Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee: The Best Organic Food Stores, Farmers' Markets & Vegetarian Restaurants

By James Bernard Frost

This is the resource book for vegetarian travelers. -- Healing Retreats. "This is a terrific and much-needed guidebook that makes traveling easy and worry-free for vegetarians. It lists and rates vegetarian restaurants and also reports on the best places

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing
• Release date: Jan 8, 2010
• ISBN: 9781588438942

James Bernard Frost

JAMES BERNARD FROST received his MFA in fiction from the University of San Francisco. He worked as a journalist for Wired magazine. He lives in Portland, Oregon. World Leader Pretend is his first novel.

Book preview

Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi & Tennessee: The Best Organic Food Stores, Farmers' Markets & Vegetarian Restaurants

James Bernard Frost

HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC.

[e-mail]

www.hunterpublishing.com

Ulysses Travel Publications

4176 Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec

Canada H2W 2M5

The Boundary, Wheatley Road, Garsington

Oxford, OX44 9EJ England

© 2010 James Bernard Frost

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher.

This guide focuses on recreational activities. As all such activities contain elements of risk, the publisher, author, affiliated individuals and companies disclaim any responsibility for injury, harm, or illness that may occur to anyone through, or by use of, the information in this book. Every effort was made to insure the accuracy of information in this book, but the publisher and author do not assume and hereby disclaim, liability for loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions are the result of negligence, accident or any other cause.

Introduction

What Does It Mean To Be A Vegetarian? 

How To Use This Book 

Featured Restaurants 

Before You Go 

Helpful Web Sites 

Alabama 

Birmingham 

Huntsville 

Mobile 

Montgomery 

Arkansas 

Ft. Smith Area 

Van Buren 

The Ozarks 

Eureka Springs 

Fayetteville 

Heber Springs 

Leslie & Shirley 

Kentucky 

Lexington 

Louisville 

Louisiana 

Baton Rouge 

New Orleans 

The French Quarter 

CBD & The Warehouse District 

Uptown & Midtown 

Metairie 

Shreveport 

Mississippi 

Gulf Coast Area 

Jackson 

Natchez 

Oxford 

Tennessee 

Chattanooga 

Hendersonville 

Knoxville 

Memphis 

Nashville 

Music Row & Vanderbilt University 

Elsewhere in Nashville 

Farmers' Markets 

Glossary 

Vegetarian Food Items 

Introduction

Living in San Francisco, my girlfriend Kimberly and I are amazed at the excellent quality of vegetarian restaurants in our city. However, we wanted to see what else was out there in this great nation of ours, so we took a trip to our local Barnes & Noble hoping to find a guide to the pleasures of vegetarian dining throughout the United States. We were disappointed that such a travel book did not exist, and thus an idea was formed. 

Shortly afterwards, I took on the task of producing a guidebook that would help readers find alternative dining options in the United States. After nearly two years of labor, the book in your hands is that guide. Not just a guide to restaurants, natural foods stores and farmers' markets, the book also contains facts and tidbits that health-minded and environmentally conscious individuals will find appealing. 

In an effort to make this book useful to the wide range of people who are vegan, vegetarian, struggling to become vegetarian, or simply appreciate meatless cooking, I have included a wide range of restaurants, stores and markets in this guide. You'll find everything from hamburger joints with a garden burger option to gourmet raw foods restaurants that adhere to strict vegan standards and espouse the consumption of easily digestible uncooked foods. I have also given special consideration to budget travelers trying to stretch their dollars. All listings have an eye toward value. 

What Does It Mean To Be A Vegetarian? 

The precise and correct usage of the term vegetarian is disputed by various groups within the vegetarian movement. For the purposes of this book, the term vegetarian refers specifically to those who