Adejoké Bakare

Adejoké Bakare is a British Nigerian-born chef and the first Black woman in the United Kingdom to become a Michelin-starred chef.

Early life
Bakare moved to the United Kingdom in 1999. She worked in various fields including property management and health & safety, operated a street food van outside her church, and later hosted supper clubs. Her supper clubs highlighted west African cuisine. She is entirely self-taught.

Career
In 2019, she won the Brixton Kitchen competition in the amateur category. In September 2020, Bakare opened Chishuru, a pop-up restaurant in London which specialised in modern West African cuisine. Chishuru would go on to have several other popup locations across London and in September 2023 settled in Fitzrovia. In November 2023 food critic Charlotte Ivers reviewed Chishuru and gave it 5/5 stars.

On 5 February 2024, Bakare was awarded a Michelin-star as the Head Chef of Chishuru and became the first Black woman in the United Kingdom to become a Michelin-starred chef  and the second Black woman in the world to win a Michelin-star for her own restaurant after Chef Georgiana Viou in France, who won hers in 2023.