Here on Eating Our Words, the commenters absolutely make the blog, and our Comment of the Day honors the best of the bunch.
Every day, we read you guys and pick the commenter, or commenters, who made us laugh, cry, salivate over something delicious, or think about things in a new way.
In return, we offer them a virtual White Russian.
Yesterday Katharine Shilcutt wrote about Houston's options for vegan food, and guess what? People get real excited about this kind of thing. Some believe you shouldn't mention vegan options at a restaurant that also serves non-vegan food.
But we disagree, and so did commenter veggiecook, judging from her recommendations for additional options:
Don't forget, if you want to go more upscale there are great vegan options as well...A few examples include: T'afia Backstreet Cafe Hugo's Haven (not quite as many options, but willing to work with you)
That said, many of the vegan restaurants leave a lot to be desired in Houston. Not much innovation that I can't make myself for cheaper at home. There are options, yes, but the quality and innovation of the food isn't nearly as good as in other cities of comparable size.
Best option for new vegans is to learn how to cook and know where the good innovative and accommodating places are for special occasions. Not to say I don't sometimes patronize the above locations, I certainly do, but I normally leave underwhelmed...
