Consider The Vegetarian

We all have that friend. You know, the one who loves to eat out and try new restaurants but who has that bewildering (and sometimes irritating) dietary limitation. No matter which kind of establishment you choose, whether upscale or casual, ethnic or domestic, chain or independent, one question must invariably be answered: IS THERE ANYTHING VEGETARIAN?

The short answer is YES. Unfailingly, there will be an ever-abundant supply of small garden salads and potato side dishes to sate one's hunger. But for the discerning vegetarian, the wilted lettuce and starch buffet holds all the appeal of prison gruel.

Therefore, I claim that we are through with your spaghetti with marinara sauce and we have eaten our last grilled cheese. We are stepping out of the side-item menu and glaring pointedly at our missing second courses. We are the GastroVegetarians, and we are hungry. Like that other up-and-coming foodie trend known as the GastroPub, we believe in adding a gourmet touch to our everyday eating lives. And yes, that means we would like entrees, please.

This blog is devoted to searching the city for exquisitely prepared plates that will tempt the delicate pallets of GastroVegetarians everywhere. We intend not to focus on exclusively vegetarian restaurants, as those tend to frighten away some of our meat-loving dining companions.

We here at Howdy Foodie believe that veggies and meat-eaters can sit side by side at a table of brotherhood and eat in abundance.