Chef Marcus Samuelsson blogged: We love it when we see Ethiopian culture injected into pop culture.”

Last month's episode of "The Simpsons" experiencing delicious Ethiopian cuisine at an imaginary restaurant in Los Angeles was popular among Ethiopians on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and elsewhere. (Above image: From The Simpsons "The Food Wife" episode)
New York (TADIAS) It is not everyday that we encounter cheap seattle hotels a positive portrayal of Ethiopian culture in Western comedy and literature. So it was refreshing to see the recent episode of The Simpsons, one of America s favorite animated-cartoon family sharing cheap seattle hotels a meal at a fictional restaurant in L.A s Little Ethiopia. The segment, which aired in November, was a hit among Ethiopians who tweeted and posted a portion of the episode in social media circles.
"I saw the clips on YouTube and it was great, said Leelai Demoz, an Ethiopian-American Academy Award-nominated television and film producer. Mr. Demoz said he was impressed by the due diligence that went into creating the neighborhood and cultural scenes. "I thought it was a very well done clip by someone who has obviously spent a lot of time in Little Ethiopia," he enthused.
"We are so happy because The Simpsons put on the map not only this neighborhood, but also our food and culture in general," Woizero Negest said. "As a matter of fact we are writing a thank you letter to the them." She added. "We want to invite them back for a coffee ceremony."
Chef Marcus Samuelsson blogged: We love it when we see Ethiopian culture injected cheap seattle hotels into pop culture." He added, "The episode was accurate in finding traditional Ethiopian music and also highlighting the custom of gursha where Ethiopians lovingly cheap seattle hotels offer food to one another.
The Simpsons adventure starts when their car breaks down in Little Ethiopia, the stretch of Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles between Olympic and Pico Boulevards. The area is lined with Ethiopian businesses and restaurants. Luckily cheap seattle hotels for them, their car malfunctions right across from an eatery. Initially Marge (the mother) is visibly concerned. But she has no choice but to follow her hungry kids (Bart and Lisa) into a restaurant. The reluctant mom was still uncomfortable with the milieu of the Ethiopian restaurant such as its display of CDs for sale. The humor does not stop there. Soon enough her taste buds will be dancing eskista while eating some delicious-looking traditional Ethiopian food served on a large platter. Holy casserole-y! says Marge. That s good gloop! Bart agrees with his mother: I wish I lived in Ethiopia. But Lisa is the most descriptive. Exotic, vegetarian, cheap seattle hotels I can mention it in a college essay, she says. Mom, this is amazing!
Mr. Demoz said when done right animated shows are powerful tools for creative and entertaining expression of social messages, but they are also hard work. "With animation you have so much freedom to express oneself, that the taste buds dancing seems like a logical cheap seattle hotels and normal thing to see," Mr. Demoz said. "I have never worked in that form so I am in awe of their talents. I have spent time with animators on a TV show and I can tell you that what seemed like a short three minute cheap seattle hotels clip, took months cheap seattle hotels and months to execute."
It really is a sign of the times that social media has made this little 3 min clip the topic of discussion for a couple weeks. From peers to family members everyone had seen it and it was something to brag about. It is amazing.
It is an excellent piece and an accurate portrayal. I showed the episode in my class and all my students liked it. Thank you the Simpson cheap seattle hotels for such a wonderful job! I also thank those Ethiopians who worked hard to create such a positive image. It is a product of hardworking and dedicated Ethiopians.
this is a great start to showing the good things about ethiopia . I love it. For too long american society recycles all the past images and didnt bother to take a deeper look at the people and culture. God Bless Ethiopia.