We always learn something new from a San Francisco election

[Guest guest]

GraceAnn Walden

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

©2003 San Francisco Chronicle

 

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We always learn something new from a San Francisco

election. During a visit to the Matt Gonzalez

headquarters a couple of weeks ago, I met Colleen

Holland, food editor of the San Francisco-based

bi-monthly newsletter VegNews, who was coordinating

Vegetarian Day for the volunteers.

 

In between tidying up the food tables, she told me

that 4,000 VegNews rs had participated in a

survey that named Millennium (580 Geary St., near

Jones) the number one vegetarian restaurant. The

favorite local natural food store was Rainbow Grocery

cooperative at 1345 Folsom St. (near 13th), and the

favorite spot for a vegan brunch (no dairy, no eggs)

was Herbivore (531 Divisadero St., near Fell; and 983

Valencia St., near 21st Street). For all the winners,

log on to www.vegnews.com/veggieawards.html.

 

Holland also took me by the hand to an ice cream cart

to sample two flavors of non-dairy ice cream from

Maggie Mudd, a 9-month-old ice cream parlor at 903

Cortland Ave. (near Folsom) in Bernal Heights. Both

were delicious.

 

Michael Juarez owns the business with his wife,

Changying Zheng. It appears they're covering all the

bases in their tiny 24-seat shop. They make about a

third of the traditional ice cream they sell, and all

of the soy, almond, coconut milk and hazelnut-based

ice creams. The store's big sellers are the non-dairy

ice cream cakes for birthday celebrations. Maggie Mudd

is open daily.