Native Foods - A Restaurant with Character - July 25, 2023

three feet of dreadlocks come out swinging the polite young man stops takeout in one hand holds the door for us with the other inside a lip-pierced backwards-hat 20’s head down fork dangling with fried kale drones into his phone a young Indian couple lean over their child “it’s all made from veggies try it” watch his face and giggle animated portraits on the wall a zucchini jogs with a head band hot pepper leans on a veggie burger avocado spits squares into a salad while a strawberry dances and a radish poses on the bowl’s rim we order and sit next to us an older woman lip smacks a platter of vegan nachos for 2 the book Spare* open we can only think this must be her regular Saturday night splurge a cheesy-crunch-and-salsa addiction served with all the royal dirt her other self can’t get enough of

*Prince Harry’s unhappy autobiography of life within the British Royal Family