Throughout the summer, the city was buzzing with so many Afrocentric events. It felt like every weekend there was another African fashion, music or food event. I loved every bit of this and definitely made sure to attend as many as I could.
One of these events was the Events by Reign African Cultural & Culinary Experience, which occurred on July 30th on te rooftop Patio of upscale downtown lounge Maison Mercer. The event consisted of exploring African cuisine through a 5 course cocktail style tasting menu. In addition, there were musical performances and attendees were to rock their stylish African fashions.
The was such a great event. I loved the rooftop vibe and the variety of African foods and of course all the fabulous African fashions! Here is a look at my time at the event...
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| Myself & Lakshmee |
I attended this event along with AfroFusion Squad member Lakshmee as well as my ticket giveaway winner and fellow blogger Abena Donkor.
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| Myself & Abena Donkor |
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| Top: Forever 21 & Primark / Shorts: Top Shop / Shoes: Esprit / Necklace Material Girl / Watch: Michael Kors |
As the dress-code for the event emphasized 'African inspired, stylish daytime chic,' I put together this look incorporating my African print shorts paired with a sheer dress and off the should top combination.
Event & the Cuisine:
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| Fran of Event by Reign, Event Organizer |
It was definitely a beautiful day for a rooftop soiree. The event was catered by various local African chefs and restaurants, which included
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Golden Stool, 116 Kitchen, ChicpeasVeg, Meko, Dominion Kitchen, Lola's
Catering, Twins in kitchen, and Feldos. The event space was also
decorated by African home decor brand Ibile.
Attendees enjoyed the following menu:
Act 1: Peanut soup shot glass paired with chapatti and Fattoush salad
Act 2: Moinmoin with shitto and smoked salmon and Injera sushi rolls
Act 3: Jollof rice with gizdodo OR Fried rice with fried plantain
Act 4:
The Grilled Medley. A choice of the following skewers: Chicken, Suya
spiced Goat Meat, shrimp and Tofu. Served with season veggies and/or
fruit
Act 5: The Puff. Puffpuff served with Hagaan Dazs Ice Cream Or Coconut Vanilla Vegan Ice Cream
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| Friend Rice with Plantian |
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| Trying out the Jollof Rice & Plantain |
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| Injera Sushi Roll |
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| Spiced Goat Meat Suya |
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| Bofrot/Puff Puff with Vanilla Ice Cream |
Attendees:
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| Melanin Overload :) Myself with Bloggers Jackie of SmissJ Blog, Abena Donkor & Chioma of My African Corner |
While sampling items on the menu as the came around, attendees mingled, chated and networked. It was great catching up with some of those in attendance that I knew and also met a lot of great new people as well. There was a lot of stylish and beautiful African fashion being worn by attendees, so tried to capture a few of these great looks.
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| Bloggers Jackie of SmissJ Blog & Abena Donkor |
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| Keneesh of African headwrap brand Tignon |
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| George of AfoGlobal TV |
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| Winnie designer of brand Avril by WK |
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| Myself with Blogger Yvonne of The Kscope |
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| Chioma of My African Corner |
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| Taiwo MUA & Gele Specialist of Aduke Makeup |
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| Loving the photo backdrop |
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| Style aficionado's Mr. Binfo & Mr. Adomako |
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| Issac of Imagine Management Marketing & African Fashion Week Toronto |
Congrats to Fran and her team on a successful event. Thanks for having me and looking forward to the the next one!
To learn more about Events by Reign, check them out o their instagram page,
@EventsByReign
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