In short, Quarry Girl has changed my life.  And this is not a cheeky exaggeration.  2 years ago, when I decided to go Vegan… I was faced with a whole new challenge – dining out.  I had lived for 23 years as a vegetarian (and 30 some years as a person who took at least half of their weekly meals eating out).  Finding satisfying restaurant dishes had never been a struggle.  But fast-forward to 2007 and finding delicious and truly vegan foods (no casein, etc.) while dining out was proving to be a real problem.

Enter Quarry Girl.  I’m not even sure how I found this blog, written by Miss Anthrope & Mr. Meaner, but Mon Dieu… it seriously has made my life a whole lot happier.  Pre-Q.G., I feared I was destined to an existence of lettuce salads and no desserts, but I was so so so so so so wrong!  The food reviews are in depth & unbias – which is so refreshing as it seems so many blogs now have a selling agenda.  The range of restaurants is crazy extensive – mostly Los Angeles area, but also Liverpool, London and other UK spots, San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle and more.  And the photos… oh those sexy photos.  I used to devour fashion magazines and run out to shop.  Now, I see a well-lit tamale on Quarry Girl and I’m in my car before my computer has time to shut down!

G-lorious food photos by the Quarry Girl gang!

I mean… are you kidding me?!?!  (Z Pizza now uses Daiya cheese, btw)