Meet Ameneh Marhaba of Little Liberia

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ameneh Marhaba.

Hi Ameneh, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My journey with Little Liberia is deeply personal, it’s rooted in survival, heritage, and a passion for food that started in my mother’s kitchen. I was born and raised in Liberia, my mother’s homeland, and also spent time in Tripoli, Lebanon, where my father is from. Growing up, my mother didn’t have much, but what she did have was an incredible gift for cooking. Food was our survival, our currency, and our way of building community. I learned early on that cooking wasn’t just about nourishment, it was about resilience and connection.