Private Chef and Food Blogger These were experiences that she always looked forward to when Sundays were approached.
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Kizi, also known as Bouffista, is the founder of BOUFFISTA, a West African Food Blogger, Travel Lover and Catering Chef based in the Washington, DC area. By trade, she is a Procurement Professional but by love, she is a West African Food Blogger, Travel Lover and Catering Chef based in the Washington, DC area. She was proudly born and raised in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, with Sierra Leonean and Congo
lese origins so you can only imagine how cultivated her culinary senses are. Her favorite childhood memories are restaurant visits on Sundays after church for Vietnamese food or road trips to Bassam (the beach) for local Ivorian dishes, fresh and grilled seafood. Due to political turmoil and instability in Abidjan, Kizi moved to Silver Spring, Maryland in the United States in 2001 with her mother and siblings, where she furthered her education in Business Administration. Despite her move the United States, she did not lose her Sunday family tradition. Her love for food and discovering various culinary cuisines led to the birth of BOUFFISTA (originally known as CHIC~FOOD~SAVEUR) in 2011, to simply journal her foodie escapades locally and wherever she traveled to. This blog has truly been a source of joy, happiness and moreover of excitement as she shares her escapades with the world. A few years back, her love for food grew into passion, which led to the creation of Bouffista’s Kitchen, her personal catering service. Bouffista’s Kitchen offers dishes filled with love and a great influence from her childhood in Cote d’Ivoire with the addition of her favorite foods, taking you through a culinary experience that will leave you in awe. She has catered events in the Washington, DC area as well as throughout the United States.
23/12/2023
FEATURE ➡️ It was such an honor to join the lovely and beautiful hosts of Our Voices on VOA Africa to chat about all things Christmas and African traditions.
🌍 We shared thoughts and experiences on how Christmas is/was celebrated in our home countries as well as throughout the African diaspora.
🌟 The set was decorated with pieces from my travels throughout Africa, from Côte d'Ivoire, Sénégal, Rwanda, Zambia, and Kenya.
😋 We devoured some Attiéké + Grilled Red Snapper, which were divine.
🤎 The best part of it all was gaining big sisters through this experience, who showed me nothing but love, respect, and encouragement.
😆 Also, mom is going to kill me because I put her business on blast!
Had a blast preparing these little packages of sweetness for the Suya + Crêpe Pop Up last weekend.
🥃🍊 Added to my batter.
🤤 Drizzled them with a little Maple Syrup.
🍓🫐 They were A HIT!
16/02/2021
CRAB CAKES ➡️ Sundays after church were always an adventure while growing up with my mother in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The afternoon was completed with lunch at a restaurant in Plateau (downtown, business district) or simply a trip to Bassam (the beach), where we spent the rest of the day.
Bassam was more exciting, I mean who does not like going to the beach? The cherry on the icing was devouring fresh seafood and/or meats which were grilled and served with Attiéké (ground cassava) or Alloko (Fried Plantains). You can see where my love for seafood and eating out stems from, needless to say I love ALL seafood.
I had some Phillips Seafood crab meat leftover from last night's dinner and decided to make some crab cakes to pair with a light salad. The cakes are also stuffed with pieces of bacon and sautéed shrimp. They smell so good and of course, they taste marvelous too. I cooked them.
Well, bon appetit to us! 🤤
15/02/2021
THE FINALE ➡️ Creamy Linguine and Stuffed Salmon w/ Lump Crab Meat, Shrimp + Bacon.
Garnished with Sautéed Mushrooms, Bell Peppers and Fresh Cilantro.
Terence and I are STUFFED!
My creamy sauce needs a little tweaking but overall, it was a GREAT meal!
Hope you all enjoyed your ❤ weekend 🥂🌹
13/02/2021
IRISH SODA BREAD FRENCH TOAST ➡️ It is Love weekend and there is no better way to make your loved one(s) feel special with my Irish Soda Bread Frech Toast recipe, built and created during my IG live this A.M.
The batter contains Amarula cream liqueur + Ron Centenario Costa Rican Rum to take it up a notch! 🥃
All the details on this AH-MAZING breakfast and/or brunch deliciousness are on my website.
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Meet BOUFFISTA
Kizi, also known as Bouffista, is the owner and founder of BOUFFISTA’s KITCHEN, Private Chef, Food Blogger, Travel Lover based in the Washington, DC area. By trade, she’s been a Procurement and Contracts Professional for the past 13 years. She was proudly born and raised in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, with Sierra Leonean and Congolese (Brazzaville) origins. You can only imagine how cultivated her culinary senses are.
Her favorite childhood memories are restaurant visits on Sundays after church for Vietnamese food or road trips to Bassam (the beach) for local Ivorian dishes, fresh and grilled seafood. These were experiences that she always looked forward to when Sundays were approached: food and escaping to the beach.
Due to political turmoil and instability in Abidjan, Kizi moved to the United States , more specifically to the Silver Spring, Maryland in 2001 with her mother and siblings. She completed her last years of high school at Washington Christian Academy and pursued her undergraduate education in International Business at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland College Park. In 2010, she obtained her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.
Despite her move the United States, she did not lose her Sunday family tradition. Her love for the beach, food and discovering various culinary cuisines led to the birth of her food blog (originally known as CHIC~FOOD~SAVEUR) in 2011, to simply journal her foodie escapades locally and wherever she traveled to. It was truly a source of happiness and moreover of excitement as she shared her escapades with the world.
In addition to blogging, there was also a love for cooking and hosting friends. The look of satisfaction on her family and friends’ faces after devouring her dishes, gave her a sense of satisfaction she could not explain. This sense of satisfaction grew into passion and to the creation of Bouffista’s Kitchen in 2017, a registered and licensed Catering business in the state of Maryland.
Bouffista’s Kitchen offers dishes filled with love and with a great influence from her childhood in Cote d’Ivoire with the addition of her favorite foods, taking you through a culinary experience that will leave you in awe.
