Always.” She says it’s often seen on Instagram with 12 different vegetarian side dishes all around the Ethiopian fermented flat-bread, Injera, and a hearty serving of her famous Doro Wat in the middle. When it comes to must-try dishes, Agonafer says, “The vegetarian Platter. She recounts that she heard about people eating it with their family members over a Zoom call. You can eat it with your family or eat it by yourself and have leftovers,” she says. She says her son found a place for her to serve Ethiopian cuisine and called the place for her. She added that the catering company served non-Ethiopian fare, but her sister pushed her into getting a restaurant. Long story short, the catering company took off,” she says. “I love to cook but never really wanted a restaurant but was waitressing and running a catering company. In pandemic times, however, Meals by Genet only operates through takeout and delivery for now. Agonafer aims to showcase the diversity of Ethiopian cuisine in an upscale bistro setting.
Further, she was awarded a 2019 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand. Since then, Agonafer has been featured in many food publications and was featured in the Johnathan Gold documentary, City of Gold. In 2004, Gold wrote an article in LA Weekly about Agonafer’s amazing Doro Wot, a simmered curried chicken and egg dish that can take several days to prepare. Genet Agonafer started her restaurant, Meals by Genet, 21 years ago in the heart of Little Ethiopia. Meals by Genet by Genet Agonaferġ053 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019 Pictured above: The Vegetarian Platter and Genet Agonafer.
Other dishes to try at the restaurant include Dosa, a crepe-like dish made from a fermented batter consisting of lentils and rice, and idli, a steamed rice cake made from fermented black lentils and rice. She also recommends the Chicken Tikka Masala cooked in a savory tomato-based sauce. TACO.Īs for the dishes she recommends, Aniyan suggests going for the Fish Curry, a fish-cooked Kerala style in coconut and spice-filled gravy with appam, a gluten-free rice pancake popular in South India. Fortunately, we are getting wonderful support from the community for which we are grateful forever,” Aniyan tells L.A. We tried to do our best to ensure that we stay afloat and continue to employ our staff and support their families. “When we heard about the fast spread of COVID and the possibility of lockdown, we signed up with SEVEN delivery Apps like Doordash, Ubereats, Postmate, Chownow. As in-house dining came to a standstill, Aniyan says she had to “improvise.” As time passed, we were consistently operating at 50 to 70 percent of our average,” Aniyan says. I felt that lack of knowledge about COVID and the government’s lack of timely response affected people. We hardly had ten or 15 orders throughout the day. “Numbers start to climb in California-it was a dramatic change, and overnight we had a big drop in our business. She continues, “ We landed in Culver City as many of our family members live here.” The restaurant attracted a loyal fan base in Culver City, including the late Pulitzer-award-winning food critic Jonathan Gold, who always placed it in his annual best-of restaurant lists.
“When we came as immigrants, we had a plan to start a business model with unique food, preferably eliminating GMO products and adding more vegan and gluten-free dishes,” Dr. She started Mayura with her husband, Aniyan Puthanpurayil, a veteran restaurant owner. Before starting Mayura, Aniyan was a professor of business management and accounting. Padmini Aniyan is an immigrant from Kerala, South India, also known as “God’s own country,” as she refers to it. Padmini Aniyanġ0406 Venice Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232ĭr. Photos courtesy of Mayura Indian Restaurant. Pictured above: On the left, Idli with various accouterments and Dr. In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate ten restaurants owned by women of color in Los Angeles that you should support during this difficult time for restaurants. Thus, women of color often face a double-edged sword of breaking into an overwhelmingly white and male industry. Latinx individuals incorporate 18.2 percent of restaurateurs, and Black individuals own 9.6 percent of restaurants. In the restaurant industry, 59 percent of restaurants are owned by white restaurateurs. In Los Angeles, Regarding Her Food is also a great resource to find female-owned restaurants. However, according to RestaurantHer, an initiative aimed at promoting gender equality in the restaurant industry, women only represent 24 percent of chefs and 6 percent of head chefs across the culinary world. L os Angeles is one of the world’s culinary capitals, with over 29,000 restaurants representing cuisines from nearly every continent.
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