I felt the need to start this blog out of necessity, as there do not seem to be many guides for the discerning veggie-about-London-town who dines with meat-eaters (read: I haven’t really looked. There are probably loads). I am incredibly lazy and will ALWAYS prefer to eat out rather than cook something for myself. Luckily, there are plenty of guides and reviews for vegetarian restaurants in London, which is fine, but usually when you suggest to friends and lovers, “Hey, let’s go to a place that doesn’t serve anything with an internal circulatory system” you usually get the same reaction as if you’d just asked them to eat what the dog’s just swallowed. Now, I’m not here to judge those that can’t face the thought of a meal without meat, but rather to explore the options available to those who prefer to eat something that didn’t used to have a face.
9 times out of 10, the vegetarian option at most restaurants comes down to two choices: 1) Pasta, 2) MUSHROOM FRICKIN’ RISOTTO. It’s not that I hate mushroom risotto, I just hate the fact chefs and restauranteurs seem to think that’s a perfectly viable option as an alternative to a Slow cooked fillet of beef. The problem with risotto is that it’s the same mouthful, bite after bite, and no one other than us poor ol’ veggies are going to order it; it’s as almost as if we’re being treated as second class citizens (did I mention I have a tendency for high drama? Get used to it).
I’m no food snob: to me a veloute sounds like a kind of velvet cape and I believe foam should only be used within the context of either washing one’s self or a car. I use a much simpler critique, in that if it tastes nice then it’s alright by me. Which mainly brings me to the core point of this blog: I choose to be vegetarian for my own personal reasons, just as those who eat meat have theirs; it’s not for me to ram my own agenda down people’s throats but I do think that veggies should be catered for and it shouldn’t be the shittest item on the menu. Surely the greatest chefs should be able to do something amazing with with an aubergine and an asparagus spear that should appeal to people who like GOOD FOOD, rather than divide diners into two camps. Because it all goes down the same hole, doesn’t it?
My aim is to deliver an honest and humorous take on the best and worst alternatives on a regular menu on offer, which will hopefully appeal whether you’re a vegetarian like me or blood-lust-fuelled carnivore. If I don’t get to a restaurant I may even review the sandwiches in Boots (likely) or just gab on about anything to make it look like I’m taking this blogging stuff seriously (even more likely).
Whether you agree or disagree with my wittily astute points or have any recommendations of your own, I would like to hear them. Equally, I would like to see pictures of grumpy cats and talking dogs, which is a separate blog altogether.
Bon appétit! (Funnier sign-off currently in progress)
Becs
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