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The Basil Pot Vegetarian resta By Frank Sala botl Some people avoid the health food Unci scene because they see themselves suf- Gar fcring through tasteless meals while ly 1 straining to stay upright in a lotus posi- opei tion, but The Basil Pot restaurant in serv Columbia takes the mysticism and said elitism out of vegetarian fare. Ir Richard Schwartz, owner of the Sch rortoiiront D fitm rm/4 lia rltnr I v .J I U 111 dill WU 1\U3V,WUUU !_-/ I I V t | daiu lie Ullll is trying to "de-hippify" the health and food phenomenon by offering the quir vegetarian alternative in a "regular hou restaruant" setting. The idea is to make wholesome food T and vegetarian fare as accessible to the serv community as possible, Schwartz said. desi : * i Will AS A result, you can have scrambled bod tofu, a high-protein, zero-cholesterol S soybean product, or an "all- to b American" ham sandwich; you can whc have fried tempeh, another soybean or c product with a completely different B texture and taste, or a plate of nachos thai while drinking beer. off "There is no mandate that they eat veg the health food offered here, Schwartz cha i n... * ~ i * i.. : u i ~ ..A.. 4. saiu. Dili 10 uc uuiy acLcsMuie, yuu can have to do more than just not be disl gastronomical snobs, he said. sah When Schwartz took over the a si restaurant in early 1983, he expanded 1 Game I V S \ i Give yourself a little Summer I ? Summer II ? . ? ? M . j Summer classes meet K SUMMER SCHOOL 1984 mrant caters to m 1 the menu and the dining hours. is an in ler the previous ownership of Basil vegetarian cia (the name is no coincident), on- items: ca acto-vegetarian food was served, brown ric rating hours were erratic and full- tofu or te ice waitering was not offered, he THK B, healthy e 1 contrast, the Basil Pot under water (eve wartz offers breakfast, lunch and making tl ler six days a week and breakfast desserts I lunch on Sundays (a feat that re- with hone es Schwartz to put in 75 work- "Our g rs per week, he said). macrobio Hr?ir\; r?rr\ j ^ HE BASIL Pot is now a full- food need ice restaurant, and their menu is still alive igned to please just about anyone Schwartz i out blatantly "poisoning" their In keer v u/ith Ifcc-fhan-hnnlfhv fnnrK ti?nrt<-? tt o, if the carnivore in you is calling smoking. >e fed, it can be satisfied with ham, ing loung )le fresh trout, quail, Cornish hen, side our juiche Lorraine. was a sm tul the uniqueness of the menu is On Fri t the meat, fish and dairy dishes are is suspei ered side-by-side with the foods ar etarian dishes. This increases the lasagna, nee of an introduction to healthier Japanese ng, especially since the health food "I JUJ icj itiiigc wiueiy. liuui sum 11, iu said ben ids, to a soy "barbeque" much like "Bccaus< oppy Joe without the meat. menu, yc ~he featured meal of the restaurant cat here. .* - s Vs " . . ' > > * . . ' V ?V-' ...v .' .. s " cock Photographers Meeting 6:30 p.m. tonight Room 321 RH } iwmmi extra credit this summei June 2 - July 7 July 7 - August 11 j n Monday-Thursday. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SC i i Soundu any tastes ; B I (We also sell r expensive dish called the I QA i plate. It consists of three I I OP refully steamed vegetables, | :e and millet and beans or | ClXC0 Fl 111 ^/Vl 1 . | ASIL Pot also tries to ensure [; Thousands ating by serving only well | :n in your water glass) and by heir own soups, bread and I $1.00 01 [hat are usually sweetened | on 3 Record Rent ry, rather than refined sugar. 3 Record Purch< oal is to fill the community's 5 with this coupi tic needs (no meat, fish or 5 Limit one per pe ducts) and to fill their live- bmihbhhhhm Is (vegetables consumed while ^ ^ such as bean sprouts)," said. V )ing with their "healthy" at- ) ic entire restaruant is 11011- (r ^^Bri H I "We have the largest smok- ^ e in Columbia, it's right out- A door," said Schwartz, who BC M. oker until recently. / Hav nioVitc thp rponlnr mpmi \ V.I.J '"6""'. idcd and special "ethnic" ) L, LJ e offered, such as broccoli (S vegetarian Mexican pie and LJ/VIL, J tempura. \ >T enjoy serving good food," \ OPEN wartz, himself a vegetarian. / ; of our expanded hours and V oUIN- 1 >u don't have to think twice to ) T-,T-. T ^ (i FRI-S 5 EXOTIC X CANTONE t 724 i FIVE PC l WaImit GAMEROOI UNTIL Mil I Vt I ur I spi I || Recipe < W ik '& mhmbhmmh -J toy Rent-A-Record j i jew current albums as low as $6.49) | 0 Current Albums J llp>nt CnriHitir>n !! ..w.v ^ w , . . w . w . . 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