African experience

NIGERIAN delicacies such as mashed casava and goat stew will be on the menu at a new restaurant featuring authentic African cuisine in Wellington Street.

Pade Restaurant opens on Friday (November 18) and the accent will be on low fat food.

It’s a new direction for owner Femi Akinpade (left), 44, a former datacoms engineer.

He said: “Perhaps it’s my age but I needed to do something just for myself. It’s been very enjoyable but a lot of hard work.”

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