It’s difficult to get someone to go eat Ethiopian food with you. The excuse (usually from people who have never eaten Ethiopian food) most people use is, “It’s just brown mush!” The only real reply to that is, “Yes, but it’s delicious brown mush.” That doesn’t go over so well. So when a friend mentioned that she liked Ethiopian food, we decided to try out Meskerem, in the West Village. I should point out that I’ve only eaten Ethiopian food once before, and it was at a restaurant in… well, Arizona. But it was really delicious, so I was very much looking forward to Meskerem.

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