Lisa Says...

This weekend my partner and I drove up to Bloodroot (www.bloodroot.com), a vegetarian/vegan feminist restaurant. There are no waitresses and no cash-registers, but an abundance of yummy veggie and vegan food, the best chocolate ice cream i've ever had (vegan to boot!), and some amazing bread with cruelty-free butter. The women who run the place are friendly and warm, the bookstore is interesting, Andrea and Catharine, the resident kitties, are affectionate and fun, and you can't beat the atmosphere, especially outside on the patio. We spent about 3 hours here and came home with 2 large cookbooks full of their recipes. It was fabulous, and was worth killing my clutch (it was on its way out, anyway) to go up there.

And in case anyone is wondering, my partner was not the only male there. Its a comfortable environment for all. Bloodroot has been around for over 30 years.