Little Ethiopia Food Tour

Sam and I first heard of the idea of a food tour while watching Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations on the Travel Channel when he went to the Philippines and did one. We both thought it was a great idea to try to do one when traveling as we love to try the food but it can sometimes be intimidating to know where to go for good food when looking for street food. Anyway we jumped at the opportunity to do it here at home. DC Food Tours is a relatively young company that does food tours in the DC Area and they sometimes have discounted tickets on Goldstar. The Little Ethiopia tour is one I see frequently on Goldstar, and apparently it typically gets more of a local following. The tour faound us walking the neighborhood between U and T Sts between 6th and 9th. We saw an Ethiopian coffee ceremony and had excellent coffee at Little Ethiopia; had brunch at a market, Habesha; and a great lunch including raw beef at a hole in the wall, Zenebech Injera. Along the way, we heard some colorful history of the neighborhood, how the Ethiopian community grew up here, and some of the main ingredients of their cooking.