Vegetarian Star

"The Tofu Tollbooth"

Dar Williams is a singer-songwriter who collaborated with Elizabeth Zipern to create a one stop book filled with dining suggestions for the vegetarian traveler, The Tofu Tollbooth. The concept is great, plus the book stays true to being environmentally friendly as it’s printed with soy ink on recyclable paper.

“It’s a directory of natural food stores,” Williams told Windy City Times. “So, that’s the link; because I’m a traveler. And, actually, I’m a terrible cook. I mean, a really bad cook. So, it would be kind of funny if people ( laughs ) thought it was a cookbook. They probably imagine me in an Indian print skirt over a pot of lentils. I am so the grab-and-go kind of bad eater.”

“That said, I really support alternative networks, organic farming, local produce, locally made things, hemp, non-petroleum products and stuff like that. I believe in getting some power back into the hands of communities.”

Although the book has had several prints, it’s almost impossible to stay extremely updated, given the nature of business, especially those that cater to smaller niches. Places that sold organic soy milk and tofu only 4 years ago may now have switched to organic cow’s milk and a menu that is mostly fish with a few vegetarian options. A more timely way to find such establishments could be to search for them in an online database that’s updated frequently with suggestions from community members like HappyCow.net, which features veg friendly restaurants, natural foods stores, airline suggestions and more.

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