Profile for Member: condekedar
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condekedar 
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Last Login: 11/16/2009 |
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Born and raised in Illinois. Love Thai, Indian and Mexican food. One of my hobbies is frequenting as many vegan and vegetarian restaurants around the country (and world) as I can. I have OCD for writing reviews and adding new restaurants to the site. I'm an avid reader and American history buff. I speak Portuguese, Spanish and Marathi. I've also lived in Thailand, Brazil and India. I have a degree in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth College. I currently work in the environmental field, trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create renewable energy from waste streams.
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Vegan |
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Minneapolis, MN |
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private |
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08/02/2007 |
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Gender: |
Male |
Age: |
26 |
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Single |
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Atheist |
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Sagittarius |
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Illinois? Minnesota? Brazil? Thailand? India? Can't say |
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George Washington |
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Favorite Ten Listings
- Blossom, New York City
- Evergreen Chinese Restaurant, Minneapolis
- Galactic Pizza, Minneapolis
- Hard Times Cafe, Minneapolis
- Horizons, Philadelphia
- Jasmine 26, Minneapolis
- Java Green, Washington
- Karyn's Cooked, Chicago
- Soul Vegetarian East and The Eternity Juice Bar, Chicago
- Vaishali, Pune
Reviews (98) view all
- Ngon Vietnamese Bistro,
St Paul
- Opera,
Chicago
- Tao Natural Foods Organic Cafe,
Minneapolis
Entries added to HappyCow (62)
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- Delights of India
- Fasika
- ABC Store
- May Day Cafe
- Birchwood Cafe
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condekedar's Groups (3)
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Regional Notes and Travel Tips (4) view all
- India: Easy tips to being vegan in India
- Minneapolis: Vegan items in most cafes
- Minneapolis: Muddy Paws Vegan Cheesecake
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More About Me
Reasons why I prefer to eat vegetarian or vegan:
Ethical and environmental reasons, first and foremost. I can't tolerate killing for food when it's not necessary. I also hate the environmental impact that industrial animal production has on the world. Secondly is taste. Vegan food tastes better than anything else. Third, I guess I grew up heavily with vegan food, though I didn't become vegan until I was 21 (became vegetarian at 20). It's part of my background and makes my life more interesting and fun.
I joined HappyCow Members Community because:
This is the most discerning and easy-to-use site for finding good restaurants. I travel a fair amount and this site is invaluable to me. I also love to write reviews and keep the site up-to-date so that it continues to be a thriving, vibrant resource for the growing number of veg*ns in the US and the growing number of veg*n restaurants, too!
Here are some places I've been that I liked... and places that I would like to visit one day:
I love Brazil and Thailand and while India is challenging, it's also a wild trip with so many delights and treasures, cultural, historical and gastronomical. I also love Chicago (my hometown) and vast swaths of the Midwest. Since moving to Minnesota last year, I've come to realize how progressive, smart, clean, friendly and cutting-edge both the state and the Twin Cities are. I ride my bike to work and Minneapolis is second only to Portland, OR in terms of veg*n-friendly restaurants per capita. I'd like to visit Africa and more of Latin America someday.
Some of my favorite veg*n foods include:
Thai food is always awesome. I also love all types of Indian foods. I often crave Mexican food and hope more Mexican restaurants will embrace veggie meats and seitan as substitutes in their dishes. As far as individual ingredients go, I love tofu, broccoli, seitan, mushrooms, tea, lentils, brown rice, avocado and bell peppers.
Here are some books, movies, magazines, and my favorites that I would recommend to other HappyCow members:
Books: Hiroshima by John Hersey; Siddhartha by Herman Hesse; All the Names by Jose Saramago; The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway....I could name dozens, just ask (I was a literature major in college).
Movies: The Fog of War, Almost Famous, City of God, Amores Perros, The Straight Story, The Thin Red Line, Kundun, Bringing Out the Dead
TV Shows: The Wire, Deadwood, Freaks and Geeks, Futurama, 30 Rock
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 03:03 AM PDT
Thanks for introducing me to The Cow!
The reviews are on their way... x |
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 10:42 AM PDT
Hey you...
We may be tied now, but just wait until I move back to Chicago... I'm going to gain like 300lbs from all of the restaurants I'm going to eat at! ;) I hope you're doing well! |
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Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 09:34 PM PST
made it
Hello good sir. After using this site to visit not one but two excellent restaurants this weekend, I thought it only right to establish myself as a member. Thanks for the introduction! The food's been good, HOWEVER there are no reviews on my part yet. I can assure you though, there will be reviews. |
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Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 12:41 PM PST
Hi!
Hey Condekedar! I was actually born and raised in the Chicago land area as well; I’m from the northern suburbs. I do love Depeche Mode; I’m assuming you like the genre referred to as Synth Pop [aka Synthpop]? Yeah if you have AIM, send me your user name [I’ll delete it after you post it on my message board]. To answer your question, I do go to Chicago from time to time. |
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