What a treat!

I experienced something new last night. An organic vegan restaurant. And let this carnivore tell you, I was blown away!

The exquisite restaurant is The Dragon Fly Neo-V, close to the campus of OSU. I would have never thought to go to a place like this, but I was overwhelmingly surprised and enchanted.

As I was eating (and I can't remember or tell you everything, because the terminology was a bit new to me - both veggie-wise and gourmet-wise) I kept trying to remind myself that there was no meat, no dairy, etc...in what I was eating. And let me tell you - the risotto I had the creamiest sauce on it, that I just couldn't get enough.

The chef also brought out an appetizer for starters and a chocolate for clean the palate. Wow. But let me tell you the bannana 'split' we had was the tops. The bannana was 'browned' (probably the wrong term but it was cooked in some way) and it was topped with apple caremel sherbet, and avocado bananna gelato! Let me tell you, I never thought I would like any dessert with avocado, but this was THE BEST thing I have ever tasted - ever! (Ok, well my mom's cheesecake is still up there as the BEST thing I have ever tasted.)

Let's just say - my world was expanded last night. The tastes, the textures, the colors, the presentation, and oh yea, the company (the President of the seminary invited me out with him and his wife, a great professor, and a speaker/facilitator who had just flown in for a faculty event today) - I was blessed last night.