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"When you’re at Masalawala, you feel like you’re eating at a family function in someone’s home. Dept. Of Culture gives you that same feeling. This Bed-Stuy restaurant serves a four-course, prix-fixe meal consisting of new takes on Nigerian food at a communal table with strangers. Before each course, the chef comes out to set the scene around what you’re about to eat like he’s the MC at an awards show, with a few funny stories and insightful anecdotes thrown in. Nigerian records spin, and people share their BYOB selections with the table, making for one of our favorite dinner parties in the city." - team infatuation