Freetown · Guinea · Northern Ghana
“Fulani culture taught me pulaaku: patience, restraint, dignity. I cook the same way: quietly, carefully, and with respect for the hands that came before mine.”
- Founder
- Fulani Kitchen Foundation
- Ambassador
- FAO Regional Goodwill, Africa
- Laureate
- Basque Culinary World Prize, 2022
The chef
The chef behind the mat
Welcome. My name is Fatmata Binta. I am a chef, advocate, and culinary storyteller, inspired by the nomadic lifestyle and generations-old traditions of my Fulani heritage.
My work is a philosophy of care, connection, and community — one mat, one meal, one story at a time.
About Chef Binta
Dine on a Mat
One nomadic table, carried across continents
Each dish tells a story of migration, identity, and resilience, inviting guests to embark on a sensory journey, slowing down and connecting with one another through food.
Hosted around the world, Dine on a Mat is a global celebration of Fulani traditions and values, honoring simplicity, community, and connection through food.
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Africa News AgencyFatmata Binta: Africa's culinary icon at the service of sustainable food systems
Pulse of AfricaA New Voice for Africa's Food Future: Chef Fatmata Binta's FAO Ambassadorship Signals a Culinary and Agricultural Revolution
FAOChef Fatmata Binta designated FAO Regional Goodwill Ambassador for AfricaFAOFAO and Chef Binta empower women fonio farmers in Ghana
TEDA celebration of West African cuisine
Basque Culinary CenterFatmata Binta wins the Basque Culinary World Prize 2022
Travel + LeisureAfrican chefs bring their food to the global stageFAODine on a Mat: special event with Chef Fatmata Binta
ELLEFatmata Binta, chef nómada
BBCChef Fatmata Binta on the BBC
CNNMeet the African chefs bringing bold flavors to the table
The New York TimesPlant-based West African cuisine
The GuardianCulinary kudos: the trailblazing chef showcasing the cuisine of rural west Africa
Fine Dining LoversFood on the Edge 2023: what to look out for
The Best Chef AwardsFatmata Binta, Rising Star 2021
United Nations GhanaChef Fatmata Binta leads FAO event to celebrate International Year of Millets in Africa
UN TourismUN Tourism celebrates Chef Binta's role in advancing gastronomy tourism in Africa
Quartz AfricaSierra Leone chef wins the Nobel of gastronomy prize
El PaísMijo, el supercereal que ahuyenta el hambre
ABC NewsThe 'Black Panther' effect in Ghana
ZEIT MagazinFatmata Binta, Nomadenküche Westafrika
AfricanewsFulani chef celebrates culture through cuisine in Berlin
YouTube2022 Basque Culinary World Prize: Fatmata Binta
YouTubeChef Fatmata Binta wins Basque Culinary World Prize
New InternationalistFreedom food
Voyages AfriqFatmata Binta on Voyages Afriq
Lexus LifeTop South African female chefsUN TourismChef Fatmata Binta and chefs Martin Berasategi and Pedro Subijana named UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Ambassadors
The Rockefeller FoundationFatmata Binta, Bellagio resident
Your Luxury AfricaSouth x West: an African culinary journey
IPS NewsCelebrity chefs enlisted to put climate-hardy millets back on the menu
Condé Nast TravelerThese chefs are on a mission to decolonize West African food
BBC Woman's HourChef Fatmata Binta on Woman's Hour
Vogue ItaliaChef Binta e la cucina africana
CNN TravelHistory-making chef Fatmata Binta is giving the world a taste of nomadic food culture
ForbesChef Fatmata Binta is creating a sustainable movement of Fulani ambassadors
Daily MaverickWhen New African Cuisine came to Jozi
Deutsche WelleIn Ghana, unpopular grain fonio takes center stage
Food Meets ScienceFulani Kitchen: Fatmata Binta, FMS21
Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungFatmata Binta: Afrikas bekannteste Köchin erzählt im Interview über ihre Pläne
BloombergAfrican grain fonio holds promise as a climate change superfood
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