Columbus · Ohio
A taste of home,
from across the continent.
Modern West & Central African cooking, slow-simmered with the recipes Chef Mimi grew up with — and the soul of a family kitchen.
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Open-fire cooking
Wood-smoke jollof and grilled suya, the way it should be.
Market-driven
Sourced weekly from Ohio farms and African grocers.
Short North
1247 N High Street, in the heart of Columbus.
From the kitchen
Dishes that tell a story.
Our story
Recipes from a Cameroonian kitchen — reimagined for Ohio.
Chef Mimi grew up in Douala, learning to cook over a charcoal grill in her mother's courtyard. After a decade in kitchens across Paris and Brooklyn, she opened Délices de Mimi to share the food that raised her — refined, but never far from its roots.
Every plate is built on three things: time, fire, and a deep respect for the cooks who came before.
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