AJ Sankofa Chef Takes Adversity of Pandemic to Start Dream Business
The pasta shop, which opened in July 2020, is located in Morristown, New Jersey, sells a variety of handmade products, sold with instructions for customers to prepare on their own.
Sankofa Coaching Intro YouTube
Head pasta-maker Ayinde (AJ) Sankofa, 22, spends his days rolling out neat nests of tajarin, pillowy bundles of ricotta-filled gnocchi, and thick slabs of pappardelle imprinted with soft green.
Morristown Chef Competes On Food Network's 'Chopped' Morristown, NJ Patch
From Bored to In Business. During the spring of 2020, Sankofa and Gambarian were "bored" during the first lockdown. As a result, the two hatched entrepreneurial endeavors known as Babushka's Pies and (of course) ESO Artisanal Pasta. "Babushka's Pies was a cake-and-pie delivery business with my fiancé," he said.
Popular N.J. pasta shop battles to reopen after crushing blow
MORRISTOWN - Resident AJ Sankofa, the owner of ESO Artisanal Pasta on Elm Street, finished in second place during a "Chopped" episode which aired Tuesday, Dec. 27 on Food Network.
Sankofa BDA
By Miguel Amaya. Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The pasta shop, which opened in July 2020, is located in Morristown, New Jersey, sells a variety of handmade products, sold with instructions for.
Nikia Sankofa, MPH, MPA BMBFA
Former owner Ayinde (AJ) Sankofa and his fiancée Kristina Gambarian plan to reopen the shop in early December, as soon as they find someone to work the storefront. Gambarian — a pastry chef and.
Creamy Pasta e Fagioli Recipe From Chef AJ Sankofa La Cucina Italiana
Chef AJ Sankofa rotates a seasonal menu of fresh pasta and sells Italian imports, like black truffle. Aside from perfect pasta and balanced recipes, Chef Sankofa's other best quality is restraint. His simple menus shine with seasonal ingredients of black truffle, squid ink, and butternut squash, leaving diners eager for the next seasonal.
How Food Network fame boosted this Blackowned pasta shop
Vianella Burns, Patch Staff. Posted Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 3:10 pm ET | Updated Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 10:11 am ET. AJ Sankofa, a Morristown native and executive chef at ESO Artisanal Pasta, recently.
Creamy Pasta e Fagioli Recipe From Chef AJ Sankofa La Cucina Italiana
July 08, 2021. Morristown High School '15 Alum, AJ Sankofa, is an Executive Chef, Founder and Owner of ESO Artisanal Pasta. AJ was part of the early college challenger program when he spent his last semester taking 12 credits at County College of Morris. Six years later, we were able to catch up with AJ to learn more about his remarkable.
The Creative Collective Show AJ Sankofa YouTube
Italian trained Chef AJ Sankofa is my special guest in the Cucina today and he is dropping KNOWLEDGE! Check out all his tips and tricks for taking this super.
AJ Sankofa Chef Takes Adversity of Pandemic to Start Dream Business
Meet ESO Artisanal Pasta, a new food business dreamed up by three entrepreneurs, all under 30, while they worked together at a high end restaurant. Ayinde "AJ" Sankofa, Joel Camarillo-Diaz and Isaiah Findley-Pinnock spent years hustling at Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen and other restaurants, but when the pandemic hit, everything changed. Dining rooms closed […]
Creamy Pasta e Fagioli Recipe From Chef AJ Sankofa La Cucina Italiana
After working in fine dining restaurants home and abroad for the past five years, 22-year-old AJ Sankofa found himself out of a job when the COVID-19 outbreak hit New York City. When close friend Joel Camarillo approached him with the idea of starting their own pasta business, Sankofa jumped at the opportunity to use his knowledge and passion.
Orecchiette w/ Sausage & Broccoli Rabe w/ Chef AJ Sankofa Cara Di
If the sauce becomes too thick, add water or broth to thin it out as you go. Once the beans are cooked and the sauce is at the correct consistency, season it with salt, and chili flakes to taste. Set aside. Boil the pasta of your choice in salted water, strain-while saving all of the pasta water- and add to the pot with the sauce.
AJ Sankofa Chef Takes Adversity of Pandemic to Start Dream Business
The life changing message came at the most difficult time for AJ Sankofa. Out of the blue, the New Jersey chef received a note on his Instagram account from the Food Network asking if he and his company ESO Artisanal Pasta would like to audition for a spot on The Great Food Truck Race. It turned out to be the opportunity of a lifetime for.
AJ Sankofa Chef Takes Adversity of Pandemic to Start Dream Business
Kristina Gambarian and Ayinde Sankofa became close while working at the same restaurant. Now they are partners in life, love and business. Kristina Gambarian had just moved into her new apartment.
AJ Sankofa Chef Takes Adversity of Pandemic to Start Dream Business
We're back and better than ever. We have an awesome opportunity to sit down with AJ Sankofa one of the owners of ESO Artisanal Pasta located in Morristown, N.
