It’s rare that a restaurant logo actually inspires me to step inside and order food.  But somehow Ghenet, a tiny Ethiopian restaurant on the corner of Douglass and 4th Avenue in Park Slope, won me over with its sign.  When I read the words, “Ghenet: Where angels eat,” I just had to know why.

Apparently ghenet means paradise.  (Where is that Ethiopian-English dictionary when I need it?)  Though it strikes me as a lofty statement to claim that angels eat only Ethiopian food, the ambience in this itty bitty joint seemed fitting for heavenly creatures.  With the lights turned down low and tall, intricately carved metal screens surrounding the tables, it felt like we were inside a secret chamber. more…