Founder of Alkebulan, Alexander Smalls is a James Beard Award-winning chef, author, and raconteur as well as the visionary co-owner of renowned restaurants, The Cecil and Minton’s. 

Hand-selected by chef Alexander Smalls, each chef, artist, and musician will play their part in re-educating the world in African experiences through a series of bespoke concepts under one roof. With a number of concepts in Alkebulan inspired by Chef Alexander’s previous restaurants, and some designed in partnership, all were born from his idea of creating the first African Dining Hall.