http://www.veggierant.com Fun, food and survival tips for vegetarians and their friends Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:16:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Olibe Balzac's first excursion was to Restaurant Atelier in Glebe - French/European cuisine, SMH Chef's Hat recipient 2007, rated well at Eatability.  They have a mid-week 3-course deal for $60 - not bad for a place that's a bit fancy-schmancy. It's a cute little white house on Glebe Pt Rd, with dark red interiors and shiny ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/09/restaurant-atelier/ As a vegetarian, there are some cuisines that I consider limited, if not off-limits, to me.  I've never been particularly worried about this.  It's a kind of agree-to-disagree scenario - if I'm not worth your time, you're not worth my money.  Fair and square. So to my mind, it's pretty simple.  When it comes ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/09/fair-and-three-squares/ Okay, so I started off this blog saying that we, as vegetarians in an omnivorous world, come in peace and spouting words of hippie harmony among all who eat. However, this is still Veggie Rant and, to that end, here are some of the questions I get asked that make me want to slap people ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/08/pet-hate-faqs/ [caption id="attachment_75" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia"][/caption] The NSW Hunter Valley is known for its wine, but amid the world-class Shirazes and Semillons, lies food, food, and more food...   Nothing makes the stress of city life is just that little bit easier to bear than spending some time chilling out in the crisp, fresh air that had just ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/08/hunter-valley-foodie-places/ Often when you go to a food establishment, you just want one simple thing - not three courses, not for your world to be rocked into another solar system, and not for a high-commitment, five star extravaganza. Often, you just want simple things done well.   And sometimes you just get distracted by things ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/08/hunter-valley-restaurant-double/ It's the question I've been asked countless times since I made the switch almost 12 years ago.  Sometimes it can be a loaded question designed to get you on a militant rant about cages and extolling the virtues of tempeh, but most of the time, people are just curious.  And ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/08/so-why-are-you-a-vego/ I'm on a quest.  A quest to set wrongs right, to set the record straight, to set my people free.   I'm on a mission to tell you that we're not out to get you, or change you, or even judge you.   I'm here to implore and reassure you that it'll all be ... http://www.veggierant.com/2008/08/hello-world/