Yohanis Gebreyesus trained at the Paul Bocuse Institute in Lyon and worked as a chef in California, before returning to Addis Ababa to found his restaurant Antica and Chef Yohanis brand, which promotes a healthy lifestyle using Ethiopian produce. On EBS, Ethiopia's national television network (24 million viewers worldwide including its YouTube channel), Yohanis presents a weekly food program. Fluent in English, French, and Amharic, Yohanis has been featured in the Guardian and Le Monde.
