OK. It's been about 3 weeks or so..?
I don't know how people live this way. I've been out a few times for lunch, dinner and snacks with friends and family. Last night I went to dinner with my guy's family. We went to a nice Italian restaurant. You know, not quite fine dining but much better than casual. I'll bet they had about 40 entrees on the menu plus 6 specials or so. I kid you not, there were only 3 dishes that I could order (not including the appetizers). Eggplant rollatini, penne con vodka, and a dish called cavatappi Tuscany. It was pasta with tomato, eggplant, scallions and smoked mozzarella. I ordered that.
Although my dinner was pretty good, it was kind of frustrating that my choices were so limited. In fact, I thought that in an Italian restaurant with such a vast menu would have at least a few selections with pasta, vegetable and cheese. There's so much you can do!
This is not the first time this has happened. Twice now I've gone to grab a bite and a beer in a mainstream casual dining franchise. Same problem- in both places my choices were limited to 2 or 3 items: a green salad, vegetable stir fry or a veggie burger. Blah, blah, blah. I'm becoming a connoisseur of veggie burgers everywhere.
Finally, family dinners and gatherings with friends are tough. Easter Sunday my guy and I did dinner at his mom's house. She made turkey, ham and roasted pork. There were also a few vegetable sides and mashed potatoes. Sorry guys, but I had to cheat. I couldn't go into this holiday dinner and announce to the in-laws, "not gonna eat the dinner you made me- I'm vegetarian this week!"
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Some restaurants recognize that some of their customers are vegetarians, and work that into their menus. Some, just ignore it and cater to the mainstream.
ReplyDeleteI agree, an Italian restaurant should have lots of vegetarian items, because so much of Italian cuisine is vegetarian.
Also, some areas of the country are better than others. NY is terrible for vegetarians - the SW US is much better.
Be patient. The world is changing. I've noticed a change in the last several years, and it's getting better.
-- Paul