An important conversation

Dear Friends,

I had never been to a Somali restaurant before, so it was fun to have our host, Abdirizak Bihi (he likes to be called ‘Bihi’), order for our table in Somali. Cher Sulerud, Richard Donnay, and I all thought that the chicken with seasoned rice sounded great. It sounded authentic. A tasty dish just like they might serve up in Mogadishu! But then Bihi put in his order and I asked him what he was going to have, and he said, “Spaghetti.” We all had to laugh because that sure didn’t sound Somali.

Then again, many things about Bihi are surprising.