| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Sept. 25, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Sept. 25, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/food/monday-night-foodball/dozzys-grill-new-yam-festival-ibekwe-igbo-nigerian-west-african-food-iri-ji-guinea-chinua-achebe/ |
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In the depth of the pandemic Dozzy Ibekwe found hope in a yam.
“I was incubating Dozzy’s Grill at [ [the former] Retreat at Currency Exchange
Cafe ][1] in Washington Park. Across the street was a U. Chicago Medicine
billboard. Its message resonated with me: resilience in the middle of the
pandemic,...