hey gals n’ pals! First, welcome to all the new visitors Google Analytics tells me I’ve had recently! (Yup, I spy on y’all.) I’m so glad you stopped in and I hope you find something you like. Questions/comments/ancient family recipes for sharing? Check out the “About” tab for contact information.
Second, an apology for my sudden, totally unintentional departure! A certain cable in my computer’s innards gave up the ghost and it’s been in the shop for over a week. In the shop? It almost feels unreasonable to type this fact. Yeah, yeah, you Appleheads might be pretty used to sending your crapintoshes to Applecare, but among us trusty Lenovo users, a shop situation is pretty unThink(pad)able! Okay, maybe just for this Thinkpad lover. But I couldn’t resist the Apple jab! Or the corny pun. Forgive me/deal with it!
On top of things, the internet is out in our apartment. Worse still, it’s projected to be down for a few more days! All of these facts add up to few (AKA no) posts at Crack the Plates. But never fear! Your vegan darlin’ has been up to plenty of fun things. I’ve already uploaded a bunch of pictures and planned five other posts, including recipe tutorials, so (be well, do good work, and) keep in touch.
For now, sweetheart & I are holed up at White Windmill on Buford Highway. Owing largely to the fact that I discovered accidentally-vegan mini donuts here tonight, it’s pretty much become my favorite place in Atlanta! Behold:
Closer, closer…
I love White Windmill! It was recommended by one of my favorite undergrad professors, a certain Wu, and though this is only my second visit, it’s one of my favorite places in Atlanta to hang. Call me corny, but I dig the cutesy cafe decor. It doesn’t feel prefab or corporate at all… mostly, it reminds me of my epic twenty-seventh birthday. (Relive those incredible mad tea party memories through pictures here.) Since you’ve probably never been here – I don’t personally know anyone who has, aside from my prof (correction! friend Jefferg loves the place!) – here’s a little tour.
Umbrellas inside.
Lots of little study nooks – with TONS of outlets for your gadgets – like this one.
Pots with flowers everywhere. See what I mean about the birthday connection?
Trees and topiaries abound.
The entrance, where you can pick up local papers and lots of stuff in Korean.
I love this random smiling lady. She saw the camera and knew what to do. Surprise grinner! I salute you.
The (upward) view from my seat.
So yeah, White Windmill is the best. There are tons of vegan treats, excellent quality soymilk for coffee drinks, a selection of weird & wonderful other beverages, and we’re pretty much the only white people here. Bonus! You know how I love diversity. If you’re ever in the neighborhood (Buford Highway Farmer’s Market? Harmony Vegetarian? Chef Liu?) definitely stop in. Open til midnight on Fridays!
What else is new? For one, the vegan carne asada tacos at Whole Foods recently made the short list of my favorite cheap eats in Atlanta. By recently, I mean yesterday. And by cheap? $2.25 for a giant grilled tortilla filled with at least a half pound of beautifully seasoned marinated seitan and a salsa of your choice. I heard about these on twitter via a bunch of local vegans howlin’ about WF’s short-lived injustice of taking them away. Dear Whole Foods, I’m so glad you learned your lesson about snatching beloved yummies away from your (bitchy/outspoken/assertive) vegan friends, if only because it gave me a chance to try them. I’m hooked! I mean, wouldja lookit that?
There’s way more to tell, but it’ll have to wait for future posts. My coffee cup has run dry and it’s too late for a refill. Check back for collard greens and crudites, an update on my Vegetable Husband, outings to Cottage Ethiopian, L’Thai, Noodle, and Udipi, recipes for curried turnip greens and haricot vert with vegan bacon (?!?!?!) and finally, a super-special ice cream cone. Mwah!
YUM, I wish my local WF made these! I added this to:http://fuckyeahvegantacos.tumblr.com/post/17571145590/vegan-carne-asada-taco-from-whole-foods-what
xotaco!