Report: LWP at Fellini Restaurant

[Guest guest]

Just got back from the Berkeley Letter Writing Party

at Fellini. There were 5 of us (including Sara, the

organizer; thank you Sara). The food was delicious

(vegan pizza, vegan pasta, etc.), and we all had a

good time chatting away. I drove from Sunnyvale,

battling the rush-hour traffic for 1.5 hours on my

trusty steed Sonja... and most of the Berkeley/Oakland

locals didn't make it! Next time, I hope more of you

can make it.

 

Jeff (the owner) stopped by and sat down to talk to us

about the email(s) flying about.

 

In short: he denied all the charges. He even made it a

point to fetch a large box of eggs from his kitchen,

and they were stamped " cage free " , etc. He seemed very

eager to tell his side of the story; and honestly, I

believed him.

 

After speaking to him, *and* seeing the amount of

effort he puts into reaching out to the veg*an

community (the LWP, the plethora of vegan options on

the menu, etc.), I think it would be a travesty if

people were to just stop patronizing his place based

on a letter from an unknown person. If you do have

concerns, go over to Fellini and ask him; in the

interest of fairness, at least hear both sides of the

story before you make up your mind.

 

Ajay

 

Full disclosure: I have no relationship with Fellini,

I'm just a customer.