Oct 20, 2008

VT: Bee's Knees (Morrisville) and Green Goddess (Stowe)


We're home! We had an amazing time...saw lots of gorgeous sites, beautiful little towns and even an otter! Now I'm going to get back on track and wrap up VeganMoFo 2008 in style.

After seeing Lindsay's post on VT restaurants, we had to try the Bees Knees in Morrisville. We both got breakfast burritos and left the place very satisfied! Jim got the Mexican Spice and I got the West of Crete, with added onions. Yum! The burritos were well seasoned and were served super hot. Any of the egg dishes are available with tofu.

Mexican Spice Breakfast Burrito

West of Crete Breakfast Burrito

The place is eclectic and has a fun, funky atmosphere. Next year, we'll be back and plan to make a lunch or dinner visit. If you make it there, check out the cool notebook that includes the restaurant's history and their plans for the future. They are doing a really cool version of a CSA, but restaurant style. People can buy shares in the restaurant (a loan that is repaid to the investor) or several other options, all the while getting to enjoy their great food.


We also hit breakfast at The Green Goddess, which is just south of Stowe on Route 100. We've been going there for a few years now, and it never disappoints. They have great TLT's, monstrous salads and a good tofu scramble with home fries. There's a seitan sandwich that would be easily veganized as well as already vegan hummus sandwiches and a falafel wrap. They're open for breakfast and lunch. My fave is the TLT.

Tofu Scramble with Home Fries


Falafel Wrap

TLT

The lemon tahini dressing here is fantastic, and they use it on the TLT as well as the falafel. The tofu scramble could have used a little more seasoning, but I'm very partial to the VwaV version. This one is lighter, almost like a summer scramble with fantastic crunchy broc.

Every place we ate in Vermont had wonderful bread and fresh, fresh vegetables. Yes, I mean fresh, fresh. One just isn't enough.

We pretty much ate our way around the state...so watch for more restaurant posts to come!

9 comments:

Lindsay I-F said...

i need to try green goddess! i went to bee's knee's for lunch on sunday and had this great salad of roasted pumpkin, crispy tempeh, over greens with a maple balsamic dressing yum!

Jeni Treehugger said...

Such amazing food!
It all looks heavenly!

Lindsay I-F said...

tami- interested in participating a vegan care package swap? more info on my blog

Bex said...

I truly need to try these places out. Probably next day off I have with the boy and we are in need of getting out of town.

Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...

I just can't get over the idea of going into a restaurant and having choices. It's one of the great things about VT.

Lindsay, I'm not sure I have access to anything good to swap. I'm kind of in a vegan wasteland. I'll give it some thought. Thanks for the heads up!

Kristin said...

thanks for the goddess review! I was looking for a place to meet up with some vegan friends in Stowe, and it looks like the perfect option (especially since they're open Sundays!) It sounds lovely - I can't wait to try it!

Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...

Hope you like it, Kristin. We really do!

Sylvia said...

That burrito looks to die for.. I love all the beans and rice they put in there. I have tried to recreate at home but I think they have a secret ingredient they aren't letting me in on...
-Sylvia
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Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...

Sylvia, now I'm itching to get back to Vermont asap! We can't get anything like this in Ohio.