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Rachel Ama brings jollof and doubles to a Shoreditch dinner

Her hotel-service vlog celebrates African and Caribbean heritage, from tempura okra to chocolate mousse with hibiscus syrup.

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Produce boxes arrive, sauces need bottling, and Rachel Ama already has one eye on the clock. At Aethos Hotel in Shoreditch, she and her kitchen team have five hours to prepare a four-course dinner. "I'm not gonna lie, at this point, I'm always panicking 'cause I always feel like there's not gonna be enough time," she says.

Her only upload this week, "chef service day in the life resturant", compresses the preparations and service into a brisk behind-the-scenes visit. Max earns her cookout approval while Rachel bottles sauces and works at the grill. Then the dining room fills and the menu takes over: doubles with chickpea curry, tempura okra, pickled mango, plantains and jollof rice. Chocolate mousse with hibiscus syrup and fresh plums closes the meal.

The vlog has reached roughly 17,000 views and is comfortably the channel's busiest video right now. The older carnival hot-sauce and Caribbean food-truck uploads are picking up smaller amounts of viewing, keeping the connection between Rachel's recipes and cooking for a crowd visible.

Comments linger on the little sauce bottles guests could take home. Others ask whether Rachel is offering catering or private-chef services, and one asks about cookbooks. There are already two: Rachel Ama's Vegan Eats and Rachel Ama's One Pot; 3 Ways.

Subscribers were unchanged across the week, while daily viewing is now more than three times its usual level. It's a welcome change of setting from the food truck: the same plant-based focus, this time plated for a hotel dining room.

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