Diners can count on a brand new menu at a waterside cafe situated in Aspinwall at Allegheny RiverTrail Park.
Farmer x Baker, a repurposed transport container cafe, reopened this month, introducing a vegan and vegetarian menu.
Proprietor and baker/chef Jennifer Ulrich mentioned the change to a meat-free menu on the informal eatery isn’t everlasting.
“I’m simply testing it out to see how our company reply — 95% have actually embraced this menu,” Ulrich mentioned.
Ulrich mentioned the menu shift aligns together with her restaurant’s mission.
“We consider in nourishment from the bottom up,” Ulrich mentioned. “Consuming much less meat is healthier for our our bodies and the surroundings. Our vegan and vegetarian dishes are so scrumptious we will persuade any carnivore it’s OK to skip on the meats for a meal.”
Veggie-forward menu decisions embrace a gluten-free or vegan bowl ($12) with veggie medley, rice and beans, chimi sauce, greens and farm scrams; the Veggie Beast ($11), served with farm veggies, pickled egg, beets and greens; Spicy Chicky ($12), with home fried seitan, spicy slaw, katsu mayo, cucumbers and greens; and the Celery Root Reuben ($12), with marinated and roasted celery root shaved with spring kraut.
Natural grain and gluten-free bagels can be found in plain, every thing or sesame.
Wash all of it down with a home rhubarb hibiscus fizzy or violet lemonade ($3.50).
The venue’s idea has at all times been farm-to-table — and Ulrich owns Root and Coronary heart Farm in West Deer.
Ulrich famous that Farmer x Baker composts in any respect areas, saving 12,000 kilos of waste yearly.
Farmer x Baker’s sister location in O’Hara, which opened final yr on Powers Run Highway, gives meat choices.
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