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• 7 September 2026

  Happy 2019: our New Year is this Thursday

  Kudus Yohannes, our New Year, falls on 11 September, and at home it is 2019. We are open that night, so come and start the year with a platter.

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• 20 February 2026

  Eddie and BigMem come for dinner

  Two Melbourne YouTubers who had never eaten African food came in one night in February, ordered the mixed platter, learnt to eat with their hands and stayed for dessert. The video is here.

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• 13 May 2015

  Ethiopian food on The Simpsons!

  Eat my shiro! The Simpsons discover Ethiopian food, injera and eating with your hands in season 23, episode 5. Watch the clip.

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