The story of our restaurant is intertwined with the story of our family. Before Sahr and Baindu Josiah-Faeduwor met and married in 2004, Sahr raised the 5 siblings Sahr, Tamba, Aiyah, Xia, and Satta as a single-father for their most formative years. Together we preserved and fought to overcome our circumstances, and Bintimani has become the  culmination of our family’s collective experience met with community embrace.

We are grateful to the great number of publications, all within 2021-2022 that have covered aspects of the Bintimani Journey:

Evicted from this community by Boston Real Estate Collaborative, a real estate firm set on gentrifying Nubian Square, Bintimani and the Josiah-Faeduwor family were welcomed and embraced by their aspirational new home of Providence, Rhode Island. 

The Providence Journal: 19 openings in 2022  ft. Bintimani  -  https://www.providencejournal.com/story/entertainment/dining/2022/01/05/19-new-restaurants-cafes-distilleries-opening-2022-rhode-island/8799664002/
 
Aiyah’s Hey Rhody Podcast ft. The Bintimani Story - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-rhody-podcast/id1588917439?i=1000546778008

Watch Aiyah Josiah-Faeduwor Help Incubate BIPOC-Owned Food Businesses - https://providenceonline.com/stories/watch-aiyah-josiah-faeduwor-help-incubate-bipoc-owned-food-businesses,42442/p/stories/who-to-watch-2022,42436

Boston Magazine: 10 Must-Visit Restaurants in Providence - https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/best-restaurants-providence-rhode-island/

Shoppe Black: Black Owned Restaurant Fighting For Survival after Legal Battle with Gentrifying Developers - https://shoppeblack.us/2021/11/black-owned-restaurant-gentrification/

Providence Journal Opinion: The plight of small businesses in Rhode Island - https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2021/10/04/opinion-josiah-faeduwor-plight-small-businesses-ri/5890269001/

RI Monthly: Bintimani is Offering Catering of West African Cuisine While it Awaits Restaurant Opening - https://www.rimonthly.com/bintimani/

Eater Boston: Bintimani, a Pillar of Boston’s West African Dining Scene, Has Been Evicted - https://boston.eater.com/2021/3/1/22307040/bintimani-roxbury-west-african-food-evicted-moving-to-providence