Draymond Green now can add San Francisco restaurant owner to his list of accolades.
The San Francisco Chronicle first reported in a story on Monday that the Warriors legend will open Meski, a ritzy Ethiopian-Dominican fusion restaurant on 1000 Larkin St. in Lower Nob Hill, this March.
Green and his co-owners, Guma Fassil and Nelson German, aim to create a unique dining experience celebrating Black culture.
“It’s hard to find anything that represents Black culture in San Francisco,” Green told the Chronicle. “I want to create a staple in this city that people can go to and regardless if you are actually a part of that culture, you can feel that and feel welcome. We don’t have many footprints in the sand here when you talk about taking in Black culture.”
Fassil owns the Ethiopian restaurant Meski’s in Berkeley, while German, who was a contestant on “Top Chef,” owns the Dominican restaurant AlaMar in Oakland.
The trio aims to fuse Dominican and Ethiopian food for an irresistible blend of umami and spicy flavors.
“It’s merging two diasporas: the traditional ingredients of Ethiopian cuisine and mixing it with the passion and adventure and seasonality of Dominican cuisine,” Fassil explained to the Chronicle.
