"The making of a savory dream" written by Tinypliny on estrip.org

Category: eating out

09/05/12 12:13 - ID#56735

The making of a savory dream

Crepes down the street...

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08/21/12 05:51 - ID#56695

Gatur's Ethiopian: The Fabulous Menu

Okay, I just can't stay away from this place. Where where where were they all these years?? Got some Mutabuq to devour with tea today...

So Gatur's Ethiopian cuisine menu is FINALLY online. Ripped it from Facebook to post here:

If you haven't been here, you are TOTALLY MISSING OUT. Drop everything and just go. You will love it. Gatur's serves up some seriously delicious foodie heaven food.

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Category: eating out

08/13/12 04:12 - ID#56675

Gatur's Ethiopian Cuisine: Superawesome food!

It's here!! In Allentown. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Ethiopian niche cuisine is FINALLY in our neighbourhood in downtown Buffalo. Gatur's Ethiopian restaurant is open - within *walking distance* on Allen Street.

I wish this had happened sooner and not a mere two weeks before I am moving out of Buffalo. But I am not going to complain. I tried their lentil Sambusa and Bagia with the Ethiopian hot chutney today and was blown away. Really D.E.L.I.C.O.U.S! Can't wait to try ALL their other food!

Hopefully, the owner will mail me the PDF of their menu to post. We are going to lunch there at
3.00 PM, Wednesday, August 15. Join us!!

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Category: eating out

03/23/12 08:13 - ID#56277

An Ethiopian Restaurant in Buffalo

Finally. The Lucy Legacy

But why does it have to be so very far?!

Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant and Variety Store
388 Amherst Street - Buffalo NY
Hours are: Mon-Sat 7am to 10pm | Sun 11am to 10pm

Wish it was on Elmwood and Summer.
:/

tinypliny writes at 01:22:13 03/30/12 - Comment #68070: LOL. thanks! I am just analyzing and cooking up excuses because it will mean 2-3 hours. hehehe

Yuuuuuummmm injera. :(

heidi writes at 01:04:16 03/30/12 - Comment #68069: Relative to Zoma (e:heidi,52184) & (e:heidi,52183) it's not nearly the same quality and no where near the range of options. It's essentially fast/diner food compared to sit-down Ethiopian experience dining. Iv'e been to another NYC ethiopian restaurant but have forgotten the name, and to a place in Silver Spring, MD, and the comparison is the same.

Sheesh, it's not that hard to get to by bus, just go!!

tinypliny writes at 12:30:22 03/30/12 - Comment #68068: What do you guys thinks of Abyssinia, Rochester, NY? How do your other Ethiopian experiences compare to this one (if at all) - worse, better, equivalent? I realize everyone has unique personal tastes and preferences, but comparing might set a sort-of baseline? To widen the scope, if you have ever been to Meske (Hell's Kitchen), , Meskerem (Greenwich), Zoma (Harlem), Ghenet (Brooklyn) or Awash (Manhattan) - any comparisons could also be baselines...

leetee writes at 11:54:05 03/30/12 - Comment #68067: Friend of mine took me to an Ethiopian place in Toronto years ago and i hated it.... texture is huge for me and i felt like everything was soft, runny and blended.

heidi writes at 02:56:01 03/28/12 - Comment #68064: The food was okay/good, not great. The people were very friendly.

tinypliny writes at 11:05:24 03/27/12 - Comment #68060: So food was awesome, and they are just having teething troubles with service? I would say, that is a great start for a restaurant! I need to definitely check this place out. It would be a shame if I never did. Injera and lentils are some of my top favourite dishes of all time. And I simply love African spice mixes.

heidi writes at 10:44:52 03/27/12 - Comment #68059: (e:puddlediving) and i went on saturday. i like ethiopian a lot but this was kinda meh. We both had the veggie combo - a set of four dishes on a platter with two big pieces of injera. The injera was good. The (red lentils) mesir wat - was good, too spicy for lana. The combo also included cabbage, yellow lentils and a green bean & carrot dish.They seemed overwhlemed by the quantity of people - seriously, they were creating tables for people to sit at. It's not really an ethiopian restaurant experience, it's more of a quick food/diner/take out and maybe cheaper quality ingredients than I've experienced at full service places. Lana ordered just the mesir wat but they brought the combo by accident. The wat was $5.99, the combo $8.99.

uncutsaniflush writes at 08:59:21 03/26/12 - Comment #68058: That location is cursed. Nothing has stayed open there for more than six months in recent memory.

I drive by that corner almost daily. I thought about posting about Lucy but it felt a wee bit wrong to me. I've eaten Ethiopian cuisine in 3 or 4 restaurants in two different countries (admittedly neither country was in Africa) upon the recommends of culinary-adventurous people who love to eat Ethiopian. It's not for me. That being said, I wish Lucy every success.

jolene writes at 11:15:41 03/26/12 - Comment #68053: (e:tinypliny): I've just seen many small, interesting restaurants come and go in Buffalo, that's all.

tinypliny writes at 10:04:02 03/25/12 - Comment #68049: Why do you think the odds aren't in their favour? It's not like they have any competition. As far as I know, they are the ONLY Ethiopian restaurant in Buffalo!

metalpeter writes at 01:29:30 03/24/12 - Comment #68041: Map Quest it might not be that far..... Amherst near Grant might be more then one wants to walk... But near Delaware not so bad..... Also see what else is near by.... It could be one of many things and not just to trek over there just for it...

jolene writes at 09:15:23 03/24/12 - Comment #68039: I've driven by, and definitely want to eat there before they go out of business. Not to be pessimistic or anything, just odds aren't in their favor...

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Category: eating out

03/06/12 07:12 - ID#56180

Dinner in desperate times

is grand.

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Category: eating out

01/26/12 08:18 - ID#55987

Zotz addiction

This is what it feels like...

to eat this candy.

Dear officemate, thanks for the addiction.

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Category: eating out

12/15/11 07:06 - ID#55749

Chocolate anxiety.

When there is no chocolate on walgreens shelves. Well... there is chocolate but not MY favourite chocolate.

I realize I eat chocolate like it were popcorn or something but still... they are out of *my favourite* chocolate today. They say it will be re-stocked soon. But I want it now, dammit.

paul writes at 10:45:28 12/16/11 - Comment #66794: Maybe we need an intervention. Sounds like you are having drug withdrawal symptoms.

tinypliny writes at 10:37:30 12/15/11 - Comment #66793: I knew it. You are the evil mastermind who wiped out the chocolat! EEEEEEEEEKKS!

uncutsaniflush writes at 09:56:34 12/15/11 - Comment #66792: I think this is karma for complaining that the U.S. does not follow the French spelling of "metre". Just in case you didn't notice, the U.S. does not follow the French spelling of "Chocolat". Since you insist on the purity of language, there is no chocolate for you. And that what is even worse, there is no chocolat for you either.

No Metre, no Chocolat!!!

I feel your pain, I like chocolat(e) no matter how you choose to spell it.

tinypliny writes at 07:40:17 12/15/11 - Comment #66790: There is nothing for you to steal. lol. The stupid shelf is empty. I just checked!

metalpeter writes at 07:34:15 12/15/11 - Comment #66789: Interventions do work... But I think that they are mostly really for the people who where enablers to stop that and in that case they help... In this case we would steal it all and eat it right in front of you ha.... Or maybe we would buy you a case and you can't go anywhere until you eat it all...HA.... You know like people who do that with smoking with there kids that they make them smoke till they get sick..HA

tinypliny writes at 07:20:54 12/15/11 - Comment #66787: I have never had those things. I like the chocolate fairly bitter. So I am guessing the sugar will be too much for me.

Interventions are useless. I think I am into the well-past-remediable-addiction stage!!!

metalpeter writes at 07:11:25 12/15/11 - Comment #66786: Seriously though I know you are a fan of dark and me of Milk... But I saw that Areo Bars have caught on American Style and they now Hershey makes a couple kinds one of them being a Kiss with Air in it.....

metalpeter writes at 07:10:08 12/15/11 - Comment #66785: One Of These days you will eat one of those Bars (ha) and your blood pressure will drop into the negatives (ha) and your blood will run backwards through your body.... HA.... Think I'm going to call I bunch of (e:peeps) you need an Intervention! HA

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Category: eating out

12/07/11 03:12 - ID#55665

Askinosie Vs. Justin's Hazelnut Butter

The essential comparisons

Askinosie
Ingredients: hazelnuts (oil and butter), cocoa powder, organic cane juice, and roasted cocoa nibs.
Nutrition:

$11.05 + FedEx Home Delivery $11.50 for a 6.5 oz jar today = $22.55
~$3.46 for an ounce.
Seriously?!

Justin's
Ingredients: Dry Roasted Hazelnuts, Dry Roasted Almonds, Organic Evaporated Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Natural Vanilla, Sea Salt.
Nutrition

Note the better nutrition profile.

$29.02 for 16 X 3 = 48oz. Free Shipping. Amazon
~$0.604 for an ounce.

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Category: eating out

11/02/11 09:09 - ID#55432

I hear they are very good.

Me at 7:00 PM: Rushing out of Walgreens with the speculoos.
Buffalo Police on Walgreens duty pointing at Biscoffs: Man, I hear they are very good. Everyone is getting one today. I need to try those...

Me at 7:15 PM: Rushing back into Walgreens because I forgot to get the shortbread I wanted.
Buffalo Police on Walgreens duty pointing at someone else's frozen pizza: Man, I hear they are very good. I need to get that!

Me at 8:00 PM: Back to walgreens for the chocolate.
Buffalo Police on Walgreens duty pointing at twizzlers in someone's checkout pile: Man, it's been ages since I had that! I hear they are sweeter now. I need to try that!

Conversation starter? Genuine interest? Or just massive hunger?

Anyway. Behold, a dinner of depravity.

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Category: eating out

08/11/11 12:03 - ID#54921

Lindt & SprÃ¼ngli Chocolate

I don't know what was the %cocoa in the Lindt chocolate (e:Paul,54915) posted but I don't get why they decided to change their simple uncomplicated old recipe in all the other bars except the 85% (and possibly 90%) to include palm oil, soy lecithin etc. Why weren't the ingredients below that work SO well enough?