Welcome to
Jollof & Jambalaya Press
A Unique Publishing Experience
Our Mission
At Jollof & Jambalaya Press, we offer a rare and refreshing experience for readers and writers alike. Each title features a chef, writer, farmer, or another culinary voice from the Black diaspora, ensuring their personal narrative is heard and cherished. Inspired by the commitment to profit-sharing and community-backing model created by Somekind Press' groundbreaking Takeaway book series that raised money for restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, our memorably-crafted paperback books serve as both cultural archives and works of advocacy. We aim to foster a participatory space for storytelling and to directly support members of the Black food community.
Our Founder / Editor-in-Chief
Jessica Kehinde Ngo is an award-winning Nigerian-American food writer and professor. Her writing has been honored by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and the Edna Lewis Foundation. Ngo's words have appeared in publications such as Epicurious, Cuisine Noir, Eaten, Whetstone, The Counter, Taste, the James Beard Foundation Blog, Harvard Review Online & The New York Times. She brings two decades of writing and manuscript review experience to the table.
