“breakfast” from Mandarin: tea; tofu cashew stir fry; bit of Taste of Nirvana; white rice; fortune cookie

iced coffee from The Slow Train Cafe

car snacks: graham crackers; shoestring french fries with ketchup from Sheetz (may not be vegan); Sabra hummus with pretzels; cashews; leftover Black River pancake chunks (two-days-maple-syrup-soaked)

breakfast: leftover Black River pancakes and homefries; orange juice

Coffee Mylkshake (Luna & Larry’s Cappuccino Coconut Ice Cream, Organic Coffee, Vanilla, Bananas) at Cafe Sprouts, a new mostly vegan (with honey being the only exception) restaurant in Oberlin… they have wrap sandwiches that are wrapped in chard instead of bread.
Thanks Taylor!

free coffee

“tasting” at the Mandarin: tea; taste of nirvana and sauteed string beans lunch specials with white rice; fortune cookie. After remembering me, the owner emphasized to Marcy and Emily how much Stacey and I “loved the Mandarin” and “ate [there] A LOT”

Long Island Iced Tea ($5) plus whisky ginger at The Feve with Rosalie

dinner at The Feve: Erica’s vegan burger (boca patty, sauteed mushrooms and onions, avocado, tomato, lettuce, pickles, ketchup) and spicy tater tots; bourbon drink

Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold at Illumination (vegan according to Barnivore)

breakfast at Black River (congratulations to Marcy, Emily, Sarah, and Jen for us being the first ones in line): blueberry and apple vegan pancakes; tempeh; homefries with ketchup; coffee

lunch from Agave: vegan burrito (refried beans, rice, spinach, corn, tomato, salsa, cilantro, habanero sauce)

free coffee at steel panel discussion

steel dinner: grain salad; raw kale and veggies; vegan empanadas with green sauce; accra (deep fried black eyed pea dish) with red sauce; Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold (vegan according to Barnivore)

more Dortmunder Gold at Bippy show

Feve tots with spices and ketchup, more Dortmunder Gold, and Sam Adams (vegan according to Barnivore) in the Starlight Lounge

breakfast from The Slow Train: hummus and pita; iced coffee; vegan chocolate chunk cookie. I really wish this place existed when we were still in Oberlin.

lunch/dinner from Agave: burrito on spinach flour tortilla with rice, black beans, refried beans, guacamole, grilled veggies, corn, cilantro, lettuce, spinach, onion, tomato, black bean salsa, and spicy salsa. In case you are going there, the sweet potatoes are not vegan.

snacks in car on ride back to NYC: jalapeño potato chips (Kettle brand) and soy saucy rice crackers from gas station

coffee, melon, and grapes at Oberlin Biology reception

remainder of chocolate chunk cookie from day before

champagne brunch: hummus; lettuce; tomato; barley and grape salad; kalamata olives; champagne (may or may not be vegan)

more brunch at Beethoven’s Bagels and Creamery (Oberlin now has a homemade bagel shop too!): toasted bagel with Tofutti cream cheese

coffee from Oberlin Market

takeout dinner from The Feve: Erica’s vegan burger (Boca burger with avocado, portabella mushroom, sauteed red onions, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and ketchup on a bun); tater tots with ketchup

graham cracker

PBR in a place

espresso and really good vegan chocolate chunk cookie at The Slow Train Cafe (new coffee shop in Oberlin, OH)

brunch at The Mandarin: tea; sauteed string beans; Taste of Nirvana (deep fried wheat gluten); white rice with a bit of soy sauce; fortune cookie

Swedish fish

dinner at Taylor and Pam’s house: delicious homemade black-eyed pea burgers on bread with ketchup and stone-ground mustard; carrot+ginger+sesame salad; pineapple; lemon sorbet; vegan cappuccino coconut ice cream; strawberries; ginger snaps

PBR; Southern Comfort