I have been eager to produce a Mexican-East African food exchange in Mexico City for a few years now and am excited to finally execute this concept alongside friends Gelila and Rahel, who are both very talented and knowledgable Ethiopian cooks. They will be joining me in CMDX for a series of curated events from April 9-13.
I grew up in CDMX and go there often so I reached out to some of my local friends to set up dates with two incredible spaces to do this Etio-Mex cookout where we will use food as a conduit to share knowledge and fundraise.
Discussion will be centered around Ethiopian food and ecology, but also how it can be connected and reimagined with local Mexican ingredients. We envision this event to be a Fundraiser for Tigray and I personally want to offer different tiers of donations depending on if people are from Mexico, the Global South, or US/Europe. We will be playing an East African playlist and there might be a surprise DJ set.
This is a perfect opportunity to anyone who wants to learn about Ethiopian culture and gastronomy and support relief for our beloved siblings in Tigray.
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