brain food

last Friday DC and I walked down the street to the fabulous sushi restaurant in our neighborhood, Wasabi. It is a small, narrow spot, and we were there early, so we had nearly all to ourselves. We are crazy about sushi and for some reason, haven't had it in months. We always get seaweed salad, which is awesome brain-stimulating food that gives you crazy dreams. Then it's on to our recent favorites, amaebi, which is a whole shrimp head, tentacles, eyes, brains and all, flash fried. It's crazy crunchy, with some sweetness to it. We also love tobiko (fish eggs) with a little quail egg on top. For some reason that always makes me think of Dr. Seuss - I guess it's the "green eggs". I could eat tobiko + quail every day. We get a roll I think is called Bulls Eye, and assorted nigiri. We left supersatisfied, and just strolled on home.

If you love sushi, you must go to Wasabi. Sit at the bar. Enjoy.

will eat for world peace

when i went through my teacher training at Peachtree Yoga, we students spent a lot of long lunches at various veggie-friendly establishments around Sandy Springs. one of my favorites is the World Peace Cafe, located at 220 Hammond Drive NE
Suite 302, City Walk, Sandy Springs. It is volunteer-run by the Rameshori Buddhist Center, so the chance that a Buddhist monk dining nearby is high. The cafe is light-filled and has some beautiful large-scale murals, and the vibe is happy and relaxing.

I think the Peace Burger is delicious. I'd love the recipe - apparently it involves grains and veggies. I like to have the Peace Burger salad, which is a lovely mixed-green salad with a burger on top - best of both worlds. To warsh it all down, (east-coast spelling intentional) my favorite options are either 1. a mock mint julep - so summery refreshing yum, or 2. Velvet tea, which is perfect if it's chilly or rainy. The Velvet tea is made by The Art of Tea, a luxury tea outfit from California, and has chocolate or cocoa nibs in it, and is truly plush, organic, and caffeine free. the menu is much more extensive, but i tend to find a favorite and stick with it. i recommend sitting upstairs - if you haven't been yet, do check it out soon.