tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post116862166111386949..comments2024-02-24T19:56:15.236-08:00Comments on heckasac: bow down before the Queen of Shebabecklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488884204422943486noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1169166649671366962007-01-18T16:30:00.000-08:002007-01-18T16:30:00.000-08:00Smitty writes...>Military invasion can make for go...Smitty writes...<BR/>>Military invasion can make for good<BR/>>cuisine. The French colonization of<BR/>>Vietnam is a good example.<BR/><BR/>Some entrepeneurial person should open a sushi restaurant to commemorate Japan's invasion of Kiska, Alaska during WW2!<BR/><BR/>President and Strongman for Life,<BR/>SASSFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1169062206816320892007-01-17T11:30:00.000-08:002007-01-17T11:30:00.000-08:00I just wrote a review for that place for Edible Sa...I just wrote a review for that place for Edible Sacramento. I became totally addicted and already plan to go back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168993975648822742007-01-16T16:32:00.000-08:002007-01-16T16:32:00.000-08:00I spaghetti & meatballs, pizza and ravioli win out...I spaghetti & meatballs, pizza and ravioli win out over fascism. That's one spicy a meatball...<BR/><BR/>President and Strongman For Life,<BR/>SASSFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168989881637640472007-01-16T15:24:00.000-08:002007-01-16T15:24:00.000-08:00yeah, i was thinking the same thing about the ethi...yeah, i was thinking the same thing about the ethiopians and the italian fascists. amazing how they would even want to cook italian food after that "incident."Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471246758849988846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168885913389184092007-01-15T10:31:00.000-08:002007-01-15T10:31:00.000-08:00Josh wrote:>I;ve never been to an Ethiopian place ...Josh wrote:<BR/>>I;ve never been to an Ethiopian place >in the US that serves >italian-influenced food, but<BR/>>apparently in Ethiopia you can get<BR/>>amazing italian-local hybrids, as >well as amazing traditional italian >dishes. Some big culinary mag last<BR/>>year named a restaurant in Addis the<BR/>>best italian restaurant in the world!<BR/><BR/>I guess the Ethiopians have finally forgiven Mussolini for that little "thing" in the 1930s and other various and sundry events from earlier times.<BR/><BR/>President and Strongman For Life,<BR/>SASSFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168865603031168482007-01-15T04:53:00.000-08:002007-01-15T04:53:00.000-08:00Shit, this thing won't let me log in as me. Um, to...Shit, this thing won't let me log in as me. Um, to answer the question, the Queen of Sheba vacated the Howe Ave. location. What's in there now is Chicken & Waffles, a soul food joint. I'd found a MySpace page for it once, but can't find it now; shoulda bookmarked it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, most of the Ethiopian joints in D.C. are in the Adams Morgan district, in Northwest just above downtown (White House, etc.). D.C. is a really great city for international eatin', because of the huge amount of embassies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168835691452374762007-01-14T20:34:00.000-08:002007-01-14T20:34:00.000-08:00Does anyone know how the ethiopian places get away...Does anyone know how the ethiopian places get away with the raw stuff? We ate at a joint in Ann Arbor and they pulled up their noses at us for wanting them to cook it just a little...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168773829900213562007-01-14T03:23:00.000-08:002007-01-14T03:23:00.000-08:00uh yea, so i see now there`s a new one on Broadway...uh yea, so i see now there`s a new one on Broadway. did they keep open the old spot as well?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088208345503203020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168773725300963992007-01-14T03:22:00.000-08:002007-01-14T03:22:00.000-08:00wait, queen of sheeba on Fair Oaks just before How...wait, queen of sheeba on Fair Oaks just before Howe? that place has been open forever. i`m confused by the soft opening. or did they open a new one?<BR/><BR/>their lunch time all you can eat 5$ buffet will rock you. it`s veggie only though. <BR/><BR/>and yea, Washington has a plethora of good Ethiopian spots. i`m curious why, but they`re awesome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088208345503203020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168694898555724772007-01-13T05:28:00.000-08:002007-01-13T05:28:00.000-08:00Washington DC is home to an endless supply of Ethi...Washington DC is home to an endless supply of Ethiopian restaruants, and Eritrian restaurants, which to me are identical. (I'm sure the Eritrians would beg to differ.)<BR/><BR/>The spongey bread is called injira, or n'jira or however you spell it. It's sourdough, made of rye flour (i think).<BR/><BR/>I;ve never been to an Ethiopian place in the US that serves italian-influenced food, but apparently in Ethiopia you can get amazing italian-local hybrids, as well as amazing traditional italian dishes. Some big culinary mag last year named a restaurant in Addis the best italian restaurant in the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168661569086440952007-01-12T20:12:00.000-08:002007-01-12T20:12:00.000-08:00I love the hard-boiled egg!!! It's one of my favor...I love the hard-boiled egg!!! It's one of my favorite things in ethiopian and indian cuisine is to egg that curry-covered egg. I used to be a hater on Ethiopian cuisine too, probably because of the shitload of shitty places in the bay area. I was actually converted in Rochester, NY! This new place sounds tight, I wann go when I'm home!<BR/><BR/>-micheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168656005029020492007-01-12T18:40:00.000-08:002007-01-12T18:40:00.000-08:00Izzat the same Queen of Sheba that used to be on H...Izzat the same Queen of Sheba that used to be on Howe just south of Arden, between Rickshaw Rick's and the geeky gamers store (and Hitek)? You should see the "Chicken & Waffles" joint that just went into the location vacated by the Ethiopian joint. Haven't tried the food yet, but everyone who eats there weighs like 455 pounds, which usually is a good sign if you're peddlin' Southern cooking.<BR/><BR/>And Éthiopiques Vol. 4 is the cat's meow; it's like Booker T & the MG's, Bitches Brew-era Miles and old Joe Gibbs "African Dub" sides all rolled into one. Real stoner tunes. Fave jam is "Yèketit" by Mulatu Astatqé.Jackson Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395264275091090447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168636558559471502007-01-12T13:15:00.000-08:002007-01-12T13:15:00.000-08:00who are you new to it person? thanks for the info....who are you new to it person? thanks for the info.<BR/><BR/>yes, more does happen than just the taking of the temperature. there is even a super creepy seance at the end. i have a very soft spot for settembrinin especially because of the way he wears the same threadbare clothes every single day. i'm afraid he's gonna get it in the end. but he's close to death with tb anyways.becklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488884204422943486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168635898575276982007-01-12T13:04:00.001-08:002007-01-12T13:04:00.001-08:00sorry for the double posting... new at this etc. e...sorry for the double posting... new at this etc. etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168635850070972642007-01-12T13:04:00.000-08:002007-01-12T13:04:00.000-08:00The music was probably early 70s Ethiopian jazz-- ...The music was probably early 70s Ethiopian jazz-- possibly the funkiest music ever recorded (there's a lot of it on the soundtrack to Jarmusch's film "Broken Flowers"-- as one character says, "This Ethiopian music, it's good for the heart"). There's a great series of albums out of France called Ethiopiques that collects a lot of that music-- start with "Ethiopiques Volume 4:Ethio Jazz and Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974": it's much better than Thomas Mann and your life will improve considerably...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168635827464922762007-01-12T13:03:00.000-08:002007-01-12T13:03:00.000-08:00The music was probably early 70s Ethiopian jazz-- ...The music was probably early 70s Ethiopian jazz-- possibly the funkiest music ever recorded (there's a lot of it on the soundtrack to Jarmusch's film "Broken Flowers"-- as one character says, "This Ethiopian music, it's good for the heart"). There's a great series of albums out of France called Ethiopiques that collects a lot of that music-- start with "Ethiopiques Volume 4:Ethio Jazz and Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974": it's much better than Thomas Mann and your life will improve considerably...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168634310312808932007-01-12T12:38:00.000-08:002007-01-12T12:38:00.000-08:00ok. so something happens other than them taking t...ok. so something happens other than them taking their temperatures and laying around in bed and listening to lectures on things? you know, i like settembrini despite him being long winded. it's been a while since i picked it up but i remember him being somewhat of a contrarian to the whole dictatorship of health in the sanatorium. i can't remember Naptha. maybe he's introduced later?Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471246758849988846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168633535488918902007-01-12T12:25:00.000-08:002007-01-12T12:25:00.000-08:00i'm eleven pages from the end. it does end with a ...i'm eleven pages from the end. it does end with a suspenseful duel. who will die, the humanist Settembrinin or the consumptive Jesuit Naptha? No spoilers!becklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488884204422943486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168631907583261202007-01-12T11:58:00.000-08:002007-01-12T11:58:00.000-08:00ethiopian food used to be my favorite cuisine. i ...ethiopian food used to be my favorite cuisine. i don't know what my favorite food is now but i don't think it's ethiopian. <BR/><BR/>i never finished the magic mountain either, becky. i didn't actually find the first 200 pages that interesting. i found the first 50 pages interesting. then i got bored. the only way i could get involved in it was hoping something would happen -- like someone getting killed or knocked up or at least some sexual tension between someone other than his bland obsession with that russian lady. maybe the heat turns on eventually but i just couldn't take it. i don't know if i'll ever get back to reading it cuz i bought it like 2 years ago.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471246758849988846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1168625351876636652007-01-12T10:09:00.000-08:002007-01-12T10:09:00.000-08:00addis ababa on fulton and alta arden also is great...addis ababa on fulton and alta arden also is great. you can get a veg sampler of like six dishes on enjera and honey wine for 10 bucks. <BR/>your review of sheba has me totally stoked--thanks!ffthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816496421135325130noreply@blogger.com