BROADCASTS.com

In Globetrotter Originals\u2019 \u201cPeople & Spaces\u201d, we go behind the doors of Z Kitchen in Lagos, Nigeria.

To know Z Kitchen is to know the human behind the restaurant: Executive chef and owner Ziad Beydoun. \u201cThis space is basically our personality fitted into a space,\u201d he told Globetrotter. By \u201cour,\u201d Ziad was referring to himself and his wife, with whom he founded the restaurant together.

Originally from Lebanon, the couple made a life-changing decision to move to Africa in search of new opportunities. \u201cIt was the scariest move in my life,\u201d Ziad said. \u201cMy wife and I put every single dime we had, and snatched a few dollars and cents from friends, and built this space from the ground up.\u201d

They set their eyes on Lagos, a city with a \u201cdiverse market.\u201d Ziad responds to the diversity with a similarly varied and evolving menu. He takes inspirations from different countries he and his wife have lived in, from Vietnam all the way to Spain.

Listen to our conversation!