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Nov 21st 2007, 9:52am By Christa Glennie Seychew

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Monday night a group of BR's readers and staffers gathered at Nektar for a few drinks, some banh mi, and great conversation. Fun was had by all! We love to mingle with readers, those that we've known for a long time and those we've never met before. We hope they had as much fun as we did.

The winning Fantasy Foodball item was served up by Nektar with their own twist. Their take on banh mi was interesting, the main flavor came from the addition of Korean kimchi to what is a Vietnamese sandwich traditionally served as inexpensive "fast food" up and down America's coasts. Attendees with a passion for spicy cuisine were thrilled with the end result.

For those of you curious about banh mi, I have it on authority that Joe's Deli on Hertel and Colvin carries a sandwich called "The Body" (a sandwich crafted in honor of Ristorante Lombardo's Chef Salvati) that possesses all of the traditional components of banh mi.

Thank you again to Nektar and to all of those that joined us. Stay tuned to Buffalo Rising for information on upcoming BR events.

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  1. sbrof

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    Nov 21st 2007, 10:07

    sadly I was working on my thesis again... maybe eventually I can have a life again...

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  2. AvaRouge

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    Nov 21st 2007, 11:16

    Is that Sally in all black?

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  3. BuffaloCook

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    Nov 21st 2007, 11:16

    Christa- I think you should have a food show. Show us different techiniques and then we can taste some new stuff. Like a party and a tasting. You were taking about Xantham gum and some far out stuff at the Nektar party that I've never heard of..... I think a bunch of people would be interested and it would be a chance for some of us to see stuff we may never get a chance to see again. Would you do us the honor?

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  4. becker

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    Nov 21st 2007, 11:20

    Does anyone have names to go with these faces?

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  5. GoldenLark

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    Nov 21st 2007, 11:46

    Ava, nope, it's me!

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  6. Metropolis

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    Nov 21st 2007, 14:52

    Arghh!!!! A scotch drinker in this party. Right on mon! What, no one else was drinking at this bar? Hmmmm... not as fun a crowd as I would have expected for BROers.

    Christa - Thanks. Trying Joe's. Would you do an article on that place?

    I would name this picture - "Where's Newell?"

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  7. ChristaSeychew

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    Nov 21st 2007, 15:32

    Metropolis-

    http://www.buffalorising.com/story/a_breadwinner_on_hertel

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  8. pgf1948

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    Nov 21st 2007, 19:21

    Great looking group of young people! Why haven't they all moved away?

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  9. MikeLibra

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    Nov 21st 2007, 21:21

    Hello BR Group,

    You are all beautiful people, inside and out. Beautiful photo. I had a wonderful time with all of you at Nekter. Thank you all, for the great pleasure of your company and friendship, I always knew BR's intentions are pure. Thank you all for proving me correct. A special thank you to Newell for caring about Buffalo and our people. And a very special thank you to you Christa, for staying in Buffalo and loving it as much as we in Buffalo do. And of course, for loving all things food. You rock!

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