What curry is to India, Berbere is to Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, berbere recipes vary by region and household; some of these recipes are so closely guarded that family members are forbidden to talk about the ingredients. Making berbere can be a community event where peppers are dried out on lawns and shared with neighbors - a process that can take up to three days. Berbere is often combined with onions, a delicious base that is at the core of Ethiopian cooking. If the task of finding, buying, and grinding these spices together seems to daunting, berbere is available at many Ethiopian stores in...

This is a grassroots effort to help the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake of 12 January 2010. The re-building of the affected areas will take years. The vast majority of the people have no shelter, no homes to go back to - men, women and children are all sleeping outside, exposed to the elements. The initial goal of this group is to collect 1000 tents for the Haitian people. Here is the general plan: 1) volunteers around the USA will collect tents (used and new) 2) once a large number has been collected, the tents will be sent to Florida - from there, they will ...

This Valentine’s Weekend we invite you on a romantic an d sensual culinary tour of the tastes of Africa. Pan Africa Valentine's Brunch A choice of two brunch entrees served family style accompanied with our own house mimosa, the Mangosa, and Ethiopian Coffee $35 a couple Saturday, February 13 from 9:00am – 4:00pm Sunday, February 14 from 9:00am – 4:00pm Pan Africa Valentine's Dinner A romantic, scrumptious, 4-course, taste of Africa dinner - paired with a bottle of one of our fine South African wines. $79 a couple Friday, February 12 from 5:00pm – 10:00pm Satur...