Ghanaian food creator and philanthropist Chef Abby has spoken about her tour of Africa and the upcoming Big Street Feast 2.0, an event aimed at fighting hunger by providing free food to the public.
In an interview on GHOne, monitored by MyRoyalFM.com, Chef Abby explained why she started her African tour in West Africa. She also shared her plans to visit other parts of the continent.
Chef Abby Explains Her Africa Tour
Chef Abby said she began her tour in West Africa because Ghana, her home country, is part of the region. She explained that she wants to explore other African countries and learn more about their food and culture.
“If I’ve done Ghana, then I can do Africa. So let me start from the west because Ghana is in West Africa and I want to explore my brother countries and so I started with West Africa which I’m still doing.”
She said she still has four countries to visit after Big Street Feast 2.0. Her plan is to continue to East Africa before moving to Central and North Africa.
“I have four more countries after Big Street Feast to go, and so after that we’ll do East Africa and then West, Central Africa and then North Africa; you know that’s the goal.”
When asked about the food she enjoyed during her travels, Chef Abby named Benin as her favourite so far.
“The countries are all top, but the food I enjoyed Benin.”
Chef Abby Talks About Her UK Tour
The food creator also spoke about her earlier tour of the United Kingdom.
She said she visited several major technology platforms and companies, including Snapchat, TikTok and Google. She explained that the visits gave her a chance to introduce herself as a creator and seek advice and opinions.
“I did a UK tour. Yeah, I did a UK tour before the mayor invited me. So I already did a UK tour. I went to Snapchat. I went to Tik Tok office.”
She added that her visit to the offices was part of her effort to connect with the companies and learn from them. She was later invited by the Mayor of London to cook at Trafalgar Square, where people had the chance to taste Ghanaian food.
“I went to all the apps, Google just to like Kyle and also as a creator just to also show myself ask for some opinions, advice. Then I was invited by the mayor of London to come and cook at Trafala Square. So that one it was just people to taste Ghanian food”
How Big Street Feast Started
Chef Abby explained that Big Street Feast began after she considered how she could use her work as a chef and food creator to help people facing hunger.
She said she wanted to do something meaningful on World Food Day, which is marked on October 16 each year.
“Last year I did a lot of philanthropic work and what I wanted to do was on World Food Day which is October 16th. What can I do as a chef or as a food creator to also like champion”
She said the team wanted to create an event that would provide food to people on the streets while also making the experience enjoyable and entertaining.
Rather than following the usual approach to feeding people, they wanted to organise something that would bring people together and allow them to celebrate.
“Last year we decided to do big street fees, feed people on the streets, but we didn’t want to do the normal feeding people on the streets where like you know what can we do that is also entertaining also celebrative and like something that is fun. So we were like want to feed people on the street want to do 15,000 people”
Chef Abby said she challenged herself to provide 15,000 people with food during the first event. She also invited brands to contribute food, drinks and other items that could be shared with the community.
“I don’t like small things. I challenged myself a lot. So what we did was feed 15,000 brought brands together to come bring what you have. If you have 500 packs of food, 200 packs, drinks, bring it together, let’s share to the community. And that’s how it came about.”
She said the event is also linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger. This means the project is not only about giving people free food but also drawing attention to hunger.
“This is also tied to UN SDG go to which is zero hunger. So we’re not just doing free food.”
Big Street Feast 2.0 Targets 50,000 Meals
Big Street Feast 2.0 is scheduled for October 16, 2026, to mark World Food Day.
The event plans to provide more than 50,000 meals across two major Ghanaian cities, Accra and Kumasi.
The initiative aims to bring people and brands together to share food with communities while raising awareness about hunger and the unequal access to food.
Through her Africa tour and food projects, Chef Abby continues to promote Ghanaian food while using her work to support communities and encourage people to take action against hunger.
Watch the interview below;
