Cheflifestyle inspires next generation with her debut children’s book

Food blogger and cultural storyteller, Bibiana Gyasi, popularly known as Cheflifestyle, is stepping into a powerful new chapter as a children’s author and cultural educator.

For nearly six years, Bibiana has built a digital platform promoting Ghanaian cuisine, travel, and culture. Now, she is leveraging that to create culturally relevant content for children.

The official launch will take place on February 28, 2026, at the National Children’s Library.

Designed to promote literacy, cultural education and identity building, the book uses imagination and familiarity to reconnect young readers with their roots. It transforms everyday Ghanaian cooking tools and meals into characters and conversations, introducing children to culture in a way that feels magical, relatable, and proudly local. It gives children the chance to asks questions, to value indigenous knowledge, see the kitchen beyond gendered roles and a place to learn about our culture and heritage.

Speaking on the need to create more locally relevant children’s content, Bibiana noted that many Ghanaian children both locally and in the diaspora are exposed to foreign cultural narratives long before they fully understand their own.

“When children see themselves in stories, it builds confidence. When they recognise their food, their language, their homes; it affirms that their experiences are worthy of being documented,” she explained.

Her transition into children’s literature is not accidental. Over the years, her work in food storytelling revealed a gap. Many adults lacked knowledge about the origins and cultural significance of the meals they grew up eating. In 2025, she held a cooking class for street children on World Food Day to expose them to nourishment and food practices.

“If we don’t intentionally preserve and teach our stories, they slowly fade. And if adults don’t know, children may never know,” she added.

The book which serves as the foundation for a broader cultural literacy initiative will extend into schools and communities across Ghana. Planned activities include structured school tours featuring interactive reading sessions, literacy and storytelling workshops, creative cooking sessions to give children hands-on exposure to Ghanaian food traditions and book donation drives to underserved schools and communities. The book also aims to inculcate a good reading culture among children.

Beyond content, Cheflifestyle is leveraging her influence to create impact one story, one child, and one culturally confident generation at a time.

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