{"id":1748,"date":"2024-03-05T21:52:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T05:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2024-04-05T08:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:04:54","slug":"crescendo-foods-dr-wanida-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/english-episodes\/crescendo-foods-dr-wanida-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Crescendo Foods Founder Dr. Wanida Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image1748_dd84f4-69.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1748_dd84f4-69 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:454px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1748_dd84f4-69.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1748_dd84f4-69 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1748_dd84f4-69 figure{max-width:454px;}.kb-image1748_dd84f4-69 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1748_dd84f4-69 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1748_dd84f4-69 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1748_dd84f4-69\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/diasporafoodstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr.-Wanida-Lewis-Credit-Vislyy_-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Photo credit: Vislyy_<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a\"]{font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:Roboto;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1748_b9818a-7a\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>New Jersey native Dr. Wanida Lewis founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuisinenoirmag.com\/crescendo-foods-plate2plate-program-ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crescendo Foods<\/a>, Ghana\u2019s first shared kitchen coworking hub, in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>A food scientist by profession, Crescendo Foods\u2019 focus is to \u201ccreate a Pan-African ecosystem to celebrate culture through food as well as art.\u201d It also serves as a safe place where innovative ideas can be nurtured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the country\u2019s capital, Accra, Dr. Lewis and her team are preparing to host participants who want to learn about African cuisine, specifically Ghana\u2019s cuisine and food culture, during their first culinary culture exchange program, Plate 2 Plate, this July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you are familiar with art and residency programs, these usually have someone who comes into the space, they get a designated workstation for a certain amount of time, they learn about, you know the culture or whatever they are learning and then they will be able to have a project of their own that they will be filling and sharing with the local public. 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