After coveting the posts on quarrygirl for months, I finally took the Red Line down to the Sunday Farmer’s Market on Ivar and Selma to check it out and get some vegan soul food from A Taste of Life.

Missed out on the breakfast sammiches, took too much time gawking at vegetables, I guess.

Me and my omni boy shared a dinner plate:

Pot Roast, Kale, BBQ Tofu, Mac & Cheese, Cornbread

Criticism first:

I think that after reviewing the glowing posts about this place, that maybe they were having an off day. I got the Pot Roast begrudgingly, as they were out of Lasagna. My companion really liked the Pot Roast, but felt it could use some vegetables like potatoes and carrots to even out the flavor. I found it too beefy, but beefy flavor is to me as bell peppers are to quarrygirl – gross.

I was so looking forward to the kale. After looking at the beautiful kale in other’s pictures (like here), I’m convinced that I got a bad batch. Our kale was so soggy and overcooked – it was bitter and really, really awful. A sad day for kale, indeed.

The cornbread was really tough, even though it wasn’t super dry on the inside. However, it was still enjoyable because it was sweet and had a REALLY great flavor.

Awesomeness second:

The BBQ Tofu is really quite good. It’s hard to fuck up barbeque, really. My cohort would  have preferred the tofu in smaller chunks, but he’s a coward. I would have liked them more pillowy, but I’m awesome and always right. The BBQ sauce is super flavorful and smoky. Really good.

The mac and cheese is probably the best that I’ve had that I haven’t made myself, which probably makes it all the better. The sauce is slightly noochy, and I think there’s cashews in it – it’s very creamy and doesn’t get clumpy or oily at all. It made for a really good companion to the tofu, especially when the BBQ sauce would get into the mac & cheese. Yum!

All this for $12, and the two of us were stuffed. We also grabbed a giant strawberry lemonade from the lemonade booth for $3. $15 very well spent, despite the few flaws.