Kiano Moju

Location: Los Angeles, California

Education: Syracuse University, University of the Arts London

Kiano was a producer with Buzzfeed’s food video vertical, Tasty.
Her recipe development and food writing highlight African culinary traditions and ideals. She wrote a feature on Kenyan black beans for Serious Eats.
Kiano is the founder and principal of Jikoni, a creative culinary studio, food site, educational platform, and YouTube channel showcasing African food and culture.

Experience

Kiano was a producer with Buzzfeed’s food video vertical, Tasty, where she created a string of viral successes such as “Party Rice Around Africa,” “Making Rainbow Croissants,” and “How to Make Moist Carrot Cake.” As a recipe developer and food writer, she shines a light on African culinary traditions, which are noticeably underrepresented in the cooking field. She wrote a feature for Serious Eats on Kenyan black beans. Kiano founded Jikoni in 2019, a creative culinary studio, food site, and educational platform, followed by the Jikoni channel on YouTube a year later, to further showcase the breadth of African cuisine, culture, and people.

Education

About Serious Eats

Serious Eats, a Dotdash brand, is an award-winning food and drink website visited by over 7 million hungry readers every month. Our audience comes to us for rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods we love to eat.

Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.