i ate meat tonight

well, it sure felt and tasted like meat anyway. chris suggested we venture out of our comfort zone of the few familiar restaurants we always eat at and try the lamb's bread on hampton street. we had passed the one on north main many times and always wondered what the deal was. then chris discovered another location and was up for the adventure.

i'll tell you what, that food was darn good (except the vegan mac and cheese. it tasted like feet)! this place is a vegan and vegetarian restaurant (one of the only ones in columbia), for those who don't know, and i would post a link here but it seems they don't have a website. this is not really a surprise when you see the join. it screams of hippie and pot, jamaica and a hint of africa. it's all laid back and cool though. they offered a large plate and a small plate both with a protein, 2 veggies, cornbread and a drink. the guy said there really was only enough food left for 2 small plates so we got that. but it ended up being a good amount of food. chris and i both opted for the "mock" bbq chicken. holy crap it was so good! it was like a good ol' leg o' meat, only instead of bone it was on a stick. but it had the same consistency and taste as meat. i enjoyed it because it satisfied that constant craving i have for chicken (despite being a vegetarian for 9 years i still have cravings), but i couldn't get over the fact that it wasn't meat. it was so "realistic" that i keep thinking that my stomach hurts from eating meat. and then i realize, no that's just the feeling of being full.