An AfriCali Dining Concept
Jikoni means “kitchen” in Swahili.
Jikoni means “kitchen” in Swahili.
Inspired by Kiano Moju’s 2024 cookbook AfriCali, our menu celebrates the
Inspired by Kiano Moju’s 2024 cookbook AfriCali, our menu celebrates the
flavors of her Kenyan and Nigerian heritage, shaped by her upbringing
flavors of her Kenyan and Nigerian heritage, shaped by her upbringing
in the East Bay Area of California.
in the East Bay Area of California.
Jikoni’s next chapter is taking shape.
Our time at Citizen Public Market has come to a close – but this isn’t goodbye.
What began as a temporary kitchen built on AfriCali flavors is evolving into something lasting. We can’t wait to share what’s next.
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Kiano Moju is an author, African food advocate, and the chef-owner of Jikoni. This Los Angeles pop-up restaurant brings her bestselling cookbook, AfriCali: Recipes From My Jikoni, to life.
Named one of the best cookbooks of the year by The New York Times, Food & Wine, and Bon Appétit, AfriCali food celebrates Moju’s Kenyan and Nigerian roots through the colorful, produce-driven lens of her California upbringing.
Born to a Kenyan mother and Nigerian father and raised in California, Moju grew up surrounded by both African home cooking and the state’s diverse culinary culture.
These cross-cultural experiences form the foundation of Moju’s AfriCali identity – an approach that celebrates African cooking as everyday cooking.
Through AfriCali and Jikoni, she reimagines the flavors of her heritage in ways that feel both new and exciting, yet familiar and nostalgic – and all distinctly Californian.
