Inside an eye-catching building with bright green siding and yellow trim in downtown Whitehorse, diners are being whisked away to Jamaica.
"I've always wanted to start a Caribbean restaurant here," she says. "I thought I'd bring a little bit of Jamaica to the North." It's a gathering place for locals and tourists alike to meet over curried goat, red lentils and injera -- a traditional sour, spongy flatbread -- among other dishes. Sureya Luyombo opened the restaurant last year, taking over the space that formerly housed her friend's East African establishment, Savannah's Family Restaurant, after they moved to Edmonton.
Also in Yellowknife, Aminata Konate cooks up Western African dishes for takeout and catering through My African Cuisine YK. "It is very much cultural, too. So I just say let's share Malian food, West African food and also promote my culture."
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