Cauliflower Power

For lunch today, I went to Bocado, located in the Westside.  They offer a couple of vegetarian sandwiches - a portabella panini (which sounded good but not terribly exciting) and a roasted cauliflower option.  Since I don't see too many cauliflower sandwiches on menus these days, the choice was easy.  The crunchy cauliflower was accompanied by creamy eggplant, julienned carrots and cucumber, and lettuce.  Topping it off was a mayo sauce and a few slivers of jalapeño pepper.  The combination was delicious - a little  spicy and sweet at the same time.  The mayo did not overwhelm the veggies and was not too rich.  The bread was also nicely toasted and did not get soggy.  The sandwich was large enough for lunch and for $3, the additional small salad was not worth the money.  If you are really hungry, a small tomato bisque as a side would probably be the way to go.  Overall a great lunch for under $15.  

Is Atlanta That Vegetarian Friendly?

On July 14, 2010, PETA revealed a Top 10 list of vegetarian friendly large cities in North America.  The blog did not reveal the considered factors used to compile this list but based on comments received, no one really buys that DC is more vegetarian friendly than NY.  More importantly, how did Atlanta end up at number four?  Are vegetarians able to eat out at a wide variety of restaurants and get a satisfying, tasty, and innovative meal - not just some side dishes combined on a plate?  Since I love food, I've decided to find out just what Intown Atlanta restaurants have to offer.  I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised...