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| Tikka Kabob |
Another tasty tradition my friends and I started circa 2006 is Restaurant Club, also known as RC. Every month we take turns picking a new, newish, or new to us restaurant to try. It’s given us a chance to explore different neighborhoods, try new foods (grasshopper! haggis!), and have an excuse to get together. Someday I’ll post the list of restaurants that we’ve been trying to recreate.
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| Crumbs! |
March was Mark’s pick and we traveled to Ariana, an Afghan restaurant in Allston. We started by sharing the Kaddo and Aushak appetizers. Kaddo is baby pumpkin and it’s featured pretty regularly on the menu. For my entree I had the Tikka Kabob (beef prime rib marinated in a puree of onions, sundried baby grapes and garlic, then grilled and served with sauteed lentils and pallow rice) for my entree, and I cleaned my plate!
We also tried the Sheerberaing (rice pudding) and Bucklawa (baklava) for dessert…but the best dessert was the Crumbs cupcakes Wanda brought for everyone to try!
The rundown:
Ariana Restaurant
129 Brighton Ave, Allston
Crumbs Bake Shop
176 Federal Street, Boston
Kara Cooks and Eats 