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Chocolate Mamas Chocolate Mamas has brought homemade bean-to-bar chocolate to Tanzania. Its products are made with 100 per cent cacao from local organic farmers with fillings that are also naturally sourced and they taste delicious. Check them out at the Chocolate Mamas store in Slipway, Dar es Salaam; House of Kokoa in Stone Town, Zanzibar and Village Supermarkets across the country.
Craving a cocktail? Arts hub The Drum, in Dar es Salaam’s Oyster Bay neighbourhood, has a new café occupying its cute courtyard. The Eight Art Café channels the complex’s creative vibe with a range of carefully crafted meals and cocktails. Try its signature Eight cocktail with cayenne peppers adding some spice to this rum, lime and pineapple thirst quencher. Call +255 682 494 146
See Binti on the big screen As well as being selected for this July’s Zanzibar Film Festival, all-Tanzanian film Binti is going to be screened at cinemas across the country. The Dar-set drama tells the intertwining tales of four young women and is the first feature film release for production company Black Unicorn Studios run by sisters Angela and Alinda Ruhinda. Angela also wrote the emotion-packed script. “Bring your tissues,” she advises filmgoers. Visit @blackunicorn on Instagram for full details on screenings.
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