The Land That Gives
This menu is shaped by a simple truth:
food does not appear on the table alone.
It arrives through soil and season, through patience and memory, through the work of many hands.
The dishes you are about to taste follow the rhythm of land and water, of farming and foraging, of what is harvested, preserved, shared, and honored.
Each course is guided by a Ghanaian proverb — spoken originally in Akan, Ewe, Ga, or Dagbani — languages that carry generations of agricultural wisdom, social responsibility, and restraint. These sayings do not explain the food. They frame it.
Together, they form a quiet narrative:
of sweetness and care, of collective labor, of ancient grains feeding the future, of sea and land in dialogue, of abundance under shade, of lightness after fullness, and of honoring what the land gives.
The Proverbs
Ɛdan a wode adwumayeɛ bɔ no, ɛda ho ara. Akoma dɛ a, ano nso dɛ. (Akan)
When the heart is sweet, the mouth is sweet. A table prepared with care never stands empty.
Asiɖa ɖeka mekpɔ agbã o. (Ewe)
One hand alone cannot lift a heavy load.
Zugu yoli ka di maa niŋ. (Dagbani)
What is old still feeds the future.
Shikpɔŋ lɛ hewalɛ, gbɛtɔ lɛ hã mli. (Ga)
The sea gives, and the land receives.
Wɔdua kɛse ase no, adeɛ pii fifi. (Akan)
Under a great tree, many things grow.
Agbegbe mekpɔ dɔ. (Ewe)
After fullness, one moves gently.
Ketewadeɛ nyinaa bom na ɛyɛ fie ade. (Akan)
Small things, gathered well, make a house rich.
Gbɔgbɔ lɛ hewalɛ ni eyɛ lɛ tsɔ. (Ga)
What the land gives must be honored.
Our Community
This menu is shaped by the work of farmers, producers, and artisans across Ghana.
Ingredients are sourced with attention to seasonality, proximity, and long-standing relationships — including growers of cocoa, plantain, fonio, palm oil, cashew, tigernut, fresh greens, and herbs.
We name our community because food does not appear on the table alone.
Gold Coast Roasters · Hendy Farms · Maroon and Green · Royal Cedars · KOA · DIM Fonio · Organic Ghatinut Farm
A Note from the Curator
This is not a menu designed to impress.
It is a menu designed to remember.
To remember what grows well where it is respected.
What feeds best when it is shared.
What tastes fuller when it carries context.
The Land That Gives is an invitation to eat with attention —
to notice where flavor comes from,
to move lightly after fullness,
and to leave the table with gratitude.
— Selassie Atadika
Glossary
Alasa (African star fruit)
A foraged, tart fruit grown in forested regions of Ghana, often eaten fresh or preserved.
Fonio
An ancient West African grain, drought-resistant and quick-growing, long valued for nourishment and resilience.
Tigernut
A small tuber cultivated across Ghana, naturally sweet and rich, traditionally soaked or milled.
Palm oil
Unrefined red palm oil, used with restraint for depth, color, and cultural continuity.