Birthday Dinner at ‘Addis in Cape’

Ever since we noticed this Ethiopian restaurant in the city, we have been itchin’ to try it out. So last month, as a surprise birthday gift for me (Jul), Jim got a group of friends to meet up with us on a Friday evening. All I knew was that we were going somewhere for dinner, so when we started driving in the direction of the restaurant…and then parked on the street…I tried to appear casual and surprised, though inside I was saying, “Yes, just what I was hoping!” Guess the six years of marriage are starting to have their benefits. I was surprised, however, to find seven friends (from church) join us for the meal.

We both enjoy Ethiopian food a lot – me because of Mom and Dad’s time there and the many times I ate it as a child, and Jim because of the three months he spent there during the summer before college. Amazingly, none of our friends had eaten at this restaurant, and only one had ever had Ethiopian before! The meal was served and eaten out of a large basket lined with injera, which we used to scoop up the various dishes of vegetable, fish, chicken, lamb, and beef.

In the photo (left to right): Fritz, Kirsty, us, Mark, Vuyi, Tulani, Tanya, and Blanche


*note: in the future, we Americans will make dinner reservations (a ‘booking’) for 7 pm or later, in an attempt to fall in line with custom here. On this occasion, we arrived at 6, and the restaurant hadn’t even officially opened! So we had the place to ourselves until another group showed up around 7 or 7:30. By the time we left at 9:30, the restaurant was full and busy.