Cambridge Center Roof Garden

While not technically a restaurant, we had dinner there last night. 

Cambridge Center Roof Garden is a hidden little gem of a park found here:

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My girlfriend and I invited a group of our friends there to eat dinner. We had a sort of basic picnic meal; salad, sandwiches, soda, chips and fruit. But we (she) put her own twist on it.

Salad - One of my favorites, a caprese salad . . . just tomato, mozzarella cheese, basil and vinaigrette, mostly from the Davis Square farmer's market.

Sandwiches - It was a make your own sandwich thing: Roasted vegetables, caprese, or BBQ tofu. The BBQ tofu was extra firm tofu pan seared in a little oil until dried, then marinated overnight in barbecue sauce with a little maple syrup and orange juice, and served Texas-style, with pickles. It was very good. All on When Pigs Fly French Bread.

Soda - We had Reed's ginger beer. A little sweet, but I do love ginger. Also, a guest brought lemonade, because it's not a picnic without lemonade

Chip - Kettle chips. mmmmmmmmmmMMMM

Fruit - My girlfriend sliced up a fresh pineapple, and another guest brought cherries. Both very delicious, and the garden local allowed for pit-spitting, one of the great pleasures of summer.

 Here's a picture of us all having fun!

FP! (Why I have a blog)

I recently decided to cut most of the meat out of my diet. There are lots of reasons to do this, and I'm hip to lots of them. If you want me to get into them, just ask. This blog is not about that.

This blog is about how to do it. It's about the places I've found to eat, and the places to shop. The meals that I've found that work, and the ones that don't work so well.

Largely, I intend this blog to be about restaurants. Going out to eat is the only time I feel punished as a vegetarian. There are websites that list vegetarian restaurants in and around Boston, but these strict lists often lack the vegetarian-friendly places which also serve meat. I want to bridge the gap.

Thank you for reading, and please post your comments as you see fit.

JG