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Skriven 2014-09-23 20:26:49 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 17261 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: Kerr  was: reductio a
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  RH>> Hopefully some place where they did real southern cooking. (G)
 NB>  NB>> In any case, she did grow up with real southern cooking... :)

 RH> So she would be a good one to take with you to validate a
 RH> restaurant's claim to authenticity.

 NB> Exactly...  :)

Good thinking.


 NB>  NB>> Well, we did go, and had the same chef's specialty... it grabbed
 NB> both  NB>> of us, so instead of getting two different things, we had
 NB> the same,  NB>> except she had sweet tea with hers, and I just had ice
 NB> water
 NB>  NB>> w/lemon...  Shrimp with grits... how could we pass that one
 NB> up...?

 RH> Works for me but Steve would have issues with the corn.

 NB> True...  there were some other non-corn options, but grits is
 NB> something one doesn't get just anywhere...

We can get them just about anywhere. (G)

 NB>  NB>> waffles next time... I might get the fish and grits next time...
 NB>  ;)  NB>> They're only open for breakfast and lunch, and serve the
 NB> breakfast  NB>> stuff all day...

 RH> So it sounds like another trip is in (short) order.

 NB> Probably.  ;)  We try to get together at least once a month for
 NB> lunch... she used to go to our church and now goes somewhere else,
 NB> this keeps the friendship going actively...  :)

Good idea, and good way to keep the friendship going.

 NB> group of 11 people  NB>> that came in for a meeting... the police
 NB> chief and the mayor had reps  NB>> there for that meeting... and it
 NB> seemed a number of neighborhood
 NB>  NB>> vips of some level, maybe representing churches and at least one
 NB>  NB>> school... They  enjoyed a good meal while accomplishing their
 NB>  NB>> business, and it was also apparent that at least some of them
 NB> were  NB>> regulars there at the cafe.. ;)

 RH> Sounds like it's well known and is well worthy of a repeat visit.

 NB> It's only been open a bit more than a year, so it's done well for
 NB> itself...  I think that the proprietors live in the neighborhood, too,
 NB> so that helps...  and they obviously have cooking talent, whether
 NB> their own or in hiring a good cook... ;)

Somebody found a demand for that kind of food and is filling the need
right well. Better than another dime a dozen type eatery of whatever
type.


 RH> We went to an Ethiopean place in Raleigh tonight for our anniversary,
 RH> got a meat sampler plate and a vegetarian sampler (put together onto
 RH> one big plate) with injera. A bit (but not too bad) on the spicy side.
 RH> I went easy on the injera, other carby things but we were both well
 RH> filled.It's one we will try to get back to, another (almost) hole in
 RH> the wall sized place.

 NB> So you didn't take the trip to the coast for fish after all...  :)  My

No, Steve had to teach Sunday School the next day and we're working on
another project so didn't go. We may go down after things settle down a
bit.

 NB> friend Deb took me to a little Ethiopean place near her massage
 NB> office... we had a similar experience...  Got a meat sampler and the
 NB> vegetarian sampler... and had so much food that it was more than
 NB> enough for Richard, as well...  she sent all the leftovers home with
 NB> me for
 NB> him...  ;)  I think they made their own injera there, and I know that
 NB> they were doing their own cooking...  All very tasty, and nicely
 NB> spiced...  :)  Probably a place to go back to, as well...  :)  It
 NB> might be a place that Fords would like, too... so maybe I'll try to
 NB> make that connection with them... ;)

We didn't have any leftovers except a bit of the injera so nothing to
take home. Don't know if a regular serving of whatever would have given
us leftovers or not but this was just right for the 2 of us.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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