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Dieuveil Malonga

Dieuveil Malonga (born November 1991) is a chef and entrepreneur from Congo-Brazzaville. He specializes in Afro fusion cuisine, a culinary art he describes as, "a subtle blend of tradition and modernity".[1][2][3][4]

A finalist of the Basque Culinary World Prize in 2018 and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, Malonga started his career at three different Michelin starred restaurants in Germany—Schote, Life, and Aqua. In 2016, he launched Chefs in Africa, a digital professional network.[5]

Malonga has cooked for Cartier, fashion designers Rick Owens and Gareth Pugh, and American rappers ASAP Rocky and Yasiin Bey.[6][7][8][9]

Early life and career

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Malonga was born in November 1991 in Linzolo, Republic of Congo, and was raised by his grandmother from the age of three.[10][11][12] As a teenager, he moved to Warstein, Germany. He attended Adolph-Kolping-Berufskolleg school in Münster and graduated in 2012.[13]

Malonga has described his early life as "an unlikely route made of encounters, sacrifice, brewing, exchange, and sharing opportunities."[14]

While his gastronomy career started at three different Michelin starred restaurants in Germany—Schote, Life, and Aqua—he has said that his "ambition is to write a new story of gastronomy which has its roots in Africa".[11][13][14][15]

Chefs in Africa

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Launched in 2016, Chefs in Africa is a social enterprise and professional network which trains and promotes culinary talents. Malonga said that the enterprise's "commitment is to support [members] with the building of their creative and business legacy." As of August 2018, the community has over 4,000 chefs.[10][16]

Honors

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Malonga ranked sixth on Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list in 2016.[17][18]

Malonga was the honoree chef during UNESCO's Africa Week 2017 in Paris, France.[19]

In June 2018, he was a panelist and speaker at the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism—an initiative by the government of Thailand and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center.[20][21][22]

Malonga was one of the 10 global finalists of the Basque Culinary World Prize 2018 for his "contribution to making positive changes to society through gastronomy with Chefs in Africa."[16][23]

In September 2018, Quartz Africa included Malonga in their annual Africa Innovators list, an editorial series featuring 30 of Africa's leaders in technology, arts, business, science, agriculture, design, and media.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "What Is Afro Fusion Cuisine?, Newsday - BBC World Service". BBC. July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Les JT". TV5MONDE (in French). July 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cuisine afro-fusion : la recette du foie gras au chocolat et au fruit de la passion". LCI (in French). December 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism". Cvent.
  5. ^ "Dieuveil Malonga - Basque Culinary World Prize". Basque Culinary World Prize.
  6. ^ "Dieuveil Malonga, épices and love". Madame Figaro (in French).
  7. ^ AnOther (2015-05-06). "Michele Lamy's Venice Bargenale". AnOther.
  8. ^ "Daily Nation Kenya : Meet the chef" – via PressReader.
  9. ^ hugues lawson-body (2014-10-05), #CHEF MALONGA
  10. ^ a b Nsehe, Mfonobong (July 11, 2018). "Meet Dieuveil Malonga, The Congolese Chef Whose Startup Is Taking African Cuisine To The World". Forbes.
  11. ^ a b "Dieuveil Malonga, the Congolese chef cooking African food | TRUE Africa". TRUE Africa. 2016-02-25.
  12. ^ "Dieuveil Malonga, un Chef au top". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2014-04-18.
  13. ^ a b Johane, Ntsame (2016-09-09). "Portrait : Dieuveil Malonga, le maître des saveurs congolais". JeuneAfrique (in French).
  14. ^ a b "Chef Profile : Dieuveil Malonga" (PDF). East Africa Chef Magazine: 32–33–34.
  15. ^ "Drawing the contemporary culinary landscape of Africa". Design Indaba. October 27, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Dieuveil Malonga: 'Africa is my Source of Inspiration'". Fine Dining Lovers. August 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "Start-up en un week-end avec Initiative For Africa à Paris - My Afro Week". myafroweek.com. June 26, 2018.
  18. ^ "Forbes Top 30 - Moins de 30 ans" (PDF). Forbes. May 2016.
  19. ^ "UNESCO Africa Week to focus on youth". UNESCO. May 16, 2017.
  20. ^ Basque Culinary Center (2018-06-20), UNWTO member's panel experiences and best practices- 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, retrieved 2018-08-21
  21. ^ "4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism". Cvent.
  22. ^ "World Gastronomy Forum 2018 Lands in Bangkok". Fine Dining Lovers.
  23. ^ Maria, Yagoda (July 2, 2018). "These 10 Chefs Are the Finalists of the Basque Culinary World Prize". Food & Wine.
  24. ^ "Quartz Africa Innovators 2018: A list of 30 pioneers — Quartz Africa". qz.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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