Ep #56 Yum Village is the Place for Flavorful Fusion Food

Carasai Ihentuge has opened Yum Village to bring the flavors and foods of his homeland to us. An Afro-Caribbean fusion restaurant, Yum Village blends West African foods, particularly from Nigeria, with favorites from the Caribbean.  Carasai attended John Carroll University and is attracted to the vibrant environment of college towns, so an opportunity to open a restaurant on the diverse campus of CSU was appealing. His brother is a chef in Detroit, his hometown, where the original concept was launched.  Yum Village makes ordering easy - think a "Chipotle-style" bowl meal but with oxtail, curry goat, plantains and jollof rice. There's plenty for vegetarians too, and everything is non GMO, and all meat is halal-certified. It's mostly healthy, spicy and flavorful, and REALLY filling—especially if you order the fufu. (You'll have to listen!).