My husband, Chris, and I went to Austin this weekend for New Year's Eve. Texas, in general, is not the most vegetarian-friendly place (although I'm sure there are plenty of tasty vegan establishments in Austin, being the progressive place it is!). Since I've decided to start my veganism on Monday, this weekend was like a long "going away" party for me and animal products.
Started the weekend with a barbecue plate at the Salt Lick in Driftwood. Then dinner of small plates at Second Street in Austin (brisket pizza, chive-and-tomato gnocchi, chorizo fundido, and pulled pork pizza). Next day, gumbo at some crappy chain restaurant (totally not worth it) and chips, salsa, and guacamole for dinner. Yesterday's breakfast was the hotel buffet: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and fruit. A lunch of processed-meat-and bacon club sandwich at the airport (yuck) yesterday. Finally, won ton soup and chicken fried rice for dinner last night. I feel like I spent the whole trip trying to figure out how I was going to order vegan meals at restaurants and noticing what might be vegan-friendly for future reference.
On the ride from Austin to San Antonio for our flight home, I couldn't help but notice the billboards and chain restaurants touting processed, fatty meats. It was disgusting. I was ready to come home and get shopping.
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