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Curry Up! and Kabobs
I seem to have gotten on an Indian cuisine kick lately – not just Indian restaurants, but also grocery stores, where I can buy those colorful Indian sweets, made with condensed milk or lentil flour or sesame seeds, and flavored with pistachio, coconut and mango and all sorts of spices. Patel Brothers Groceries and Video, 1835 Central Ave. N.E., Minneapolis, has one of the best selections in town, but you can also find them across the street at Asia Imports, or at South Asian Foods in Fridley.
Curry Up
What's a girl to do when she's snacky for a quick samosa?
Sure there's the appeal of a buffet lunch at one of the all-stars ... but then there's the pre-schooler and his crankiness level and the crunch of time that doesn't allow for full-service AND an on-time arrival at school.
Thank goodness I was in Maple Grove. (NEVER thought I would write that.)
Chindian Cafe
The new sign hasn't gone up yet outside the little cafe at 15th and E. Hennepin, but the former East River Market has been renamed the Chindian Cafe. The grocery shelves are gone, and the seating has expanded, from 12 seats to 20+. Chef-owner Nina Wong, who is ethnically Chinese, but born in Vietnam and raised in the US, has a new partner: her husband, Thomas Gnanpragasam, who is of Indian ancestry, but born and raised in Malaysia. "He's a foodie," reports Wong.
