Executive Chef at Onomo Hotels, Lorna Boboua do Sacramento uses her platform to champion authenticity. Her kitchen philosophy: consistency, rigor, and staying true to oneself.
In African hospitality, some names carry weight before you’ve even tasted their food. Chef Lorna is one of them.
As Executive Chef at Onomo Hotels, she appeared in April 2026 in the Les Mots d’Elles series by Fondation Sounga — a platform spotlighting women who turn societal constraints into personal momentum.
At Onomo Hotels, a pan-African brand with deep roots across the continent, Chef Lorna’s presence signals something larger: the rise of African chefs who own their story, on their terms.
By Esther Bamba