Looking for Lambi (Caribbean)

Also, try Calabash - it's on Manor near Eastside cafe (sorry, too lazy to get out the yellow pages...) and maybe even Shaggy's (S. Congress). Again, might be the wrong regional flavor, but it's worth a try.

Also, there's a pretty good Caribbean (sort of) restaurant in Marble Falls, of all places, called the Jammin' Cafe (or Cafe Jammin' or something like that).  Was pleasantly surprised by good fried plaintains, Jamaican curried chicken, great grilled seafood, etc.  Hokey island decor, but charming and friendly.

If you don't mind my asking, where'd you get married?  Always looking for cool out-of-the-way island spots that come recommended.  And what is lambi?  We ate local delicacies like goat stew and a fish called wahoo (!) on Saba on our honeymoon, along with multitudinous Red Stripes, and I'm always looking for food to help recreate that wonderful island feeling.

  Ted S. wrote:
> Lawrence P. wrote:
> Someone wrote:
>
> : > I've been looking for an Austin restaurant that makes, or will
make
> : > lambi.  My wife and I were married on a very tiny island in the
southern
> : > Caribbean and the locals made lambi for our wedding dinner -
without us
> : > asking. I want to have this for our anniversary dinner but can't
find
> : > any local Caribbean restaurant that can make this, or even know
what it
> : > is - most local caribbean is northern Caribbean fare.  Any help
would be
> : > greatly appreciated.
>
> : I can't say for sure, but you might give a call to Cafe Josie. The
chef
> : there is excellent, seems to have a firm Caribbean grounding, and
seems
> : open to experimentation.
>
> Ask for conch. Same thing. Critter-wise. Or caracol.
>
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