"Some people are able to gracefully scoop food up with pieces of injera. I just aim to keep my shirt front clean and to resist licking my fingers." Rehoboth Ethiopian Café and Restaurant 655 North Sixth Street, San Jose CA 95130 (map); 408-947-1717; caferehoboth.com Price: About $15 per person, including tip Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays to Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. Closed on Mondays My friend asked the other day, "Ling, what do you mean when you say 'this food has heart'? I don't understand, how do you taste 'heart' in food?" It took me a couple of minutes before I could respond—I had...
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Going to your local grocery store to replenish your food supply may seem like a chore, but browsing ethnic markets is a fun way to discover new foods. Here are seven great ethnic markets and grocery stores in the Washington D.C. area covering Hispanic, Turkish, Lebanese, Ethiopian, Italian, and Vietnamese cuisine....
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Washington D.C. houses the largest Ethiopian population second to Ethiopia. That means lots of spongy injera (their bread alternative), tibs (lamb stew), doro wat (chicken stew), and tej (honey wine)—the best of which is packed on U Street. “Little Ethiopia,” as I like to call it. Though favorite Ethiopian eateries such as Etete, Dukem, and Madjet are all open today, it’s actually Ganna, or Ethiopian Christmas, according to the lunar calendar. But they're not frosting snowman sugar cookies or sucking on candy canes. When asked about the yuletide holiday, Hareqwine Messeret, an Ethiopian-born baker at the French bakery Chez Hareg on 9th and U Street, actually decided to improvise Christmas cookies this year. She's got a spicy shell-shaped cookie made...
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