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Highly-Rated Northern Westchester Restaurant Closes After 10-Year Run
One of the more unique and popular restaurants in the area has been forced to close its doors for good.
Owner Selamawit Weiland-Tesfaye announced that Lalibela in Mount Kisco, the only Ethiopian eatery in the Hudson Valley, will be shuttering its doors after 10 years serving the community.
“At Lalibela, you’ll find dishes for meat lovers, vegetarians, and vegans,” the restaurant’s website states.
“Our menu embodies the full richness of slowly cooked meats, veggies, onions, fresh ginger, garlic, chilies, and clarified butter with a distinctive variety of unique spices such as berbere and mi…
Casual Eatery Serves Up Utensil-Free Meat, Vegetarian Stews In Northern Westchester
There's a casual restaurant in Northern Westchester where you can relax over a plate of meat or vegetarian stew served over Injera so you don't need utensils.
Located in Mount Kisco, Ethiopian eatery Lalibela, which is also the name of a town in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, has a host of traditional dishes, including a hearty Siga Wat which is beef, lamb or chicken slowly cooked with onion, ginger, garlic, berbere chili sauce, and seasoned butter.
A non-spicy version of the same stew with turmeric replacing the chili sauce, according to Lalibela's menu.
Among vegan/ve…
