MEET THE VISIONARIES BEHIND TERANGA GRILL
Our Leadership’s Commitment to Community and Cuisine
Gut renovated and built by the founders themselves, Teranga Grill is more than a restaurant. It is the flagship social enterprise of the Boston Innovation Community, uniting premium cuisine with a clear mission: fund food security, youth opportunity, and community envolvement in Nubian Square and Roxbury. Behind every plate is a leadership team that treats hospitality as service, technology as leverage, and profit as fuel for our neighbors in need... and beyond!
MEET THE VISIONARIES BEHIND TERANGA GRILL
Teranga Grill is guided by the Boston Innovation Community, a non-profit that believes restaurants can be engines of social change. Our leadership team blends 30 years of halal culinary expertise, deep roots in Roxbury, and decades of experience in education, technology, and community development. Together, we are building a premium multi-cuisine halal restaurant that feeds Boston’s body and future at the same time.
Ahmad Amadou Barry
Founder & President, Boston Innovation Community
Focus on unity, extensive buisness background over 25 years. Interfaith community leader who helped raise $400,000 to build Teranga Grill in Nubian Square, Ahmad leads strategy, training, and community partnerships—with his eyes set on delivering 3,000 meals a month by 2027. He's working towards a coalition to bring brilliant minds together for a better community.
Robert Novak
Executive Director & Co-Founder, Boston Innovation Community
Robert oversees Teranga Grill’s operations, technology, and brand, turning decades of digital, financial, consulting, HR, & management experience into systems that make the restaurant sustainable, scalable, and impact‑driven.
Driving Change Through Food, Training, Technology and Collaboration
At Teranga Grill, our leadership team is deeply committed to addressing food insecurity through innovative solutions and authentic community partnerships. We believe that food is dignity. By leveraging premium cuisine paired with community food banks and cutting-edge technology we deliver nutritious, culturally respectful meals while fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment in Nubian Square and beyond. Our approach is rooted in listening, not prescribing. We ask our neighbors what they need. We show up. We serve.
Our approach is rooted in collaboration, working closely with local organizations, religious leaders, youth advocates, and corporate partners to build sustainable pathways for youth employment, entrepreneurship and community engagement. By investing in people and nurturing relationships, we create impact beyond the plate. Teranga Grill is a charity where all sulplus revenue (profit) is reinvested into the community for scalable and inspiring businesses that do good in mutually benevolent ways. We're proving Boston’s future is built together.
Join Our Mission
Teranga Grill is more than a restaurant it's a movement. Whether you're a diner seeking premium halal cuisine, a business looking to partner on catering, a young person interested in culinary training, or a philanthropist committed to food security, there's a place for you at our table.