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CMH Gourmand
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CMH Gourmand
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We may be adding an OSULew map to the blog as well - using a Beer Bottle icon to track her movements.
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Columbusite
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There's also Abyssinia Cafe (?) which is at/near Town & Country which is another Ethiopian joint in Whitehall making it the Ethiopian restaurant capital of Columbus.
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osulew
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drew wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Heading out with Kbear to sample some of yer bloggy blog entries. NOMFACE!Cool... let us know where you ended up and how you liked it.
We ended up at African Paradise. SUCH a great place and wonderful server, Adam. We essentially just told him we wanted to sample whatever they wanted to make for us and that we had NO CLUE what we were doing. He had them do up the same family style set up they did for you guys. We even ordered a second round of that bread...the flat one, not the poofier one. (I'm so stuffed and sleepy, or I'd look up all the proper names for such things) We all tried the Somali tea too. I could've had a zillion gallons of that. I was just blown away by how friendly and helpful they were. They made us feel welcome the second we sat down, and never once did we feel silly for not knowing what in the world we wanted to try. Ooooooh...and what the heck is in that hot sauce they put on the tables? We meant to ask if we could buy some, but forgot in our resulting food coma. I think Jeddo Kebab and the Jamaican place are next on the list.
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osulew
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deraj1013
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osulew wrote >>
drew wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Heading out with Kbear to sample some of yer bloggy blog entries. NOMFACE!Cool... let us know where you ended up and how you liked it.
He had them do up the same family style set up they did for you guys. We even ordered a second round of that bread...the flat one, not the poofier one.
Would that be injera bread?
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Columbusite
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Also for more Jamaican and other Caribbean fare there's the food section of the Columbus Caribbean blog. I've tried a couple places listed and recommend them. I also have to give props to them for helping raise awareness of Somali establishments like Banadir(y); Linden has become the Somali-Caribbean District.
Worth noting is the effect such publicity will have on strengthening the ethnic options in Columbus and in the case of some lower-income areas this will encourage more people to spend their money in neighborhoods that they typically would stay away from. I already can't wait for more!
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osulew
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deraj1013 wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
drew wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Heading out with Kbear to sample some of yer bloggy blog entries. NOMFACE!Cool... let us know where you ended up and how you liked it.
He had them do up the same family style set up they did for you guys. We even ordered a second round of that bread...the flat one, not the poofier one.
Would that be injera bread?
Yes. Thank you. Too full to think. :)
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deraj1013
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On the subject of Jamaican restaurants, I loved Royal Rasta Redemption on North Cleveland Avenue. It's one of the restaurants listed on Columbus Caribbean, and it is a completely ital restaurant (the Rastafarian equivalent of kosher or halal). It's close to Ena's, which seems to be one of the most popular Jamaican outposts in Columbus. The other Jamaican restaurant I know is Sweet Pot on Champion in the 'hood east of me.
Edit: I'm not 100% sure Royal Rasta Redemption is open. The phone number I have is dead. I hope they just changed numbers.
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Columbusite
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deraj1013 wrote >>
On the subject of Jamaican restaurants, I loved Royal Rasta Redemption on North Cleveland Avenue. It's one of the restaurants listed on Columbus Caribbean, and it is a completely ital restaurant (the Rastafarian equivalent of kosher or halal). It's close to Ena's, which seems to be one of the most popular Jamaican outposts in Columbus. The other Jamaican restaurant I know is Sweet Pot on Champion in the 'hood east of me.Edit: I'm not 100% sure Royal Rasta Redemption is open. The phone number I have is dead. I hope they just changed numbers.
The owner changed it to a Caribbean nightspot called Triple R Lounge (you can guess what the Rs stand for). I'm not sure what it's like and I'm kinda scared, despite the former establishment being a good place from what I've heard. CU Linden Happy Hour?
edit: Hmm, according to this that lounge is not the same spot and is a different owner. Dominic's Jamaican Restaurant is the business that took its place. 2458 Cleveland Ave.
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osulew wrote >>
We ended up at African Paradise. SUCH a great place and wonderful server, Adam...Yeah, those guys rock. Apparently they were mentioned by someone who called in on Car Talk on NPR, and a bunch of people from all over have been coming in. They really know how to handle newcomers to Somali food.
roy wrote >>
I love your new blog! Fantastic. The writing is just right, not too precious, not too pedantic/minimal, never twee. Some of my favorites, and many new places to try.
Thanks to all involved for this public service, it's wonderful.Thanks, roy, that means a lot to us!
Columbusite wrote >>
There's also Abyssinia Cafe (?) which is at/near Town & Country which is another Ethiopian joint in Whitehall making it the Ethiopian restaurant capital of Columbus.There are actually a couple more over in that area... one we'll be covering soon, and one that didn't seem too eager to serve us.
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KSquared
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roy wrote >>
I love your new blog! Fantastic. The writing is just right, not too precious, not too pedantic/minimal, never twee. Some of my favorites, and many new places to try.
Thanks to all involved for this public service, it's wonderful.+1
I am so excited about this blog!!! Public service is a great way to put it.Posted 2 years ago # -
patient_zero
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deraj1013 wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
drew wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Heading out with Kbear to sample some of yer bloggy blog entries. NOMFACE!Cool... let us know where you ended up and how you liked it.
He had them do up the same family style set up they did for you guys. We even ordered a second round of that bread...the flat one, not the poofier one.
Would that be injera bread?
You're close Jared. Injera is an Ethiopian bread eaten with dips, and it's smaller and thinner Somalian equivalent is called canjeero.
And the puffy bread lew mentioned sounds like sabaayad. It's similar to the Indian chapati, but cooked in oil.
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deraj1013
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patient_zero wrote >>
deraj1013 wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
drew wrote >>
osulew wrote >>
Heading out with Kbear to sample some of yer bloggy blog entries. NOMFACE!Cool... let us know where you ended up and how you liked it.
He had them do up the same family style set up they did for you guys. We even ordered a second round of that bread...the flat one, not the poofier one.
Would that be injera bread?
You're close Jared. Injera is an Ethiopian bread eaten with dips, and it's smaller and thinner Somalian equivalent is called canjeero.
And the puffy bread lew mentioned sounds like sabaayad. It's similar to the Indian chapati, but cooked in oil.Perhaps I'm mistaken, but aren't the differences between countries' teff bread linguistic more than stylistic? Wikipedia doesn't have two pages for injera and canjeero--they describe it as a similar dish that appears in different countries, like the difference between papas fritas and French fries. Nonetheless, I will have to bone up on my Somalian nomenclature.
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WEST SIDE REPRESENT: we've heard some grumblings about not covering the restaurants on the west side adequately. We did a quick drive along Broad/Georgesville/Sullivant, and found a few places but less than we'd expect.
So, west siders: Help! what are we missing?
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