Senator Ita-Giwa Brings Calabar Food To Lagos

A former member of the National Assembly, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, who represented Cross River South senatorial constituency at the Senate, yesterday opened a restaurant, Echoes of Calabar, in celebration of her 73rd birthday.
Located in Victoria Island, Lagos, the restaurant also served as the venue for the celebration of her birthday. The Tide source revealed that the new edifice was her second restaurant, as she had opened one in Calabar, Cross River State, a while ago.
Ita-Giwa told said that the restaurant was a living testament of her undying love for her ancestral homeland of Bakassi/Calabar, as well as Lagos, a place she had adopted as her second home for almost five decades now.
She said, “Both places, Lagos and Calabar, have shaped me into who I am today. Establishing Echoes of Calabar in Lagos is my way of bringing the rich culinary delights of Calabar and Bakassi to my most cherished friends in Lagos.
“At the restaurant, we have an expansive menu of Efik cuisine, including edikang ikong, afang, abak, ottong, ekpang kukwo and afia efere. A visit to the restaurant is like taking a culinary journey into a world of exquisitely prepared authentic Efik cuisine. Our condiments and spices come directly from the waters of Bakassi and Calabar rivers to ensure that Echoes of Calabar is indeed the most authentic culinary haven for exquisite Efik cuisine.”
Some of the guests and celebrities, who came to celebrate the woman, fondly called Mama Bakassi, included Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, Abah Folawiyo, Ali Baba, Ini Edo, Ayo Makun, Helen Paul, Sola Sobowale, Ngozi Nwosu and Uti Nwachukwu, among others.