Danny Raskin

from DJN April 29, 2021

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A Taste of Ethiopia

When people speak about various ventures in ethnic dining, the usual ones seem to pop up all the time because of their popularity.

When Seifu Lessanework, an Ethiopian Prior to and after eating, diners are given opportunity to enjoy one of civilization’s Jew, and wife Fetle, opened hot towels … Home-made injera, a flat, light, oldest cultures, but the health and taste their Blue Nile Ethiopian spongy and porous bread, serves as both plate aspects have made regular customers out restaurant on Nine Mile Road, and utensil … Foods are mounted on injera, of many whose curiosity and desire to try west of Woodward, Ferndale, which is spread out on a messob, a hard something different turned into a comeit was mainly through curios- woven wicker that has traditionally served as back discovery. ity that many diners ventured a table, with wicker cover to keep food warm Blue Nile is currently open for carryout

Danny there … It is one of the very if people get up for any reason … Diners only due to the pandemic … Tuesday-

Raskin few true Ethiopian restaurants break off small pieces of the unleavened injera Sunday, 4-9 p.m. … closed Mondays.Senior Columnist in Michigan. to take food into his or her mouth. A COTTAGE INN pizza franchise, not

The food and style of today’s consuming Guests sit on little chairs with small easy to get, is now open in a small shopat Blue Nile is the revelation of much gastro- glass-top tables on the side for the excellent ping center in Warren that had been built nomic knowledge on a centuries-old dining Ethiopian wine and/or wonderful Ethiopian by Jeffrey and Andrew Margulies and their custom. tea … Blue Nile is the only one I know of late dad, Morris Margulies … It is at 14

Although the food at Blue Nile is a dis- that serves authentic Ethiopian honey wine Mile and Van Dyke… And will also have tinct standout because of its extreme good and Ethiopian tea. a Grand Opening Thursday, May 6 … A health factors, probably the most interesting Only lean beef is served at Blue Nile from third son of Morris, Adam, is a partner with appearance of Ethiopian dining is its manner red USDA choice cuts that have been thor- them in Margulies Investment Company. of service. oughly trimmed of fat … The menu includes OPENING OF BIRMINGHAM PUB, beef, spicy chicken, mild chicken and lamb. formerly Triple Nickel, by Joe Vicari in If you are a coffee drinker, you may know these hectic dining times is great news … that it was first grown in Ethiopia thousands Dinner only for now 4-11 p.m., Mondayof years ago … Blue Nile grinds and brews Sunday, but maybe lunch also soon. its coffee from Ethiopian beans. CONGRATS … To Dharlene Norris Seifu has been a head cook in Ethiopia on her birthday … To Leslie Pardo on her and a sous chef … The latter was with Hilton birthday … To Andrew Blum on his 75th International from 1969 through 1982, plus birthday … To Lester Elias on his 47th being its food and beverage manager. birthday. There is a certain charm about Ethiopian dining … Not only does it offer folks a rare

Fetle and Seifu Lessanework

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