On Saturday, after running a few errands around town, Sara and I went to see The Hundred Foot Journey. What a sweet, charming movie! Not only was the lead character adorable, he was just the right amount of naive and confident, making audiences empathize with and thus root for him. As I am sure most people did, we left the theater hungry for dishes fancier than any chain restaurant could provide! After watching them whip up omelets, chicken tecka, and enough bechamel and hollandaise sauce to make any mouth water, we set out to find a late night dinner worthy of Madame Mallory's seal of approval.
We chose the route of adventurous with Cafe Abyssinia, an Ethiopian spot Uptown that neither of us had tried before. Holy moly! We chose right! Since we arrived a little later than the normal diner, we had the restaurant to ourselves and thus the full attention of the two staff members. A nice older gentleman helped guide us through the menu, making recommendations, and explaining how the food would come. Sara chose a lamb course while I went with chicken. Both came on the same plate accompanied by injera (a sourdough-risen flatbread with a unique, slightly spongy texture) that you use to eat the main course with instead of cutlery. To err on the side of caution, washing your hands prior to sitting down is a good idea :)
Pardon the poor photo quality:
It was nice to mark this place off of my "to try" list and I will be going back to try more! Seems like a good place to go with a few friends so that everyone can try different things.
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