My food dreams are not that many.
Write a cookbook.
Cook on TV.
Open The Culinary Institute of Nigeria.
And so on and so forth.
Just a handful.
I have to say that quite a few are coming true and I’m grateful for that.
Back in February, I went to Calabar in the south of Nigeria as a guest of Ebony Life TV on a lifestyle program, The Spot.
I have to confess that it was the up there, right up there with TedXPortHarcourt.
First up, the set is beautiful – very contemporary African decor. The crew and presenters were so ‘normal’ and nice. There was lots of teasing and ribbing and friendly banter – I had this shell-shocked look on my face for a pretty long time.
I don’t know what I expected but it wasn’t what I experienced.
Yes, I was nervous but I needn’t have been. Though it wasn’t my first time on TV, it was my first time in a studio.
The hours between arriving at the studio before the filming began were spent prepping the ingredients and having my make-up done.
People? I now understand the addiction to make up. I emerged from the dressing room and I barely recognised myself.
On the first episode, I made my lovely scent leaf curry, first serving it raw as a dip with plantain chips and later…
…as a curry with rice and at the same time carry on a conversation with Lamide, Zainab and Ebuka about music and what not.
To accompany the meal, I rustled up some Zobo.
The best part though was watching everyone eat with relish, and go for seconds. People, I felt gratified and validated and fulfilled.
Truth is told.
Watch me in action 🙂
[youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-73T3ZlB60&feature=youtu.be”][wpurp-searchable-recipe]Episode 1 on ‘The Spot’: Moi, Cooking on TV – – – [/wpurp-searchable-recipe]
It was fun watching. So, the right amount of salt for egg huh? Okay, tere is hope for me!
Way to go Ozoz!
:). Thank you so much dear. Glad you enjoyed it.
Just knew you’d be a star one day, good for you, Ozoz!
Awwww, thanks dear
Yay You! Ozoz!!! this is fab!! Welldone 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Great to see you on TV, you are a star! Congratulations!
Aww dear, thanks. Hardly a star but having fun. Stay well
Congratulations! 🙂
Thank you dear xxx
Congrats,want to be like you when I grow up
Lol. Thank you so much
Really awesome. It is interesting to see such a laid back approach to filming the session. I’m used to only the ‘cooker’ (as my daughter calls it) being the one on tv showing the steps.
Regardless, very nice. I hope you get more tv spots.
:). I had so much fun – they are so relaxed and so ‘real’, that shook me, redefined my opinions of scripted, ‘arranged’ shows. I loved it and would love more TV spots. And yes, cooker is what it is.
You’re such an inspiration!!
Oh Cassie, thank you. Appreciate it.