Word: asmara
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Crazed with laughter and the bitter cold, my roommate and I literally exploded into Asmara, a discreetly nestled Central Square Eritrean eatery, hustling mostly because my feet had frozen (flip-flops offer little in the way of podiatric protection) and, more importantly, because our palates were eager for an escape from dining hall fare...
...smoked collards—my new go-to plates, no doubt—with only the injera’s help, elbows on thighs and food on our faces. As the couple behind us could attest, the vulnerability inherent in relishing such messy (if delicious) tucker perhaps makes Asmara more appropriate for close friends than first dates: while a nameless fellow diner gave her soiled companion a disinterested stank-eye, my roommate was in quite a different place, busily cackling—as I struggled to stuff myself further, I might add—that with all that damn sauce...
...Asmara Restaurant, 739 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. (617) 864-7447. Take the Red Line to Central Square and walk towards Harvard. Open M-Th 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m., F-Sat 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Sun 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Visa/MasterCard accepted. Appetizers ($7.95-8.95), entr?...
...Addis Band. After Italy's brief occupation ended in 1941 - Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that has never been colonized - the country began to open up to outside influences under Roosevelt's lend-lease program. Thanks to visiting teachers and a new American army base in Asmara, Glen Miller gained a lot of fans there. Then in the 60's, JFK's Peace Corps volunteers arrived carrying new vinyl and whole new generation's worth of attitude and beats...
...rights violations in Ogaden. The Western diplomat believes Ethiopia "bought itself a free pass on human rights" by cooperating in the hunt for the three al-Qaeda operatives. True or not, Frazer has made it clear where U.S. support lies. Last month, after Eritrea closed the American consulate in Asmara, she announced Washington was doing the same to the Eritrean consulate in Oakland, Calif., and considering adding the Eritrean government to its list of state sponsors of terrorism. "Eritrea has played a key role in financing, funding and arming the terror and insurgency activities ... in Somalia," said Frazer...