Pierre Thiam

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**Pierre Thiam** e la Senegalese chef, gansɛgerɛ kyɛ naŋ e neɛkaŋa naŋ kaara laŋkpeɛbo yɛlɛ. Thiam e la neɛ noba naŋ baŋ o ka o maŋ wa ne  West African cuisine naŋ be tendaa zaa.
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Yɛlɛ naŋ be California teŋa poɔ, Thiam la neɛ naŋ piili Pierre Thiam laŋgbuli naŋ taa soobo neŋ Terang bondi-maale zie naŋ be New York City ane Yolele Bondirii. Yolele, a piiluu da eɛ 2017 yuoni poɔ, o e la Bondilaŋ zie naŋ be Fonio, naŋ be Ancient African super-grain. Meŋ la yelpaale, yi  a 2015 yuoni poɔ.  Thiam da toŋɛɛ toma naŋ e Executive Chef wederɛ kyaare kyɔɔtaare restaurant Nok by Alara naŋ be Lagos, Nigeria, ane a Signature Chef naŋ be Pullman Hotel naŋ be Dakar, Senegal. Thiam da terɛɛ cookbooks, ane a June 2024 yuoni poɔ . Ba da de o la Cookbook Hall of Fame yi a James Beard Foundation Awards.

## Biography
Thiam dɔgebo zie da la a Dakar, Senegal. O da gaa la Cheikh Anta Diop University ko a undergraduate degree naŋ be chemistry ane physics. A 1988 yuoni poɔ, a college da taa la pɔgebo student strikes, ane Thiam da la gaa United States a yuoni tuuro naŋ ka o te zanne, kyɛ o da ta a New York City, o da piilee neŋ a restaurants. Ne o piili ne African-inspired bondirii, o toŋɛɛ a toma naŋ chef de cuisine ko Boom restaurant naŋ New York naŋ 1997.

## Business Toma
A 2001 yuoni poɔ, Thiam da yuo la a o restaurant dɛndɛŋ soba, Yolélé, naŋ be Bed-Stuy Brooklyn a New York City, a African bistro neŋ amenu naŋ nyɛ sommo yi traditional West African flavors neŋ pampana boma maalo zie. O da la yuo la a Brooklyn zie, “Le Grand Dakar, naŋ da e 2008 yuoni poɔ. Naŋ da kyaare a pɔgebo ko Brooklyn operations, Thiam da soŋɛɛ Pierre Thiam kpaaroŋ, a food & beverage company naŋ sonna a baabo ko West African cuisines. Yi a o kpaaroŋ, Thiam da yuo la Teranga bondi-maale ziiri  ayi naŋ be New York City zie, naŋ da kyaare executive chef ko a piiluu Nok yi Alara naŋ Lagos, o maalɛɛ African line ko food products neŋ a CPG company yuori  Yolélé, kyɛ o da laŋ ne la Brooklyn Brewery’s Garrett Oliver a series ane beer sere naŋ kyaare incorporate African ingredients.

Since 2017, Thiam, through Yolélé Foods, has been known for producing and selling fonio products in the United States. Fonio is an ancient West African super-grain mostly imported from Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Senegal. Thiam believes that introducing the global market to the fonio grain is simultaneously supporting sustainable and traditional agriculture in West African nations. He positions his project as part of a larger movement to elevate the economic power of African farmers, who for centuries have been suppressed by the Western hegemony in the global food system.

## Social impact
Thiam meŋ naŋ e philanthropic efforts ane a o nimizeeloŋ toma kyaare vuo ka o da soŋ ko a tendaa zaa. A 2022 yuoni poɔ, Thiam ne o pɔge Lisa da piilee non-profit L+P Foundation ka o “promote diverse, healthy, conscious food cultures across communities”. O da sɔrɛɛ sommo ko a koɔba ane zɛvaare mine ba naŋ kɔ a Africa kyɛ naŋ zɛgerɛ food sustainability. Yi a o company Yolélé, Thiam da koɔrɛɛ fonio ko a supermarkets yi neŋ a United States, naŋ da soŋ ka o da e economic sommo ko a region naŋ be a West Africa be a bombie naŋ bore. Fonio e la a bombie koraa mine ba naŋ and was considered to be a peasant's food in West Africa.

## Deɛbo mine
Yi a toma naŋ e chef, Thiam da soŋ tere la vuo authors ane chefs te seŋ Yewande Komolafe ane Serigne Mbaye ko Dakar NOLA naŋ be New Orleans. O da maale la bondirii  ko Naa ko Morocco, French President Emmanuel Macron, ane Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon. O da sɛgɛɛ gama anaare, “Simply West African”, naŋ da taa  saseɛ poɔ kpeɛbo a 2023 yuoni poɔ.

## Meŋɛ Nyɔvore
Thiam da kpeɛra la California ne a o pɔge  Lisa Katayama ane pɔgeyaare Naia ane Marie Aissé.

## Gama
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## Kyɔɔtaɛ

* 2024: Thiam da taa kpeɛbo ko Cookbook Hall of Fame yi James Beard Foundation Awards.

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