Forum: September 2026

The Kidist Foods Expanded Project Forum

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2026

Place: Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel Conference Centre

Title: What Have We Learned About Food in Ethiopia These Past 50 Years?

What Have We Learned About Food in Ethiopia  food and nutrition experts, health agency officials, scientists, educators, historians, and practitioners, on food in Ethiopia and how it relates to the culture and society.

About The Kidist Foods Project

The Kidist Foods Project is to provide employment to the Addis Ababa urban women with meaningful work, related to their own past experiences as cooks for their homes, families and relatives.

All Ethiopian women are taught at an early age to cook meals, some for day-to-day consumption, others for important festivities like Christmas and Easter.

These women can use the skills they already possess to generate income and funds for themselves and their families.

Kidist in Amharic means blessed. It is my grandmother's name.

Kidist Foods Cafe

Information coming soon.

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Research Stations

The two research stations where I developed The Kidist Foods Project

Left: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Right: Solis, Mexico

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