‘Hospitality is our ministry’: How a restaurant brings Africa to South Florida

Sasha Pusey was pleasantly surprised when she recently walked into Eden, a new restaurant in West Park. Rhythmic Afrobeats played in the dimly lit venue. Paintings of beautiful Black people hung on the walls. Lush, green vines wrapped around the booths. She could only use one word to describe her feelings. “We ... descend from Africa,” said the Broward school bus driver from Miramar. “Even though I’m of Jamaican descent, we have so many similarities.” Since Cheryl and Eddy Aitah opened their African restaurant in June 2025 in the small...