of museum director and muse Thelma Golden. Nigerian-born King of Prints.
OCTOBER :: 2011 TED Prize: JR
TRAILER " WOMEN ARE HEROES" from SOCIAL ANIMALS on Vimeo.
“Photograffeur” JR has been named the recipient of the 2011 TED Prize. JR is a French artist who works with a team of volunteers to plaster enormous black-and-white photographs across slums in Paris, Brazil, Cambodia, China and throughout the Middle East and Africa. His images then become a part of the local landscape. The "Women are Heroes" project turned Kibera, Nairobi into a gallery of local faces, raising awareness of the women's individual stories. "JR's mind blowing creations have inspired people to see art where they wouldn't expect it and create it when they didn't know they could," said TED Prize Director Amy Novogratz. "He's putting a human face on some of the most critical social issues while redefining how we view, make and display art. JR has moved all of us at the TED Prize. There is no doubt that his talent - paired with the resources of this amazing community - will lead to a wish that changes the world." More of JR's images here.
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