Monday, October 13, 2008

VeganMoFo: California Food Journal

Day 3: Palo Alto

I have been having internet connection issues so I'll make this quick... we left San Francisco Sunday night and headed south to Palo Alto. Breakfast was at the Cowper Inn; strawberries and figs with granola and toast with jam.
Lunch on the Stanford campus at the Treehouse consisted of two veggies tacos with a side of guacamole. These were better than I expected.
And a shitake mushroom rice bowl. Not as impressive, but it was nice to get some broccoli and cauliflower.
Dinner was on the main drag, University, at Zao Noodle Bar. Vegan options were clearly marked and I had the vegetable & tofu noodle bowl. If you order noodle bowls for the amount of noodles, this bowl isn't for you, as it was mostly veggies (which I didn't mind). The service for us was very slow though....
And for dessert I couldn't pass up soy frozen yogurt at Fraiche, topped with mangos and strawberries. I might be back for more of this another night this week!
Whew! I made it through without losing my signal completely. I'll be back tomorrow with more daily eats from Palo Alto!

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love that your noodle bowl was full of veggies - I hate it when I get the symbolic piece of broccoli and that's it!

Amey said...

so fun that you are in our neck of the woods. Oh, that fraiche just drives me nuts. I really love it. Wish it weren't a whole hour away. Also, it's fun to read about Zao again, I haven't been there in years.

:) see you soon!

VeganCowGirl said...

Vegan Noodle! Those tacos look oh so heavenly! Have fun fun fun.

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Mmm, Fraiche! love it. I can't wait to hear about Loving Hut, if you eat there. Kokila's Kitchen is super yummy too; veg buffet! Tell them you're vegan & they'll hook you up.

Sheree' said...

Sounds like you are having a good time. Love the tips on where to eat. Enjoy!

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

More deliciousness!! :0)

Bex said...

drooling while contemplating my less then stellar selection of leftovers for lunch. I want your food instead.

allularpunk said...

oooh what yummy eating!

...barbara... said...

this is becoming torturous....
i want to be where you are....

aTxVegn said...

It's good to hear the campus food was decent! Keep eating and posting!

Anonymous said...

This makes me pretty hungry!

tofufreak said...

mmm... fraiche sounds like a great place for dessert :D

Bianca said...

Frozen soy yogurt! Shit! I need that! I need to plan a trip to Palo Alto!

Anonymous said...

Soy fro-yo sounds like a delicious treat! I hope you do go back for more!

Judy said...

Oohhh I am hungry now - that top picture is divine.

Anonymous said...

The food you have been eating looks so yummy.