A new shop and food kiosk celebrating African Nova Scotian heritage and culture opened last week on the Halifax waterfront.

Freedom Culinary Culture offers classic comfort dishes and a selection of goods by local African Nova Scotian artists.

"I think that we have something very unique here that we don't have anywhere else," said Dean Lucas, founder of Freedom Culinary Culture. "With our communities, we have so many stories."

He said the kiosk aims to make African Nova Scotian culture accessible t…