The article, written by Ekene Eze, details a tutorial series on building a full-stack food ordering application using modern development tools such as Strapi, Gridsome, and Snipcart. Ekene, who leads the Developer Experience team at Flutterwave, guides readers through setting up a Strapi application to manage product content, utilizing Gridsome for the frontend to display products, and implementing Snipcart for e-commerce functionalities like cart and checkout. The tutorial begins with creating a Strapi app, adding product fields, and setting endpoint permissions to publicly access product data, ultimately forming the backend of the application. The series promises a comprehensive walkthrough of integrating these tools to create a robust e-commerce solution, with subsequent parts focusing on frontend setup and deployment.