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Fettuccine In a Sea of Injera

Over Inauguration weekend, 80P and I crashed a dinner for Liza’s out of town guests. Her friend was in from, um, Nebraska or Iowa or North Dakota, no wait, Montana. And Liza wanted to show off DC’s Ethiopian food. Unfortunately, everyone else in the city thought the same.

We finally found a place that wouldn’t be over an hour wait. But that was only after we spotted an Italian restaurant, La Carbonara, in Little Ethiopia. I scanned the outside menu and pledged to come back: there was fettuccine alfredo to be had.

And so I’ve returned. Actually a few times. I’ve gotten to know Chu Chu, the owner and sometimes chef. I’ve also gotten to slurp down plenty of creamy noodles.

I love Chu Chu’s story: He grew up in Ethiopia, then worked in an Italian restaurant in Italy, then opened up an Ethiopian restaurant in Italy and now lives in the United States and owns an Italian restaurant in Little Ethiopia.

Confused? Read on.

Hidden Pleasure: Italian Restaurant La Carbonara [Express]

Photo: Express

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by BS

Feed Us Back: Comments of the Week

– There’s some disagreement on Snickers’ panned pun ads.

EveryGirlsSecret: I hear you. When I saw SNAXI the other day, on top of a cab, i really wanted to die. Really.

In defense of Snickers, Mike d says: Why you slurpin’ on that Haterade? This is funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBF1lsZUlUI. the master P-nut one, too.

But Nick is aware I was really just trying to start a poor-pun-off: Meh… I don’t know. The “chewniversity” ad made me snicker…

– And everyone’s got their own passions and peeves about the tipping debate:

Just Eggs and Some All-Purpose Flour

Is there a more universal food product than the noodle? Are there any cuisines that don’t have some variation on this simple combination of a starch and a liquid?

I can’t imagine making anything that is as rewarding as fresh pasta. It simultaneously manages to be the easiest of items while also inviting a lifetime’s worth of practice, refinement and perfection.

This all came about on a recent weekend where I had more time on my hands for a meal than I thought. Although the plan was to make a dried pasta dish, the urge to roll out some fresh fettuccine quickly sent me searching for all that I would need: five eggs, three and a half cups of all purpose flour, my pasta roller and a copy of Molto Italiano…

Los Frijoles Y El Arroz Sólo

Editors Note: I’ll just be honest. BS is on spring break with his girl Alex and I’m in charge of keeping ES afloat. So don’t be shocked when every other post is from a contributor. If you’d like to guest blog on ES this week, the spotlight is yours. Send me an email if you’re up for some snarky food writing – gansie@endlesssimmer.com

Here’s Belmontmedia. You can find more of her writing on Mostly Cabbages.

Also, you’ll see why I admire Belmont so much. Her definition of cheating is amazingly broad.

So I’ve been trying to make my own lunch. I work downtown, and let’s face it, the lunch options are not great. There’s only so many Potbelly sandwiches one can consume before going completely crazy. Also, I’d like to think that whatever I made for dinner (like the poop/puke soup) was so good, I’d like to revel in its deliciousness for another 12 hours and have it for lunch. Sometimes, however, it just doesn’t work.

With that in mind I sent gansie the following e-mail:

from: belmontmedina
to: ganise
date: Thu, March 5, 2009 at 2:24 PM
subject: I feel like SUCH a fraud

So I got home at like 10 last night after working late, going to this zipcar thing, and going to the gym and I was STARVING. So I went out and grabbed a burger at Ulah.

As a result of last night, I didn’t get up in enough time to make lunch this morning, so I remembered I had some leftover rice (from lentils) and grabbed a can of black beans out of the cupboard.

So I am literally eating beans and rice for lunch. Beans. Rice. No onion, no garlic, no peppers, no nothing. (I did find S&P and butter in the office cabinets though).

Pic

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by BS

Hott Links: Inappropriate McDonald’s News Roundup

Surprisingly, there’s a lot.

– Now this is an emergency. A Florida woman called 911 three times to complain that her local MickeyD’s had run out of Chicken McNuggets. [The Smoking Gun]

– Or maybe she was on to something. A Pennsylvania District Attorney “wants McDonald’s officials to hire armed guards or police to prevent drug trafficking at three stores in downtown Pittsburgh.” Damn. [PhillyBurbs]

– Finally, presenting the McGangBang. [Eat Me Daily]

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by tvff

On the Eighth Day, God Created Seasonings

I really enjoy cooking, but sometimes I just wish I could work a little intolerance and bigotry into my cuisine.

Well, it looks like I’m in luck thanks to a gentleman named Joe Godlewski who just wasn’t a big fan of that Jewish-y sounding “Kosher salt” he saw being used by TV chefs.

You’ve heard of kosher salt? Now there’s a Christian variety…

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