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Grub Scout, Special to the Knoxville News Sentinel
Published 5:00 a.m. ET Oct. 7, 2020
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Enjoy flavorful cuisine at Aroma Indian Kitchen
Knoxville News Sentinel
I surely do love me some Indian food. So when I heard a new restaurant specializing in that cuisine was opening in Knoxville, I got giddy. I waited until they had been open a couple of weeks before I gave it a try. Last week was when The Grub Spouse and I finally set out for Aroma Indian Kitchen, which is on Cedar Bluff Road near Kingston Pike.
Upon our entering, an employee showed us to a spacious booth that, for us, was sufficiently far away from other patrons. The dining area itself didn’t seem to be marked off for social distancing, but the staff did wear masks. We placed our beverage order and were served a complimentary basket of papadum — thin, crisp flatbread — which was accompanied by a variety of flavorful dipping sauces.
The menu starts with a number of non-vegetarian and vegetarian appetizers, including samosas (stuffed pastries), pakoras (fritters) and kebabs, to mention a few. We also spotted several different soups. Instead, we kicked the meal off with a selection from the Mumbai Street Food part of the menu, the banarasi chaat ($7) — grilled potato patties served over flavored yogurt and pureed kale.
One page of the menu is devoted to vegetarian entrees, many of which are variations on paneer (cottage cheese), lentils and vegetables such as chickpeas, okra and cauliflower. Chef’s Specialty Entrees include butter chicken, masala dosa and kalimiri dahi chicken. Another section features biryani dishes made with chicken, lamb and goat or prepared vegetarian.
The Spouse ordered from the tandoori selections, a dish called chicken malai kabab ($14). It’s prepared with cashew paste and spices and cooked in a traditional tandoori oven.
I focused on the part of the menu where you get to pick your protein (vegetables, paneer, chicken, lamb, goat, shrimp or fish) then pick your sauce style (vindaloo, curry, masala, korma, palak or kadhai). I got daring and decided to try goat ($15) for the first time. After all, how often does one get the opportunity to order goat? Our server said it was similar to lamb in flavor. I paired my goat with korma sauce, which I love and which our server said would be an excellent choice. Entrees come with rice, but we also added an order of garlic naan for $3.
Our chaat was served first. It was awesome. The two potato patties had been deep fried, and they were served atop a bed of chickpeas and a creamy swirl of yogurt and pureed kale. The savory spices and sweetness of the yogurt were a fantastic combo.
The entrees took a little longer than average to wind
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School junior Clara Christian is going for her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement awarded by Scouts, to make the world a better place. Her project is “Veronica’s Garden,” a sensory garden for people with special needs located off Mountain Avenue within Mindowaskin Park.
The garden is inspired by Clara’s cousin, Veronica, who is 14 and has Down Syndrome.
On March 10, the Westfield Town Council approved the project, with support and guidance from Westfield Town Administrator Jim Gildea. It will take up approximately 2,500 square feet in total.
Clara needs about $2,000 more in donations by some time in October to finish the garden, said her mother this week. (If you’d like to learn more about Clara’s project or donate, see her website HERE.)
Help from the city and businesses
The public and private project has taken over a year and a half to plan.
The town repaved all the paths in Mindowaskin Park recently to provide easier access throughout the park.
Westfield town leaders have been instrumental and encouraging throughout the journey, her mother said.
And local business have donated service. Scape-Abilities owner Steve Costalos created the garden plan as a donation. Dreyer Farms in Cranford has been instrumental in selecting the plants and guiding Clara as she prepares for the build.
Town Engineer Kris McAloon was able to install a new water pit and electricity to prepare for the garden’s irrigation system that was installed by A. Priscoe Irrigation at cost.
But it doesn’t have to be this way, as I learned after spending two weeks car camping in some of New Hampshire and Maine’s most well-trod mountain and beach towns. Relieving oneself in relative comfort while traveling on a tight budget isn’t easy, but like most aspects of budget travel, it’s achievable with a little research and an intrepid mind-set. So before hitting the road, memorize these four steps for a tension-free trip to the toilet.
Consider your options
If you won’t have access to your own commode while traveling, then your shared-use venue will either be a solo bathroom or a multi-toilet bathroom that can accommodate several people at once. If you’re concerned about covid-19 transmission inside bathrooms, this could be the crucial factor to consider. Scientists have established that covid-19 spreads more effectively in indoor settings where people are congregated, especially if the room where they’re clustered has poor air ventilation. You might be able to keep six feet away from your fellow bathroom occupants, but what if they aren’t wearing masks?
Then there’s the toilet itself. We’ve seen those stomach-turning studies that show that flushing a toilet may blast aerosolized fecal particles upward, where they linger in the air for up to half an hour — and many shared or public bathrooms have flush toilets without lids. While it hasn’t been conclusively proved that inhaling fecal aerosols can result in a case of covid, this is another reason to wear a mask, and to remember to wash your hands after touching or removing it.
“Wearing a mask is the best protection that people have from the aerosolization and transmission that can happen inside,” says Robbie Goldstein, an infectious-disease doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital. “You don’t know who was last in the bathroom, and our old understanding of how viruses were transmitted through the air seems to be wrong. We thought the droplets that people were breathing out hung in the air for seconds or minutes before dropping to the ground. But it turns those aerosolized droplets probably stick around for a lot longer and can travel farther.”
A solo-occupancy bathroom can offer some protection from people and aerosols, especially if the bathroom is an outdoor facility with a non-flush pit toilet like an outhouse or even a porta-potty. (“There’s no one else who may be in a stall next to you,” Goldstein notes.) It may be a grimier venue, but this was a problem before the coronavirus, and protocol remains the same. Plan to hover, or to wipe down the seat with some kind of disinfectant. When you’re done, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer, which should also take 20 seconds.
And if you can, try opening the door before your bathroom visit and consider keeping it partially open while you’re inside. “Letting air flow through the porta-potty is going to be the best ways to flush aerosols out,” Goldstein says.
FILE – In this file photo from July 30, 2020, Ohio state Rep. Bob Cupp talks with the media after being elected Speaker of the House at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Cupp begins to lead the Ohio House as members of his party tout him as the “last Boy Scout” and his opponents see him as complicit in the same “corrupt” activity that has plagued former speakers of the chamber. (Fred Squillante/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File) less
FILE – In this file photo from July 30, 2020, Ohio state Rep. Bob Cupp talks with the media after being elected Speaker of the House at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Cupp begins to lead the Ohio House … more
Photo: Fred Squillante, AP
Photo: Fred Squillante, AP
FILE – In this file photo from July 30, 2020, Ohio state Rep. Bob Cupp talks with the media after being elected Speaker of the House at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Cupp begins to lead the Ohio House as members of his party tout him as the “last Boy Scout” and his opponents see him as complicit in the same “corrupt” activity that has plagued former speakers of the chamber. (Fred Squillante/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File) less
FILE – In this file photo from July 30, 2020, Ohio state Rep. Bob Cupp talks with the media after being elected Speaker of the House at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Cupp begins to lead the Ohio House … more
Photo: Fred Squillante, AP
House speaker’s ‘Boy Scout’ reputation comes with murky past
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There were some whispers among the Republican caucus that Bob Cupp should be the person to lead the Ohio House. It was 2018. The federal investigation into the previous House speaker had left the dais empty for months and the chamber at a standstill.
But Cupp, who has served in all three branches of state government, demurred. It wasn’t the right time.
Fast forward two years and two House speakers, Cupp’s moment had arrived. The conservative Republican and former Ohio Supreme Court justice was elected July 30 to lead the House in what the state Attorney General says will be “the greatest challenge of his career.”
The house speaker remains one of the most powerful political posts in state government. The speaker has the ability to block or move legislation in addition to helping determine how the state spends billions of dollars earmarked for health care, education, criminal justice and other government programs.
Cupp takes reign over the House during an unprecedented moment of division and tribulation for Ohio and the nation. His predecessor, fellow GOP state Rep. Larry Householder, was indicted earlier this summer on federal bribery charges in what prosecutors called the ‘largest bribery, money-laundering scheme’ in state history.
Cupp, a 69-year-old anti-abortion, pro-gun rights conservative, took Householder’s seat by one vote in the GOP-controlled House, with every single Democrat and a few Republicans voting against him.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Volunteers gathered on a crisp, sunny Saturday morning at the Skyline Community Garden in New Brighton, still in full bloom, to celebrate their gardening efforts over the last three years and the vegetables that are thriving and feeding the community.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 76, in conjuction with the non profit H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths, have refurbished a former bocce court located on the corner of Clyde Place and Prospect Avenue, planting and nurturing a community garden.
“Over the years we have been working with various groups,” said Watson Kawecki, Troop 76 Scout Master, based in Christ Church on Franklin Ave, also in New Brighton. “It’s not strictly our garden; it’s a community garden.
“Troop 76 is a five-year-old troop trying to keep the flame of scouting alive. Some of that is service. Some is giving to the community. And some of that is building up the skills you need in society.”
The youngest of Troop 76, Stefan Offenberg, 11, seemed pleased with the reults. “I helped remove weeds from the garden and other stuff that didn’t belong in the space,” he said. “I was happy to help because you can never have enough help with projects like this one.”
The vegetables of the garden, including zucchini, broccoli, summer squash, cucumbers, bunnernut squash, peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes, are free to neighborhood families, thanks to the efforts of the non-profit, H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths.
“Troop 76 and six dedicated volunteers have tended to this beautiful garden from March to October for many seasons, providing the neighborhood with fresh vegetables in what was once an abondoned bocce court,” said Jim Logan of the NYC Parks Dept. “The space is now a beautiful setting for the area’s residents to visit and picnic on the surrounding benches.”
Volunteer Charlotte Hewitt agrees, noting that Troop 76 works hand in hand with H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths, a non profit headed by Heather Butts. “Our garden is open to the public and I’m proud to say we have eradicated the weeds,” said Hewitt.
“She brought the plants, planted them, and I plotted out four-foot beds. The scouts volunteered with their parents and did the watering and weeding. We have been going strong ever since.”
ABOUT H.E.A.L.T.H. FOR YOUTHS
H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed for the charitable and educational purposes of assisting youth. The organization strives to combat community deterioration and juvenile delinquency, improve the quality of education, health care and life-skills training offered to adolescence and young adults.
“Skyline Community Garden wouldn’t be where it is this year without the help of Troop 76 this year,” said Heather Butts, founder and H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths. “We started it three years ago with help from Partnerships for Parks, Parks Department and Greenthumb.”
H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths is also the steward for several different gardens on North Shore, including Hillstreet Garden and Snug Harbor Garden, according to Hewitt.
Charlotte Hewitt explains the procedures involved in the refurbishment of the New Brighton community garden. (Dr. Gracelyn
