 This week I had the pleasure of meeting up with an old friend and co-worker, Queenie, at a vegan restaurant in the city called Cafe Gratitude (can you guess why I like it here?!). Via their site: "We honor the earth as we honor ourselves and have created a menu that promotes consciousness and sustainability for both our well being and health as well as the planet and all of its inhabitants. We practice business through a view of love we call Sacred Commerce, where we celebrate mistakes, commit to strong communication, and give gratitude for our lives." Pretty awesome mission statement, don't ya think? Every item on the menu is titled a positive affirmation of sorts (love it) and the wait staff starts or ends the meal by asking you their question of the day (also love it). Our question was "what do you love most about the Bay Area?". Holy loaded question, waitress! Queenie and I both agreed it was that there is so much to see and do, so much life and energy and variation of landscape, within a short driving distance. We are both blessed to live here! I considered trying to steal this mug :)...  We kicked off the meal with some tomato soup aka "I am Adventurous"...  Then dove into "pizza" aka "I am Hearty" (Deep-dish pizza with sun-dried tomato marinara, pesto, olive tapenade, Brazil nut Parmesan and ricotta cheese on live onion sunflower pizza crust)...  With a side of "mac n' cheese" aka "I am Comforted" (Live macaroni and cheese! Zucchini noodles and sun-dried tomatoes in a cashew cheese sauce with Brazil nut Parmesan)...  And finally topped the meal off with some chocolate and vanilla vegan ice cream, which was DELICIOUS! I love that I can always count on Queenie to save room for dessert :)  I also love that Queenie made sure to put this in her purse the day of our catch up, just in case she absolutely hated vegan food and was dying of hunger on the way home! I'm still giggling...  Overall the meal was really enjoyable and pretty reasonably priced. It felt good to nourish my body with such healthy foods and while I don't think I could ever convert to being a full vegan, it has sparked my interest into at least investigating some potential yummy recipes. The best part, of course, was catching up with Q. Thanks for being adventurous, comforted and hearty with me, doll!  In Gratitude,
Trish
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