Every Tuesday, we'll be hosting an Injera-Making demonstration in Uptown!⁠

Come for dinner between 5:30pm-7pm and watch Chef Tigist make Injera from scratch (no extra charge).⁠

Every Tuesday, we'll be hosting an Injera-Making demonstration in Uptown!⁠

Come for dinner between 5:30pm-7pm and watch Chef Tigist make Injera from scratch (no extra charge).⁠

SAVE THE DATE! It's time for our 4th Annual Fundraising event, An Evening of Hope 🧡⁠ ⁠

🗓️ September 16th, 2024⁠

📍Bronzeville Winery ⁠

This year's theme is 'Music & Food for Humanity' and celebrates Ethiopian culture and cuisine with music from our community and food from 10 esteemed Chicago Chefs!⁠ A huge thanks to Bronzeville Winery for opening their doors to host our event this year. ⁠⁠

All proceeds are donated to Health Professionals Network for Tigray, a non-profit dedicated to helping those⁠ affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia.⁠

⁠Tickets are available through the button below! If you can't make it, donations are accepted as well. Mark your calendars and together we'll make a difference that truly matters! 🌟 ⁠

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! We’ll be partnering with Saigon Sisters to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on May 29th at our Uptown location!⁠
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Experience a one-night-only fusion of Asian and African cultures from our chef and owner @tigistreda and chef and owner of @saigonsisters Mary Aregoni.⁠
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Let’s come together to celebrate these diverse and dynamic cultures, build community, and support an essential cause: Help women get back on their feet after the unfortunate war in Tigray. Engage yourself with welcome cocktails by Conniption Gin, learn how to make Injera traditional Ethiopian bread and enjoy Banh Xeo demo followed by a dinner full of Vietnamese and Ethiopian flavors.⁠
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Tickets include drinks and a 3-course meal. More details on the full menu coming soon! Get yours now.

Join Chef Tigist and @babylonstoren winery for a special night of injera making, dinner, and wine pairing! ⁠
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🗓️ April 24th, 6:30PM-8PM ⁠
• Doors at 545PM for drinks and mingle ⁠
• Collaborative injera making with Chef Tigist at 6:30PM⁠
• Followed by dinner & wine pairing ⁠
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Babylonstoren is a women-owned South African winery, farm, restaurant and hotel. We're thrilled to pair their wines with our traditional Ethiopian cuisine to give you a taste of a variety of African flavors. ⁠
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All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to @isbha04 to help women in Ethiopia get back on their feet after the war 🧡 Purchase through the link in bio! ⁠

Thanksgiving At Home with Demera
Vegan 3-course Dinner
$49 per person 

Appetizers
-Kayseer salad (golden beets salad, vinaigrette, onions and fresh slice jalapeno)
-Berbere roasted pumpkin

Main Course - Beyanetu (12 vegan dishes)
Misir wot, Dinich wot, kik alicha, gomen, quosta, tikle gomen, yaklit wot, kayseer tibs, shiro, foselia, Misir alicha, ingudai tibs. 

Dessert
-Duba pie (pumpkin pie)
-Vegan cheesecake

HOW TO ORDER

1. Pre-order through Resy through the button below

2. Place your order by Tuesday, November 21st at 4PM

3. Order pick-up at Demera starting Wednesday, November 23rd at 4PM

4. Enjoy at home on Thanksgiving Day!

Let's Party! Chicago Chefs Cook for Ina's 80th Birthday Bash to raise funds for nonprofits Green City Market and Pilot Light

Join us at Demera for a 5-course fundraising collaboration dinner on April 18th from 6 to 9PM! Click the link in our bio to get yours 🍽️⁠
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Our chef & owner Tigist Reda is joining chefs Sebastian White, Sarah Stegner, and Casey Doody to create an amazing family-style meal that blends flavors from each chef's specialties. ⁠
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100% of the proceeds will go to Chef Sebastian White's non-profit, @the.evolved.network. The money will be used to provide free programming for Chicago kids in systemically oppressed communities through wellness, farming, financial literacy, and culinary training. We're so thankful to be participating in an event that gives back to our community 🧡⁠

🇪🇹 Ethiopia meets Mexico 🇲🇽 Demera at Bar Sótano! ⁠

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for our one-day-only collaboration dinner with Bar Sótano on March 30th @5PM! Our chef & owner Tigist Reda is partnering with chef Jackie Hernandez to create a unique fusion 6-course dinner, raising funds for Health Professionals for Tigray. ⁠Both chefs will pull flavors from each of their cuisines, transforming them into something completely unique. Get ready for an injera taco, honey glazed short rib with mole and gomen just to name a few dishes you will see.⁠

Curated cocktails will be available as well 🍹🥃🍸⁠

Reserve your table while they're still available!

All the proceeds are going to be donated for women and children affected by the war in Tigray.

Join Demera owner and chef Tigist Reda as she cooks for a cause at Time Out Market Chicago. All proceeds from the evening will go toward benefitting the women and children affected by the war in Tigray. Attendees will learn how to make Ethiopian staples like doro wot (bone-in Amish chicken stew with berbere sauce), misir wot (split red lentils stew) and gomen (slow-cooked collard greens with onions, garlic and ginger), as well as the traditional sour flatbread known as injera. At the end of the class, you’ll also get to take home a gift bag filled with spices, recipes and more.

Included: cooking class 4 different menu items, gift bag: Berbere powder, cardamom, kibbeh butter, lentils and teff flour)

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT

Chicago’s chef community is boldly stepping up to support and provide humanitarian relief to all people affected by the earthquakes that devastated Türkiye and Syria. Proceeds from this event will be donated to World Central Kitchen, in an effort to deliver food, nourishment and resources to survivors. 

This event is organized by the Chicago Chefs Cook group. Revenue will be collected by and distributed through fiscal sponsorship provided by Green City Market, a 501c3 nonprofit (EIN: EIN: 36-4289022).

We are beyond excited to announce that Demera is opening our second location in the Time Out Market on February 6th. We cannot wait to join this eclectic group of Chicago restaurants and continue to provide delicious and authentic Ethiopian food to Chicagoans!

✨ Ring in 2023 with Demera!✨ We're offering a special New Year's Eve pre-fixed dinner menu for $85 per person.

INCLUDED:⁠
Choice of 1 appetizer ⁠
1 shared Messob ⁠
Choice of 1 dessert ⁠
Demera drink flight: 3 cocktails ⁠
*vegan options are available for each course! ⁠

Reservations aren't required but are highly encouraged. We will also have our regular dinner menu available and we're open until 10PM! Go to our reservations page to get your table and cheers to 2023 🥂

Join Host, Tigist Reda, in conjunction with HPN4TIGRAY, organized by Tony Priolo, Sarah Stegner, Darren Gest and Eda Davidman of Chicago Chefs Cook, and Jodi Fyfe of The Paramount Group.

Event details: There will be chef-curated stations, performances, a marketplace to purchase merchandise and more. Other important details: Tickets are required for entry and can be purchased at the door. The attire is casual and parking will be onsite along with street parking.

Proceeds will support humanitarian relief, with emphasis on women and children living in Tigray or refugees in Sudan. This event funds disaster relief projects headed by Health Professionals Network for Tigray (HPN4Tigray). Ticket and vendor sales will go towards purchasing food aid, life-saving emergency supplies, medication, medical supplies, etc.

Health Professionals Network for Tigray (HPN4Tigray) is a is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-religious, and non-partisan organization. 

To learn more about HPN4Tigray, please visit https://hpn4tigray.org

Thank you so much for opening your heart to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Tigray.