Vita Cafe’s a bit farther than Paradox for me, but I prefer the setting. The high-back booths, while not cushy, isolate you a bit from other diners. If there’s a crying kid in there you’re gonna hear it, but you won’t find yourself avoiding eye contact with the people in the next booth. Because it’s [...]
Archive for April, 2008
vita cafe
Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged Portland, tempeh, vegan cheese on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
bonfire
Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged Portland, pub food on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As an optimistically congratulatory (Tom had a good interview) treat, we went out to grab dinner last night—early enough to avoid Friday night crowds. We walked down 12th, by Hungry Tiger, Too, and checked out the menu, but Tom had his heart set on the hellfire burrito at Bonfire so we kept on walkin’. Even [...]
fit for an 8-year-old
Posted in general, tagged pizza, vegan cheese on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Experiment failed. I’d never tried Tofutti mozzarella slices before. Again, I was never a big cheese girl, but pizza’s pizza, man. So while I was at the big ol’ regular grocery store, I picked some up to throw together a quick cornmeal-crust pizza. I felt like I was back in summer day camp, pulling a [...]
tempeh. delicious, moldy tempeh
Posted in general, tagged tempeh on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have mixed feelings about tempeh. On one hand, it’s so incredibly good for you (a 4-ounce portion has 22 grams of protein, more than half your dietary fiber for the day, and 20% of your iron) and it can be made to taste good. On the other, however, is the ewww factor. There’s no [...]




