restaurant review #480 – Vegan restaurant and shop!! Been here several times, for lunch or some shopping, and these pics are from visits in the last two years. See also previous REVIEW – when it was still called BEO Versbar.
restaurant review #359 – Local is a traditional style restaurant/brasserie in the city center of Maastricht. It is really in the middle of the city center, at the market place. A lovely location, with a view at the city hall and a small terrace in front. Local has a couple of vegan listed options, some veganised dishes from traditional recipes like Zoervleis ( a sort of stew). We were here in September of 2022 and had lunch on the terrace.
A couple of weeks ago, we were invited for dinner at the house of vegan friends. We had such a lovely evening, and the food was great! So I thought I’d share the vegan menu we were served. If you are still looking for inspiration for a vegan festive menu for the coming holidays, take a look at this! For appetizers we had a trio of spreads with crackers: cashew-rucola spread, tapenade of sundried tomatos and basil and lentils apple spread. What followed was a little glass with a salad of quinoa, mango, avocado and cilantro (unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of this!). Then came leek and pumpkin cream soup. The starter was homemade (!) tagliatelle with forest mushrooms, peas and pieces of ‘bacon’, with a creamy sauce based on demi-glace and brandy. The main dish was a ‘beef wellington’ with tree variations of mushrooms and cashews, with béarnaise sauce. And mash of potatos and parsnip, and caramelised chicory and lentils on the side. Wow! By that time we were quite stuffed, but the desserts were so beautiful, we just had to …