Breakfast vegetarians

Sylvester s (111 Pleasant St., a 413-586-5343), a cafe located in the historic Victorian home of Dr. Sylvester Graham, is a funky hangout popular for its country-style breakfasts. The menu is not entirely meatless, but you ll find several vegetarian salads and sandwiches on the menu. Smith students phone Pizzeria Paradiso (12 Crafts Ave., S 413-586-1468) for their pizza fix. Vegans can replace mozzarella with soy cheese. 

Miami s downtown doesn t have much to offer the tourist, but vegetarian business travelers will appreciate Granny Feelgood Restaurant Market Place. There are two locations open for breakfast and lunch, (25 W. Flagler St., b 305-377-9600) and at the Metrofaire Shopping Center (111 NW 1st St., b 305-579-2104). 

Plant-eaters in the neighborhood enjoy the devil-may-care Back To The Garden (920 St. Charles Ave., b 504-522-8792) restaurant located in the YMCA hotel. The barest of surroundings envelop diners who enjoy its international, all-vegetarian breakfasts and lunches. The food here is the draw, not the atmosphere. 

South of 1-94 in a commercial strip off the main drag, you ll find Seward Community Co-op (2111 E. Franklin Ave., b 612-338-2465), a great place to find organic and locally grown produce at student prices. Seward Community Cafe down the street serves awesome all-vegetarian breakfasts. 

Another Madison oddity is the J.C. Turtle organic vegetarian breakfast cart. Joel Chesebro - owner, buyer, chef and clean-up crew - wheels his cart to the corner of North Pinckney and East Main near Capitol Square on Saturdays and to Library Mall during the week. All of the cart s produce is obtained from the local farmers market that same morning, so you can count on the freshness of the pancakes, crepes, potatoes and omelettes coming off the grill. 

Pearl Street isn t the only vegetarian game in town. Walnut Cafe - the featured restaurant below - is a breakfast favorite. A good place to bring the folks is The Buff (1725 28th St., b 303-442-9150), which serves a good mix of both traditional and... 

In Silverthorne, Sunshine Cafe (Summit Place Shopping Center, a 970-468-6663) is a local favorite for breakfast before hitting the slopes. Try the vegetarian breakfast burrito - bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, refried beans and sliced avocado rolled into a flour tortilla and topped with a spicy vegetarian green chili. This friendly mountain cafe is also open for lunch and dinner and has a good selection of vegetarian entrees. 

Immensely popular, Tecolote Cafe is a fast-paced breakfast and lunch joint a little way out from the central tourist district. Although it s not much of a vegetarian restaurant (they have an entire section on their menu devoted to breakfast meats"), Tecolote is one of the few New Mexico-style restaurants that uses no meat products in their chile or beans. 

Star Diner (606 S. Main St., s 435-259-4295) is a longtime favorite on the vegetarian circuit. You ll find no meat and great down-home breakfasts at this unusual locals joint. 

Near the mouth of the Puget Sound, historic Port Townsend is a romantic getaway with its many bed and breakfasts. Most of these lodgings are vegetarian-friendly - call ahead and tell the staff about any dietary restrictions. 

The Coho Cafe (1044 Lawrence St., a 360-379-1030) is a popular breakfast destination for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. The eggs used here come from free-range chickens and are hormone-free. For vegans, tofu may be substituted for most of the egg dishes. Entrees such as the Gorgonzola rotini make Silverwater Cafe (237 Taylor St., n 360-385-6448) a local favorite for a romantic yet reasonable... 

Southeast of downtown is No Way Cafe (1319 E. Jefferson St., o 206-325-3597), an informal coffeehouse with healthy, all-vegetarian breakfasts and lunches. Also in this area you ll find about a dozen Ethiopian restaurants. All serve a vegetarian combination platter with a number of Ethiopian-style stews. Some of the more popular finds are Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant (703 23rd Ave., o 206-860-0403), Kokeb (926 12th Ave., s 206-322-0485), Fasica (3808 S. Edmonds St.,... 

Studio City has a branch of Leonor s (12445 Moorpark St., Unit C, Studio City, a 818-762-0660), a vegetarian Mexican joint that sports a mean soy chicken. The national chain of healthful breakfast establishments, Good Earth Restaurant, has a branch in Studio City (12345 Ventura Blvd. 12345C, b 818-506-7400) as well as in Northridge (19510 Nordhoff St., b 818-993-7306). Samata Vegetarian Of India (12321 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, b 818-761-7696) serves up vegetable curries... 

Venice s alternative crowd waits patiently for a seat at the beachfront Figtree s Cafe (429 Ocean Front Walk, b 310-392-4937) for Sunday brunch. Breakfasts like the cornmeal blueberry pancakes served with pure maple syrup keep them coming back for more. Another coastal favorite is Spot The Natural Food Restaurant (110 2nd St., Hermosa Beach, b 310-376-2355). Surfers snack on homemade bread, daily soup specials and vegetarian lasagna. 

Protein powders These are quick and easy to use, especially at breakfast time, and they make it easy for vegetarians to ensure that they are getting enough protein. I recommend soy protein powder nonsoy vegetable protein powder rice protein powder whey powder and egg powder, which is made from egg whites only. 

Vitamin Bj2 is used for the enrichment of some foods (such as breakfast cereals, soy products, energy bars and yeast extract spread) and which maybe the source of corrinoids for strict vegetarians and vegans. Along with other vitamins, vitamin Bjj is added to many multivitamin preparations and to food supplements. Cyanocobal-amin, which is used in most supplements, is readily converted into the coenzyme forms of cobalamin (methylcobalamin and 5 -deoxyadenosylcobalamin) in the human body. 

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