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Weekend visit to Georgia, Tennessee & Washington

I spent last weekend in Georgia with my BFF as we had our high school reunion to go to...I won't tell you how many years ;)
I was also luckily enough to spend a few hours in Seattle as part of a stopover.

I flew with Alaska Airlines and they had a snack option called the Mediterranean Tapas which was advertised as GF, vegan and kosher. I was a bit skeptical of a couple items (the hummus and dark chocolate) once I purchased as they contained regular sugar so I will update when I hear back from those companies. But it was still nice to see them trying!!!




In Atlanta, GA we went to a divine restaurant called Cafe Sunflower. Don't let the name fool you, this is no cafe, it's vegan fine dining! It was a little bit pricey but the food and atmosphere was great. I had the Spicy Pad Thai Noodles and my friend had the Orzo Eggplant Lasagna. We shared a chocolate torte for dessert, it was the only GF cake. Definitely a great place for a romantic date :)






In Dalton, GA I found some great vegan products in the Kroger which had a terrific health/vegan/allergy section.

I had never heard of Bai 5 drinks before but they are vegan and very tasty. They do use Stevia as their sweetener though so it has that Stevia after taste!


These are a couple of Amy's vegan/GF meals that I found in the frozen health section. Pretty tasty!




We ate at the Fuji Steak & Sushi Restaurant. They have a few vegan sushi (nori) rolls and obviously vegetable tempura is you're not allergic to gluten but I had the tofu & vegetable teppanyaki (hibachi) as the rest of the family was doing that. The tofu was deep fried and delicious AND gluten free! I made the waiter show me the packet for the ingredients LOL

We did a little lunch trip to Chattanooga, TN to Coolidge Park to look around the cute shops and ate at Cashew Plant Based Vegan Cafe. The food was amazing, the prices very reasonable and the cafe itself was cute as a button.



I had the Hummus and Roast Vegetable Wrap and my friend had the Chipotle BBQ Burger (which was not GF) and I got a side of their cashew cheese which was SOOOO good!



At the front of the cafe they sold vegan bakery goods (many of which were GF) and vegan jerky! I got a jelly donut and some teriyaki jerky which was the only GF one. I really couldn't recommend this place highly enough!



On my way back to SLC I had a few hours stopover in Seattle, WA so I decided to get the light rail and see the Pike Markets and the Space Needle. What a beautiful city! Reminded me so much of my beloved hometown Sydney, Australia...*sniff, sniff*.





Right next to the Pike Market place was the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and to my delight they had a little vegan section at the front counter! The only thing that was GF was the chocolate covered marzipan but being half Hungarian I love marzipan so I was all over that!



The Seattle/Tacoma Airport was so cute, they had such a clean pretty food court complete with trees and talented live musicians! I got some vegan sushi at Maki of Japan in the Central Terminal food court.


I was surprised to see a Butter London store in the airport too! They are a UK brand of vegan nail polish. The store at the airport also had a salon where they do manicures and pedicures and it's the only Butter London salon in the USA apparently! They had the entire range of nail polishes too which was very exciting to me but unfortunately I was only a budget and couldn't get any. Butter London is great but not cheap!


A Vegan in Oahu, Hawai'i...

Although I had a list of vegan restaurants and eateries in Oahu, none were really that close to our hotel or our activities but we found a lot of places that had vegan options! So along with the Holy Cow list of restaurants you can add these to your list...

This lovely piles of vegan/gluten free goods came from a health food store in Utah - kept me going for breakfast, snacks and plane food!


The Ala Moana Center had a food court and although a few of the eateries had vegan options the best for choice was Aja.


I had the pick and mix bento box - glass noodles, kimchee & steamed choy sum on brown rice.



Goofy's Cafe & Dine just down Ala Moana Blvd was the cutest little upstairs cafe. They used locally sourced food and had some beers from local brew



Kahuku Corn Fried Rice Aloha Shoyu (stir-fried corn) - vegetarian option


Molokai Sweet Potato Chips with Hawaiian Salt


One of the first places we ate was Green Papaya Vegetarian Vietnamese, on the other side of the Ala Moana Center, which wasn't in fact vegetarian at all but did have a substantial vegan menu. Sorry I forgot to take pics of the main dishes but they had a big selection.

Green Papaya Salad with Tofu & Veggie Spring Rolls


Last night in Hawai'i we went to the Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant in the Ala Moana Center because they had a big vegetarian section on their menu. Also the waiters were very knowledgeable about which were vegan and gluten free etc.

Braised Bamboo Fungus with Vegetable


Stir-Fried Ong Choy with Chili


The KCC Markets at Diamond Head were not what I was expecting - it was quite small but all of them were food vendors, including a lot of local fruits and vegetables (I ate my body weight in lychees) and Olakai Hawaii sea vegetable vendor who uses sea asparagus to make vegan sushi, salads and bento boxes.


Little Village Noodle House in Chinatown was pretty much the only thing open...Chinatown was a bit of a let down generally but at least they had some good vegan dishes on the menu!

Eggplant with Garlic Sauce


Tofu with Bamboo Fungus


Mushroom & Snap Pea Stir-Fry


Monsoon Indian on Ala Moana Blvd was definitely one of the culinary highlights. The first four vegetarian menu items were vegan and gluten free!

Vegetable Pakoras


Dal Curry & Chana Masala


Simple Joy was on the Holy Cow list of vegan restaurants. It was so delicious!


Vegetable Clay Pot


This was a faux fish hot pot - so amazing!!