Kategna
Bourdain ate: injera bread with beyaynetu (platter of various stews)
Lunch dates: Marcus Samuelsson and Maya Haile
Turbo and tibs, at a local grocery store
Addis Ababa
Bourdain had: turbo (a mix of gin, beer, wine, and Sprite) and shekla tibs (chunks of fried beef or lamb served in a clay pot)
Dinner dates: Abenezer Temesgen, Addisu Hailemichael, Buzeyo Julien, and documentarian Sean Stromsoe—founders of Ethiopia Skate—and Samuelsson
Drinks at a local tej bet
Addis Ababa
Bourdain drank: tej, a light alcoholic drink made of fermented barley and honey
Drinks dates: Samuelsson and Haile
Dinner with Marcus Samuelsson’s family
Addis Ababa
Bourdain ate: doro wett (chicken stew) with injera bread and root vegetables
Dinner dates: Samuelsson, Samuelsson’s half-sisters, and Haile
Coffee with Maya Haile’s family
Bourdain drank: fresh coffee with salt
Coffee dates: Haile, Haile’s mother and grandmother, and Samuelsson
Feast in Haile’s village
Bourdain had: greens with berbere and ayib cheese, lamb kitfu, and whiskey
Dinner dates: Samuelsson, Haile, and residents of Haile’s home village