I was reminded of the Lunar New Year today when I stepped into a very vegetarian friendly Vietnamese Restaurant (Vietnam's Pho - 1627 Penn Ave) - I looked at the menu, realized that there was nothing a vegan could eat there, and was kindly informed by the owner that they have some items that they make with a strictly vegetable stock and no animal is involved in the making of it in any way. I looked at their Lemongrass Tofu Submarine, and without my promting, the owner said 'it does have mayonaise, but I can take it out for you". Wow! How kind and attuned to his customer base he was!

I was given a great sandwich and wished a happy new year (the year of the snake) so I thought - hm......I do like the Asian New Year, where they seem to greet the new year with a spirituality, not distilled spirits. Works for  me!

Have a great Year of the Snake. May it bring  you peace, happiness and lots of fun. With or without the snow!