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V Rating: VVVVV A block or so down from the famous cross street where the Summer of Love was said to have begun in 1967, Haight and Ashbury, we came upon the Peace Cafe at the Red Victorian, which identified itself as the international headquarters of a peace-building meeting place movement and offered a variety of unpretentious vegetarian and vegan café meals. After a 14 hour plane flight we were happy to sit down and take the weight off our feet and listen as a piano player in the back of the store tinkled out a few melancholic tunes including David Bowie’s Nature Boy. I ordered the mock chicken enpanada with side salad while Kate ate a savoury crepe. The empanada turned out to be a pastry filled with lightly spiced vegetable and “chicken” filling which was very pleasing. Kate’s crepe also made the grade. Both were tasty meals and just the right size and the staff lived up to the promise of being helpful and positive. KATE’s TWO CENTS: The Peace Cafe is part of the Red Victorian guest house, which prides itself on promoting Peaceful World Travel. Each room in the guest house is individually and brightly decorated according to a theme (for example the ’summer of love’ room). You can choose your own room online, and it’s worth a quick look to marvel at them. Nicest of all, every Sunday morning the Peace Cafe holds ‘breakfast conversations’. Anyone is welcome, and you sit at a table with 4 - 9 people and talk about big issues. A suggested topic card is on each table, but you’re welcome to suggest your own ideas. The purpose is to bring together a diverse group of strangers, including the guests that are staying at the Red Victorian, to talk about issues that matter. How neat! Post a comment
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