boston & connecticut
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Nov 5, 2009


Hey there.  My talk at the Boston Book Festival went really well and I met some really nice people. Laura from www.pansymaiden.com gave me a really great purse.  It's called The Weekender in the grey color and its great!  The best part is that it's made with organic cotton and earth friendly dye.  Yay!!

I ate at Grasshopper; if you love Chinese food, you will love this place…I’m just not that into Chinese food.  My husband loved that place when he was making his album years ago.  The girl I brought with me liked it a lot too, and she's a meat eater.  It was good, but I left very thirsty and heavily salted.  

Have any of you noticed the fish tank in there?  I would like to start a campaign to free the fish that they hold prisoner in their restaurant.  It's so sad!  Maybe we can encourage them to not pack anymore poor fish into the already overpopulated tank.  Let these little guys live their lives and then retire the tank.  Grow succulents out of it!  Put old Barbies in it!  Just not creatures who need space to swim.  Free the fishies!

 

I had a great raw feast from Grezzo.  So many tasty things!  I had the House Salad, the Jalapeno Green Olive Cheese, the Miso Cashew Cheese, the Brownie Sundae, Mousse Cookie, the Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream and the Salmon.  I pretty much went back and forth between cheese and dessert.  Yum!  All of the cheese was really good and so was the Brownie Sundae!
 
After Boston, I was headed to Connecticut on a Sunday, so not much was open. But a really nice woman I met at the book signing led me to Aqua on the Water, where Chef David Henry Thomasson and Assistant Chef Mike Mastrianni made me delicious Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini.  They also made a great Polenta dish, and were sweet enough to give me the recipe!  David was so sweet and accommodating.  The view was pretty and the owners were so great.  If any of you ever find yourselves in Clinton, Connecticut, or if you live there, I recommend checking this place out.  And they will make the Polenta dish for you even though it's not on the menu! And hey, maybe you can convince them to put it on the menu.
 
I also really wanted to try out It’s Only Natural and Health in a Hurry, but I ran out of time.



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Hahaha!  I love your idea about old Barbies in the fish tank!
I stopped by Health in a Hurry today in Fairfield, CT. Laura (I think that's her name!) was very warm and welcoming. I really enjoyed the seitan chili and highly recommend the brown rice krispies dessert.
Love Pansy Maiden's bags! The Weekender one is my fav!
Does anyone know of any support groups in CT close to Middletown? I just recently went vegan and am looking to get together with others who share the same intrest.
Hi Michelle, I'm near Middletown.  (My husband and) I just recently went vegan too!  I'm not aware of any local support groups, only because I haven't really looked for them yet.  But, I'm sure if you go, or call, It's Only Natural - the restaurant or the grocery store, they might be able to provide suggestions for resources as well.  They're both on Main Street.  I'm a big fan of both too...

it's Only Natural sounds like a prety good place.....

I know I'm so super late but I'm originally from Boston (now living in NYC) and everytime I go for a visit I try to find (and eat at) another vegan spot.  I've now been to two very delicious spots - Red Lentil (Watertown MA) and True Bistro (Somerville MA).  True Bistro is gorgeous inside and the food was AHmazing.  The food was also super delic at Red Lentil and I will be going back again and again.  Happy (vegan) Eating!!

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