10 The Voice, For Students, By Students 1 February 9, 2011
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JAMAICAN continued from page 7
and on the right of those driving
south (towards FSU). There were
about eight parking spaces and 13
cars. I saw a drive-thru window,
so I pulled around to the back to
discover there was no menu or
speakerphone.
The drive-thru window was
just...a window. After finding a
parking space that wasn’t a parking
space, I walked into the restaurant.
Inside was small and cramped
with a few bar seats at the window
and an area to sit down by a small
old-fashioned television set. One
petite lady with a Jamaican accent
took orders, while a Jamaican
man cooked. Lots of people were
crowded around waiting on their
orders, but none seemed impatient.
Most people made small talk, as if
they knew each other. Although the
Jamaican Kitchen wasn’t equipped
with brand-specific architecture,
or corporate trained, robot-acting
workers, it had a pleasant, local
feeling that one would expect on
a trip to the Caribbean. And their
food, according to my trainer, was
all freshly made. No preservatives,
processed food, high fructose com
syrup, fake sugars, or pretend-meat
(cough, cough McDonald’s).
On the counter, there were lots
of flyers and a couple menus. 'I
grabbed a menu and browsed,
seeing everything from beef patties
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and pineapple soda to jerk chicken
and curry goat. The menu wasn’t
large, but it had a good variety
of traditional Jamaican meals. I
ordered a medium curry chicken
with white rice and cabbage, and
a meat patty. It took all my energy
not to order a Jamaican root beer
or pineapple soda^ both of which
are made using ingredients directly
from ginger root and pineapples,
respectively.
I expected to wait five to 10
minutes for my meal, based on
the number of people before
me. Surprisingly, I waited all of
three minutes. In between that
time, almost everybody before
me received their food, checked
it, thanked the cashier, and left.
Nobody returned their food with
problems, and all the meals I saw
had steam coming from inside the
Styrofoam to-go box (no cold fries,
oops, I mean cold curry).
When she called my number,
my meal was in a brown paper
bag. Inside, my meat patty was
wrapped appropriately in wax paper
and my curry chicken was sitting
beautifully on top of white rice, a
couple plantains, and potatoes, and
cabbage. I had enough napkins and
she didn’t forget my fork.
Before I left I took a closer
look at the flyers on the counter.
Most of them were advertising
events geared towards unifying the
Caribbean community, which made
sense.
I was able to devour my meal
and still make it to class. Although
white rice isn’t the best option
during weight loss efforts, it is not
nearly as bad as white bread or
white tortillas. It actually has the
same amount of calories as brown
rice, although brown rice does have
more vitamins and nutrients.
I’d go back to the Jamaican
Kitchen again in a heartbeat.
Aesthetically, you’re not going to
gasp in awe, but the quality of the
cuisine is perfect.
I’ll suck it up and walk in to
order great food before I pull up
to a drive-thru to order unhealthy,
mass-produced, quantity-over-
quality food, any day.
The Jamaican Kitclien is located
at 2401 Murchison Road,
Fayetteville, NC 28301. Hours
of operation: Monday-Saturday
11am-8pm; Closed on Sundays.
Valentine s Day — a day for
lovers and spenders!
By Briana Murrell
Voice Staff Writer
Around this time of the year, ro
mance and love is in the air. Money
is also in the atmosphere - spending
that is. Couples, friends and family
everywhere are ready and willing to
spend money on their loved ones.
To some, money is no object when
it comes to getting that special gift
and making Valentine’s Day is a
day to remember.
According to the National Retail
Federation’s 2011 Valentine’s Day
Consumer Intentions and Actions
Survey, the average person will
spend $116.21 on traditional Val
entine’s Day merchandise this year.
Total holiday spending is expected
to reach $15.7 billion. The top three
purchases: jewelry ($3.5 billion),
clothing ($1.6 billion) and dining
out ($3.4 billion).
For Valentine’s Day, the staff
here at The Voice has come up with
their own list of this year’s top Val
entine’s Day gifts.
#1 - Candy
#2 - Personalized Valentme
#3 - Perfiime/Cologne
#4 - Dinner
#5 - Intimacy
According to many Fayetteville
State students, Valentine’s Day is
a day to celebrate love. It is one
day set aside to express how much
you love your spouse, significant
other, family, or fnend. One of The
Voice’s staff writers, Nicolette Be
atty, says, “I think of Valentine’s
Day as a day to show and tell the
person you love just how much
you love them, whether it be gifts,
words, or actions.”
Falling on a weekday this year,
many students have opted to cel
ebrate Valentine’s Day during the
weekend. Some have been planning
their special day for months. Din
ner and a movie topped the list of
students’ plans.
Leland Walker, The Voice staff
photographer, has prepared a nice
evening for his secret valentine.
“I plan on surprising a young lady
with an oversized stuffed animal,
dinner, and a movie, maybe an eve
ning walk around campus and to
chill out in the gazebo.”
Whether this Monday will be a
special day for you, or just an or
dinary day, dinner and a movie, or
a night alone, celebrate life itself.
“Love the life you live and live the
life you love!”