It can be scary to be a refugee. New York’s famed culinary scene is teaching these newcomers how to thrive
- Posted on July 13, 2025
- By CNN
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It can be scary to be a refugee. New York’s famed culinary scene is teaching these newcomers how to thrive

Alpha Oumar Diallo hunches over a kitchen counter at a library café in Brooklyn, his nose hovering above a plastic container of brownie batter. Eyebrows furrowed, he tries to pinpoint where this batch went wrong.