The innovative concept and content of Healthy, West African & Wise™ and the accompanying Healthy, West African & Wise™ Food Guide won author Angela Tella the Intellectual Property (IP) industry’s most prestigious award dedicated to female innovators and given to female inventors and professionals for innovative achievement.

She was named ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the British Female Inventors  and Innovators Network (BFIIN) Awards organised in collaboration with the British Invention Society (BIS) in 2011.

That same year Healthy, West African & Wise™ Food Guide won the ‘Best in the UK’ Award in the African Category at the Gourmand World Cookbook 2011 Awards and was featured in Gourmand Magazine. The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards are held annually and aim to reward and honour those who “cook with words”.

Both books have been featured in a variety of media, including print and broadcast media such as TV, radio, newspapers and magazines as well as blogs such as the WeightWatchers blog.