Slim pickin's
Vegetarians'
Wish List Café
(A restaurant that doesn't actually exist in the Triangle)
TODAY'S SPECIALS
At a lunch meeting in a Durham restaurant a few weeks ago, Indy Editor Lisa Sorg and I sat down to plan this week's Dish issue. Our waitress caught Lisa's attention with a yummy, vegetable-filled description of the soup du jour. A longtime vegetarian, Lisa knew to ask: "Is it vegetarian?"
"Oh yes," the waitress assured us. "It's made with chicken stock, though, so it's vegetarian but not vegan."
Exchanges like that are one of the reasons we decided to examine local dining options for vegetarians, vegans and even those carnivores among us who occasionally crave a meatless meal.
Our diagnosis: We could use a few more options. More veggie-only restaurants. A wider variety of regular restaurants that offer truly "veggie-friendly" fare. Waitstaffs that know the vocabulary. Chefs who embrace the challenge of non-animal-based cuisine.
—Jennifer Strom
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Foraging for vegetarian fare: Triangle diners are hungry for more options
Claire Cusick lays out the issues around dining out, and gives dining out tips for vegetarians and vegans
Vegetarian restaurants in the Triangle
We found six; let us know if we missed any!
Cooking vegetarian at home: Not (just) your mother's Moosewood
For great dining-in recipes, read Sheryl Cornett's review of veggie cookbooks
Wine Beat: Vino and the vegetarian
Hook up your vegetarian meals with complementary wines with a little help from Indy wine columnist Arturo Ciompi
Now Serving: Share the love
Claire Cusick's advice on Valentine's chocolates and cupcakes
The Triangle's best Restaurant Guide
Our database of 700 food and drink establishments
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