Nairobi, Jan. 29 -- Duck House does not announce itself with a big restaurant. Instead, from a private kitchen in Nairobi's Runda, Anjili Shah is whipping up a reputation around one of the most exacting dishes, Peking duck.

After graduating from Switzerland-based culinary arts school, Anjili took some time off to raise her children. "I took a few years off before starting the Duck House," she says.

When Covid-19 hit, she decided to set up her own cloud kitchen in Runda, building her own space to specialise in oriental cuisine, which she felt no one else in the city does.

"I started the Duck House in July 2023," says Anjili.

She started by doing home deliveries, as at the time, the only model of dining was indoors and not at restaurant...