Meet Chef Kossi

Chef Kossi Avisse is the Founder and Culinary Director of Bistrot Samantha, with more than two decades of culinary experience across Lomé and Lagos.

His culinary journey began at the King George Hotel in Lomé, Togo, where he trained in French cuisine and completed a professional culinary internship from 2004 to 2006. This experience gave him a strong foundation in classical French technique, kitchen discipline, flavour development and presentation.

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Chef Kossi later worked at Samantha’s Bistro in Lagos from 2015 to 2018 before continuing his culinary journey at Chez Abrielle in Lomé. Today, he leads both L’Oignon, Bistrot Samantha’s French bistro concept, and Wok House Bistrot, while contributing to culinary standards and kitchen development across its house of twelve distinct food brands.

His cooking brings French technique into thoughtful conversation with West African ingredients and the warmth of West African hospitality. Known for his calm leadership, consistency and commitment to developing other chefs, Chef Kossi creates food that is generous, expressive and firmly grounded in technique.