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Blue Nile Cafe – Kansas City

$19 for Ethiopian Meal for Two ($38.90 Value)

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In a Nutshell

Each duo shares a platter of beef cubes in a spiced sauce, marinated chicken, and lentil stew, all scooped up with sourdough pancakes

The Fine Print

  • Expires Mar 13, 2013
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table. Not valid for alcohol. Must use promotional value in 1 visit.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

Introducing a date to foreign cuisine can make you seem exotic, much like only communicating with them in the language you just invented. Be worldly with this Groupon.

$19 for an Ethiopian Meal for Two ($38.90 Total Value)

  • Sambusa pastries filled with spiced ground beef or a vegetarian mix of spiced lentils and cabbage (a $4.95 value)
  • Sampler platter (a $33.95 value) that includes dishes such as beef cubes in a spiced sauce and marinated chicken flavored with cardamom

Additional vegetarian items can be substituted for the sampler platter's meat dishes.

Blue Nile Cafe

Daniel and Selam Fikru, now husband and wife, met when they were high-school students in their native Ethiopia. They've lived in Kansas City since 1995, and together, they've helped a large following of locals try their first tastes of Ethiopian food and subsequently fall in love with its rich, distinctive spices.

The couple's traditional recipes have earned their restaurant, Blue Nile Cafe, a recommendation from KCUR FM’s Food Critics, a place on LocalEats’ Top 100 Restaurants in Kansas City list, and attention from Pitch. But their success over the past two decades hasn’t come without hard work. According to a profile by the Kansas City Star, Selam is in the kitchen by early morning six days a week, simmering meats and lentils in a medley of ginger, garlic, and rosemary. Selam’s labors yield a bounty of entrees—served atop communal platters—featuring marinated chicken and cubes of beef or lamb, as well as vegetarian feasts of lentils, potatoes, and greens. Diners scoop up dishes with pieces of injera, which is a spongy sourdough pancake.

In the dining room, cream-colored walls bear colorful paintings that remind diners of their meals' distant origins. For an additional taste of Ethiopian culture, guests can partake in a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony wherein staffers roast, grind, and brew fresh coffee to order. Guests can otherwise opt for refreshing glasses of wine out on the patio.

In addition to welcoming guests into the dining room, Blue Nile Cafe invites them into the kitchen during classes that guide students in preparing injera and other traditional dishes. The restaurant also equips pupils with spices and grains for simmering over their own trashcan fires.

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