Kenyan Restuarant
Emily Nyindodo started catering Kenyan cuisine as a mere side gig years ago.
The popularity of her dishes such as African peanut soup and sukuma wiki (collared greens sauteed with tomatoes and onions and served with a cornmeal mash called ugali) had people suggesting she should have a restaurant. So in 2008 she opened Alando’s Kitchen in the the Quakertown Farmers Market.
The authentic dishes of Nyindodo’s heritage became her full-time job after she was laid off from IBM in 2009.
Nyindodo took her severance pay and cranked up her entrepreneurship a bit by opening Alando restaurant in the rear of the Wired Cafe at 520 Main St., Bethlehem.
Nyindodo, a Bethlehem resident, subleased the cafe’s space because she’s been eager to get a spot in Bethlehem’s restaurant-rich downtown.
”Who wouldn’t want to be on Main Street?” Nyindodo said. ”This is a good space.”
Alando is the name of Nyindodo’s grandmother, the person who inspired some of the restaurant’s recipes, which include lentil coconut soup, chicken masala wrap served with bajia, tilapia stew and ugali.
Nyindodo added that she eventually will move everything from Quakertown to Bethlehem.
Alando’s website: http://www.alandoskitchen.com
Now, let’s change gears a bit.
A new 24-hour child-care place has opened in Allentown.
The business is the brainchild of Fabian and Matilda Moriah, who were seeking a place for their son, Marshall, a year ago.
The couple said they wanted a place where the day care would work around their schedules as insurance agents, but they turned up a slim number of options.
Fed up, they decided to do it themselves by moving into a house on Allentown’s Fourth Street estates section, the strip lined with big houses that have old-fashioned appointments such as finely carved wood trim and jewel-studded stained-glass windows.
The Moriahs turned the lower level of their house at 136 N. 4th St. into Marshall & Friends Daycare LLC.
They said their goal is to mirror the child’s behavior at home, which includes setting the same nap time and watching the same cartoons and singing the same songs the child would at home.
Fabian Marshall has kept his job, but his wife is heading up the day care with the help of certified staff. The business takes care of children from infants to 12 years old. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., but they offer the option of overnight care if necessary.
A website is not up yet, but the phone number is 484-350-3989
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