Pat’s Brainfood

Since my discovery of this luncheon joint some two weeks ago I have been there twice. It's that good. During the noontime hour when I am able to leave my office and make haste towards a restaurant of our choice, I always find it empty until I am comfortably settled with soup and salad, at which point people start piling in, the better for the watching.

The menu changes weekly and has a bit of a spin behind it, as the strange name of the joint might suggest. As far as I can tell, the idea behind PB is to invigorate, relax, energize or pacify you, help you let go or concentrate, all depending on what you need for the day. As a result the food is a careful balance of some of the staples of harmonically nourishing cooking, such as coriander, lentils, cumin, beets, leek, apple, celery, safran, and select peasant meats such as lamb and chicken as alternative guests to the love-in. My goat cheese salad had a spicy twang to it, well suited to stirring in with its accompanying greens (spinach), yellows (chickpeas), and oranges (carrots). The soups are hearty and filling, the bread fresh and reasonably surcharged.

The shelves are stocked with earthy/crunchy goods such as organic oils, salves, and other foodstuffs, the general atmosphere is bright and cheery with good music, friendly staff, and decent room for standing when eating, with a view of passers-by and the handsome window display.

The one downside to PB is their use of disposable receptacles and cutlery. Where, I ask, does this fit in with their healthy, upbeat outlook on life and the generous bounty of our planet? Time will tell which will win out but in the meantime Pat's food is worth BYOBowling for.

Coole Alternative für alle im office, die nimma wissen, was sie zu Mittag essen sollen: Geht schnell, zum Mitnehmen oder dort essen und dürfte v.a. gesund sein. Die Papp-Becher stören kaum - die Qualität des Essens wertet das wieder auf. Einziger Minus-Punkt: Preis-Leistung! Preise sind für die Portionen eher hoch - aber ein kleiner Damen-Magen wird auf jeden Fall satt!