Tag: restaurants

Indianapolis–3 Sisters, who–or what–are they? (besides a great little cafe)

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Front porch conversation is best enjoyed in the company of a dog tied to a nearby tree and set to the music of wind chimes. And so my husband and I sat on the painted porch of 3 Sisters Café in the Broad Ripple art district, our conversation punctuated by some other patron’s dog as he naughtily barked at chatty passers-by.

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Fill your kishkas

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Shapiro’s is like eating at my grandma’s…except for all the old Jewish people.

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An Ox Tail, or the story of great African food

.Reading time 5 minutes.

At her restaurant, Mabovi’s in Matteson, Illinois, (moving soon to East Hazel Crest), Bea cooks the food, takes your order, serves it to you, and may make you dance after you’re too full to move like a fat American let alone a joyful Ghanaian.

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The Best Thing I Ever Ate

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My version of the Food Network show, which inspired a Halloween prank-ish delight in my kitchen!

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