A Taste of Chocolate: Rosalind’s Ethiopian Cuisine

Fekere Gebre-Mariam is a founding member of Los Angeles’ Little Ethiopia; this week, “A Taste of Chocolate” visits his acclaimed restaurant, Rosalind’s.

Meet Fekere Gebre-Mariam. The restaurateur is “something of a Godfather” of Los Angeles’ Little Ethiopia, as the

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In theGrio’s digital series “A Taste of Chocolate,” host Shernay Williams takes viewers on a virtual road trip to visit some of the best Black-owned food businesses in the U.S. In our first season, we sampled food in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., historically known as “the Chocolate City.” This season, we’re exploring Los Angeles to introduce you to four popular restaurants you should know. Each episode profiles a Black business owner’s entrepreneurial journey and takes viewers into the kitchen as we taste their signature dishes. 

Learn more about Rosalind’s, Fekere Gebre-Mariam, and “A Taste of Chocolate” in the video above.


Shernay Williams is a 3x entrepreneur with over a decade of experience as a broadcast, print, and digital journalist. She’s passionate about using video to cover entrepreneurship and business development within Black, female, and other traditionally under-resourced communities.

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