lucca

I’ve never been to lucca, in des moines’ east village, before I went for a work event about a week ago. It was really good! Since we were there for work we had a fixed menu so i didn’t get to see all of their offerings, but there were vegetarian options for each [...]

a dong

my husband brought me some a dong for lunch today.  I had the stuffed tofu, which comes with veggies and rice on the side.  he had a vermicelli dish with lots of tofu, bean sprouts, and lettuce.
for anyone who does not already know, a dong has a pretty huge vegetarian menu, and they have really [...]

unsolicited advice

I love eating out and discovering different approaches people have to food. Since becoming a vegetarian, my appreciation for variety has grown. Along the way I’ve noticed some general patterns, both good and bad, regarding restaurants’ approaches to vegetarian diners and vegetarian food. Here are some pieces of advice for any restaurant [...]

ted’s coney island

Ted’s is not exactly health food, but we’ve been rushed a lot lately so have eaten here a few times in the past month. I’ve lived in Des Moines for nearly my whole life but had never been to Ted’s, though I had been to another Coney Island location back when I ate meat.
I [...]