GREENS ON THE GO: FED BY FLAVOR

Darien loves Brussels sprouts. If you’re Alyssa Baker Kadow, owner of Greens on the Go at 23 Tokeneke Road in Darien, you know this. Just as you know you can serve tofu that even the naysayer-est of naysayers will love, and that chicken, quesadillas and Mexican Caesar Salad can live on the same menu as Moroccan Stew, gluten-free breakfast cookies and other vegan and vegetarian offerings, to the delight of everyone lucky enough to discover this gem of a no-judgment zone.

“I love vegan restaurants but some of them, it’s like strictly this or strictly that,” said Alyssa, an off-and-on vegetarian herself. “The thing is, if a person wants chicken, they’re not going to go there.”

Admittedly, though, she delights in expanding palettes as she did with a meatless Monday promotion in which she offered tofu as an addition for free. Flavored as it was by her take on the famous NYC restauranteur David Chang’s Saam Sauce, soon even the most dedicated carnivores couldn’t get enough of the stuff.

“So even though we’re not vegetarian,” said Alyssa, “I’m teaching people about things that they never would have eaten before.” →