Robin Krieb
Realty Executives Midwest
Andersonville is chock full of so many amazing things- shops, locale, the people. I want to make the place I live and love even better. Might I suggest a vegan restaurant? Or how about those wonderful restaurants that are here offer more vegan options? A woman cannot subsist solely on salads and Impossa Burgers! Yes, we do cook but one of the perks of living here is the short walk to dining establishments. I love Andersonville and want to support it; that’s why it’s sad to me that I need to go to other neighborhoods to get vegan food. My money then goes to supporting that neighborhood rather than Andersonville.
A little back story about what brought me to veganism: I’ve been vegetarian for 14 years. It’s a path I took for animal rights. Back then, the vegan cheese and non-dairy options were, quite frankly, bleak. My wife first offered me a taste of vegan cheese and I couldn’t even bring it to my lips because it smelled so awful! As time went on, companies perfected vegan milk. Yum! Now when the hell is that vegan cheese gonna melt? Finally, not too long ago, it happened- vegan cheese that tastes great AND melts! Gold. In addition, it was bothering me to partake in cruelty to animals in anyway….so I went vegan and never looked back! Might I add that it helped with my health a great deal- I’ve lost upwards of 70 lbs over the course of years and kept it off.
There are more people going vegan for a variety of reasons. The point is, there should be more vegan restaurants in every neighborhood. All restaurants should definitely offer more vegan options on their menu. The obligatory salad option (if you hold the dairy cheese and dressing) is just not enough...especially with the increasing vegan "meat" options. More healthy people AND less cruelty? That's a win!
