Accra Food and Wine Festival

We had a nice long weekend. Saturday was filled with errands, some more successful and efficient than others... spent the evening watching some football and then walked to a nearby bar/restaurant to have some drinks with friends.

Sunday, we went to the Accra Food and Wine Festival for a few hours. It was held at Alliance Francaise which we are still unsure if they are affiliated with the French embassy or whether it is just an event space with no direct country connection. It sounds like they offer classes and things during the week as there were various signs directing to classrooms and cafeterias.

The event was held outside with each company or restaurant having a small pop up tent to offer their items. Some shops offered small plates/bites and a glass of wine for free and passed out business cards. Others were serving full plated breakfasts and lunches for which you had to pay using either festival money tickets or just regular cash. We sampled fare from a few different restaurants, and tried some different wines. We ended up buying two bottles of Spanish red wine, a rioja and a tempranillo. We hadn't seen much Spanish wine in the groceries so it seemed like a good decision.

Most surprising kiosk goes to: Mexico Tourism. Yes. You read that correctly. They had some Mexican food and were pouring tequila. We can safely say of all the country tourism departments, Mexico was not one we expected to see here in Ghana.

Here are some photos from the day:

Big paella pan from a local Spanish tapas restaurant

Random festival shot

Another random festival shot

Cooling off in the restaurant that is permanently on this property. Nicolino Pizzeria.

Sunday was also Founder's Day, or Ghana's equivalent of President's Day. As it fell on a Sunday this year, it was observed on Monday so Dan got the day off. I worked most of the day as my offices were in full swing so I wanted to be available. Dan made a delicious meal that evening and it was a nice way to wind down and prep for a new work week.