March 6th, 2008
Thanks to a recent comment from Nat, I was inspired to try out the vegan restaurant Saf im Zerwirk today. Saf is in the middle of downtown Munich, just steps away from the Hofbräuhaus.
I coaxed a new friend to go try Saf for lunch. The restaurant had a very clean, modern interior, and the waiters […]
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August 16th, 2007
Half of the reason I travel to new, exotic places is to experience new, exotic foods. Nothing can compare to a fresh baby artichoke salad at a streetside cafe in Milan, bubbly cheese fondue in a cozy ski hut in the Swiss Alps, or an inventive French-Thai fusion dish from the hippest restaurant in Manhattan. […]
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June 12th, 2007
During my weekend in Munich, Germany, I had a lot of great meals. I approached the city of sausage with some trepidation, but it turns out that Munich has a lot to offer vegetarians. In addition to discovering some great vegetarian restaurants (see HappyCow for a list), I found that I often had a pretty […]
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April 5th, 2007
Today I came across an animal rights group’s protest while wandering around Vienna. They were focusing on the mistreatment of pigs in Austria, and the photographs they had on display were quite disturbing. The piggy in the above poster is saying “My flesh belongs to me! If you still want to eat […]
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November 29th, 2006
My recent trip to Japan was a bit of a roller coaster, from the culinary standpoint, at least. The vast majority of my experiences were extremely positive, but there were a few incidents of accidental meat (or more likely, fish) consumption. Overall the positives definitely outweighed the negatives.
The best meals were usually those consumed in […]
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