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Nectar Cafe Meetup

December 14, 2013 by christine

Today I attended another local vegan meetup thanks to Facebook Group Power to the Veg! This time it was in Auburn to try out a new vegan restaurant called Nectar Cafe and it was a great time chatting with local vegans, I could have easily stayed for a few more hours! I took the EV which was a little scary because I’ve never driven it to Auburn and while the trip was in the range, it required highway hill climbing into the foothills in chilly winter weather. But I decided to be daring … and I knew where local charging stations were in case I had to visit them before the trip home. Turns out it was no problem at all, the trip there only used 27% percent of the battery and trip home about 19% since it was mostly down hill.

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And I arrived 20 minutes early giving me a little time to explore the shops in the area and the pretty patches of snow still hanging out from last weekend’s storm.

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The weather was perfect for walking around and taking in the Christmas decorations.

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And I virtually spent hundreds of dollars at Gaia’s Basket, a nearby organic health food store.

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I finally wandered over to Nectar Cafe for the meetup and was the first to arrive.

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The store front has a quint and modest cafe feel.

outside

With vibrant colors inside.

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And a clean and elegant dining area.

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A lot of people showed up for the meetup and I think we overwhelmed them a bit with such a large group which was not a problem for me, I wasn’t in a hurry and enjoying chatting with everyone including Angelique Miller of Baagan, Kayle Martin of Cowgirl & Collard Greens, and Ilsa Hess of Nacheez. I ordered the Buddha-full Bowl and Macha Green Tea Latte.

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The bowl starts with a brown rice or quinoa layer, soup of the day layer which was lentil coconut curry today, and topped with salad. It was a great combination, the creamy curry flavor blended nicely with the other ingredients and created a very filling meal. But it still left just enough room for dessert – the mint chocolate raw vegan tart.

tart

It was so decadent, bites just seemed to melt with a rich chocolaty and strong mint flavor. Kind of like a fresher frozen peppermint patty cake and all yum.

I’m so glad another plant-based cafe is near by and I’m looking forward to my next trip! It’s also in a great location in downtown Auburn with great shopping, thrift shops, used book stores, and a health food store in walking distance making for a fun little getaway. And I can’t wait for the next vegan meetup!

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Comments

  1. Kayle says

    December 15, 2013 at 1:17 am

    Great post – very informative and fun! Thanks for sharing in such a fun event yesterday. Yeehaw!

    • christine says

      December 16, 2013 at 10:10 pm

      It was a great event, looking forward to the next one!

  2. Jennifer says

    December 17, 2013 at 7:31 am

    I’m so jealous of your Cafe’s there! And Produce options :) Sounds like a neat meet-up! I kept looking at that delicious dessert all weekend on Instagram!!! OMG!

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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