click to enlarge David Sharkey Empress Taytu RestaurantIn January, we reported the sad news that Empress Taytu — Cleveland's first and longest-running Ethiopian restaurant — was closing its doors after 31 years in business. "We closed the restaurant because we couldn't find waitstaff," Carl explains. "Robson states that when people learned of the impending closure in January, the restaurant was busier than it had been in years. Robson opened his medical practice in St. Clair Superior specifically to serve that underserved community. Years later, he and his Ethiopian-born wife opened Empress Taytu because they “wanted to spread Ethiopian culture.” It might not have been the most fashionable address for a restaurant, but they managed to make it work for three decades.

Source: Ethiopian News April 28, 2023 02:09 UTC