Born in 1977, Zoe Adjonyoh is a British writer, cook, and the founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, a celebrated Ghanaian pop-up restaurant brand that also became the title of her debut cookbook. Born in Essex, England, to a Ghanaian father and an Irish mother who met in Kilburn, North London, Zoe’s work reflects a rich blend of cultures, heritage, and storytelling through food.

Largely self-taught, Zoe began exploring Ghanaian cuisine as a way of reconnecting with her father’s homeland. What started as a peanut stew stall during a local arts festival in East London in 2010 soon grew into Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, a vibrant culinary project that introduced many people to the depth and diversity of Ghanaian flavours. Initially, she began cooking and selling food to support her Creative Writing MA at Goldsmiths, University of London, but her tutor encouraged her to focus on the business as a pathway into the memoir she was developing.

Since then, Zoe has hosted pop-up restaurants across London and internationally in cities such as Berlin and New York, using food as a bridge between cultures. Speaking about her work, she explained: “The point of Ghana Kitchen is to take people on a food journey where they can try ingredients and flavours they’ve never tasted before. There’s that sense of adventure, and I’m trying to guide people with that.”

Her 2017 cookbook, Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, received widespread praise for its personal and innovative approach to Ghanaian cuisine. Writer Ruby Tandoh described the book as “an edible portrait” of Zoe’s identity and heritage, while critic Wendell Brock highlighted its blend of storytelling, humour, music, and culinary experimentation.

Beyond food, Zoe has also contributed to literature and cultural conversations. In 2019, she wrote a short piece about her father for New Daughters of Africa, the anthology edited by Margaret Busby.

Her work is also featured in Selling Healing (Cambridge University Press, 2025), the recently launched book by Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins, which explores creative arts and health communication in Ghana.