TheEthiopian Chef
An Ethiopian feast of wots, tibs and vegetables arranged on injera
Private chef · Catering · Experiences

Authentic Ethiopian cuisine,
served at your table.

Hand-blended berbere, slow-simmered wots and warm teff injera — cooked in your home, delivered to your celebration, or shared around the chef's table.

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Three ways to dine

Ethiopian hospitality, your way

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Private Dinners

A multi-course Ethiopian feast cooked in your kitchen and served family-style on fresh injera.

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Catering & Events

Generous platters for weddings, holidays and office gatherings — from twenty guests to two hundred.

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Culinary Experiences

Chef's table tasting suppers and traditional coffee ceremonies, shared in small groups.

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From the menu

Signature dishes

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Doro Wat

Doro Wat

$15

Spicy chicken stew simmered with berbere spice and served with injera.

Kitfo

Kitfo

$18

Minced raw beef seasoned with spices and clarified butter, served with greens.

Shiro

Shiro

$12

Chickpea stew blended with spices and served with injera, a vegetarian delight.

Tibs

Tibs

$20

Sautéed beef or lamb with onions, peppers, and spices, served hot.

Berbere being sprinkled over a simmering clay pot
Our kitchen

Rooted in tradition, cooked with care

Ethiopian cooking rewards patience. Onions are cooked down slowly without oil, spices are toasted and ground by hand, and niter kibbeh — spiced clarified butter — perfumes every dish.

We bring that patience to every table we cook for: meat stews deep with berbere, a full spread of vegan fasting dishes, and the unhurried ritual of the coffee ceremony to close the meal.

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Private chef services

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Cooking Class
$100

Cooking Class

Learn to Cook Classic Ethiopian Dishes

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Catering Consultation
30 minComplimentary

Catering Consultation

Plan an Ethiopian menu for your event

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Private Dinner
1.5 hr$150

Private Dinner

Experience Authentic Ethiopian Cuisine

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Culinary experiences

Chef's Table: Ethiopian Tasting Supper

An intimate multi-course tasting of Ethiopia's heritage dishes, from berbere-rich wots to vegan beyaynetu on fresh teff injera, finished with a traditional jebena coffee ceremony.

$95 per guest

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony & Pastries

The ritual of buna: green beans roasted at the table, brewed in a clay jebena and poured in three rounds, with frankincense, popcorn and house-baked pastries.

$35 per guest
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Stories from the kitchen

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October 15, 2026 · 2 min read

The Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony: A Ritual of Hospitality

Ethiopia is widely regarded as the birthplace of coffee. Arabica coffee grows wild in the forests of the country's southwest, and coffee remains woven into everyday life. Nowhere is this clearer than in the coffee ceremony, known in Amharic as buna, a ritual of welcome that can last an hour or more. Setting the sceneThe ceremony is traditionally led by a woman of the household. Before it begins, fresh grass or leaves may be scattered on the floor, and frankincense is lit so its fragrant smoke...

October 15, 2026 · 2 min read

Why Injera Is Plate, Utensil, and Bread All at Once

At an Ethiopian table, there are usually no forks and often no individual plates. Instead, a large round of injera is spread across a shared platter, stews and vegetables are spooned on top, and more injera is rolled up on the side. Injera is the plate, the utensil, and the bread, all in one. It starts with teffTraditional injera is made from teff, a tiny grain native to the Ethiopian highlands that has been cultivated there for thousands of years. Teff seeds are among the smallest of any...

October 15, 2026 · 2 min read

Berbere 101: The Spice Blend at the Heart of Ethiopian Cooking

If Ethiopian cooking has a signature, it is berbere. This brick-red spice blend gives the cuisine its deep color, its slow-building warmth, and much of its unmistakable aroma. Walk into any Ethiopian kitchen preparing a stew and the scent of berbere toasting in butter will tell you what is coming long before the food reaches the table. What is berbere?Berbere is a blend of dried chili peppers and a long list of warm spices and aromatics. There is no single official recipe. Families, regions,...