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PETA names Horizons one of the country’s best vegetarian restaurants
posted by Drew Lazor
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| Photo | Michael T. Regan |
Today, PETA posted a list of the eight “most outstanding” vegetarian restaurants in in America. We’re very proud that Philly’s own Horizons, owned by Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby (pictured), made the cut:
Horizons, Philadelphia: Horizons specializes in “new vegan cuisine.”
What does that mean? Well, the current menu features delicious dishes
such as saffron cauliflower soup and Pacific Rim grilled tofu. If
that’s new vegan cuisine, count me in!
Bravo! Y’all deserve it.
Just because, here’s a funny anecdote Landau recently shared with me. I interviewed him for a Meal Ticket piece on how long-distance travel, particularly via air, is difficult for vegans due to the lack of edible options. Here, he’s talking about searching for “hippie crunchy outpost” health food stores as a last resort when you find yourself in unfamiliar dining territory:
“These places have been a thorn in the
side of my career since I have been in business. They give vegetarian
food a bad name. But when you have eaten your fill of junk and can’t
take the garbage anymore, find the health food stores and get some
healthy, crunchy sprouted nut bean-head blandness. It will clean you
out and balance the guilt. My favorite story — a health food store
in Michigan that gave me a steamed carrot in a bun when I ordered their ‘veggie dog.’ 100 percent true — and I ate every crumb of it.”
We’re so glad you guys try harder than that.
RELATED: Ashlea Halpern’s 2006 story about Horizons’ move to Center City.
h/t: Wendy Rosenfield
Finally! Getting the recognition they deserve!!
I’ve been to Millennium in SF, which also made the list, and kept wishing that I was at Horizons throughout the entire meal, because Millennium was nowhere near as impressive.
I’ve never had a bad meal here, and it’s always crawling with omnivores, which justifies its excellence even further.