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The garden of vegan GIVING UP MEAT IS NO SACRIFICE AT MOUNTAIN VIEW’S GARDEN FRESH VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT By Be’eri Moalem
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The vegetarian Mongolian chicken (foreground) and fried drumsticks at Garden Fresh Vegetarian Restaurant in Mountain View.
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othing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.� This quotation by Albert Einstein greets patrons at Garden Fresh, a vegan Chinese restaurant in Mountain View. It is followed by pearls of vegetarian wisdom from great thinkers as diverse as Gandhi, Pythagoras, Tolstoy and da Vinci. Above the panel of quotes sits a jovial little Buddha figure. For the less philosophical, a “Vegetarian Starter Kit� by PETA is also available as you walk in. The pamphlet quotes celebrities
such as Pamela Anderson, Natalie Portman and Paul McCartney in advocacy of the vegetarian lifestyle. All this literature might make some think twice about what goes into their bodies. But nothing persuades as convincingly as a satisfying meal. I am not a strict vegetarian but I prefer high-quality vegetarian food over meat when it’s available. Going vegetarian doesn’t have to feel like a sacrifice, especially when the food is good as it is at Garden Fresh. The “Vegi Mongolian Chicken� ($6.95 lunch, $8.95 dinner), for example, will never pass for real Continued on next page
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