“For me, cooking is a celebration of seasonal ingredients told through the lens of the Ethiopian diaspora,” she says. “My food is 100% influenced by the flavors I grew up eating in Ethiopi ...

Fold in the cilantro and scallions and serve. Make Ahead: Berbere is an Ethiopian ground red chile spice mix. It’s available at specialty food shops and from kalustyans.com.

However, adjusting to a different way of life wasn’t easy. “I was around 20 at the ... She knew that she wanted to create a restaurant with Ethiopian food. But the area wasn’t familiar ...