One stop on my European travels was a little city called Paris. Ever heard of it? We found a little health food store that had some amazing vegan cheeses and spreads. Le Sojami is a french company that makes some ridiculously good herb cream cheese and veg pate. PURAL makes one of the best vegan cheddars I’ve tasted. Carlie and I had a picnic under the Eiffel Tower and made warm baguettes with fresh fig and three cheeses! “Get out of town,” you might be saying to yourself… well I did! I went to France and it was great!
Rory Freedman and I ate at a handsome little veg place called Le Potager Du Marais (mostly vegan) and enjoyed a delicious, traditional French meal with a super-rich chocolate mousse dessert. See the menu below for a descripion of what we ate. We were so thrilled to be eating French food, as oposed to just typical vegan food. One of the many things I loved about Europe is that the sidewalk cafes and bars are all set up to face the street, which makes people-watching so much easier.
Another spot we hit up was La Victoire Supreme Du Coeur. This was fine dining at its best, and if you go to Paris, this is a must. It is totally vegetarian with many vegan options.
In addition to eating out, we also cooked a few meals! I dumpster-dove those gorgeous sunflowers, and we bought produce at little markets in the neighbohood to enjoy with a breakfast of multi-grain banana pancakes that I made from scratch. For dinner, Joelle and Carlie made pan-fried brussels sprout-cakes, roasted chickpeas, and herb-polenta with gravy.
Finally, we went out in search of dancing partners, bars, and booze.
Severely jealous, sir.
You and rory are so gorgeous.
actually, it’s végétarien. with an L.
i’m sorry, i meant to say, with an R.
Végétarien means vegetarian
Végétalien means vegan
Lol, you all look very seriously…calm. Cute chicks though.
I went to La Victoire Suprême du Cœur a couple of times when I was in Paris years ago. Great food, but the crazy culty Sri Chinmoy stuff kind of weirded me out.
I think my favorite restaurant in Paris has to be Le Grenier de Notre Dame. Granted, it’s vegetarian not vegan, but I was able to order fine w/the broken French I remembered from 2 years of college classes and the food was absolutely amazing.