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Recording his city's rich architectural heritage has been a demoralizing task for Shanghainese photographer Deke Erh. While Art Deco buildings in Miami, New Zealand's Napier and even the Eritrean town of Asmara are lovingly tended, Shanghai has demolished scores of equally historic structures in its headlong rush for modernity. "I've been taking photographs of old Shanghai for 20 years, and I've continually seen these things torn down," says Erh. "But I still have hope. Even today, Shanghai has more Art Deco buildings than any other city in the world. If I didn't have hope...
...Asmara 739 Massachusetts Ave. Central Square If you were to rank the senses involved in restaurant dining, touch would surely wind up at the bottom of the list (although this should in no way appear to deny the legitimacy of the sandwich as a culinary art). After all, restaurant etiquette instructs us to keep our fingers as far away from our food as possible. But for those whose natural instinct is to dig in and get real with your meal, I heartily recommend Asmara. Opened in 1986, Asmara was Boston’s first Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant. Although their...
...pieces of the spongy injera and use them to scoop up each of the different meals in turn. Rip and go for the begeeh mloukhiya, tender pieces of lamb in a red pepper sauce that’s faintly reminiscent of a sloppy joe. Rotate the platter for asmara tibsy, one of the house specialties. The small sautéed cubes of beef melt in your mouth amid a swirl of onions, green peppers, chilies and unidentifiable spices. Spin it again for some alitcha ahmilti, a brightly-colored vegetable stew in yellow curry-esque sauce, or for chicken marinated...
...Asmara sells beer and wine, as well as mes, a traditional honey wine that tastes like thin fermented honey. The mes is a little intense on top of the heavy stews—opt instead for a fresh squeezed juice. Mango, strawberry, kiwi, papaya or banana juices are blended with ice and served in tall tumblers, providing the perfect cool antithesis to the salty meats...
Still, you’ll have another excuse for not joining in the misinformed laughter when you tell people why you skipped the dining hall that night. Any attempt to chuckle could be severely dangerous to your overloaded stomach—after a dinner at Asmara, a secret, satisfied smirk is a much safer...