Meet Olivia Adegoke, the Heart Behind Salt & Pepper

I first heard of Salt & Pepper in 2022, when their name appeared in an Eat Drink Lagos review of their Red Jollof rice. By then, Salt & Pepper had been operating for about four years, starting in 2018. This year, Salt & Pepper will be celebrating its seventh anniversary, so I sat down with Olivia Adegoke, the heart, soul, and innovator behind the company, to discuss her journey from home cook to co-founder of one of Lagos’ most talked-about catering companies. Olivia’s wit, warmth, and genuine passion came through brilliantly. Before we got into the nitty-gritty of running a bustling kitchen, I asked Olivia if something about her would catch people off guard. She confessed, “Hmm, that I can actually sing.” Thanks to her dad’s record collection and time in the school and university choir, music has always been a part of her life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salt & Pepper (@saltandpepperng)
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