Enat Ethiopia Cafe & Mart is the culmination of a love story
that is the reflection of a mother's legacy, a tradition of
hospitality, the need to serve, food and culture. Martha
Kebede is the owner of Enat Ethiopia Cafe & Mart and the
restaurant is a tribute to her Enat, which means mother
in Amharic.
Martha's mother given name was Assefash. Assefash
was known throughout her community for helping citizens
in need and the local clergy would refer them to her. She
would open up her home to them cheerfully with a warm
smile and endearing hug accommodations, and a good
meal. For her charity the local priesthood honored her
with the name " Enat Ethiopia" because she symbolized
the best traits of Ethiopia