| In the land of big hats and cattle,
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| | tea), or spend a few additional dollars
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| vegetarian and vegan dining can be
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| | for a bottled water or non-alcoholic
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| elusive. Casa de Luz, however, is an
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| | beer. Depending on the day, you may also
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| unexpected oasis in the middle of a
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| | get to savor a richly textured
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| bustling city in the heart of the
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| | whole-grain bread, and there will be a
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| Carnivore State.
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| | surprisingly tempting (considering that
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| More than a restaurant, Casa de Luz is a
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| | it's good for you) selection of desserts
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| full-fledged healthy living center. In
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| | for you to sample as well. The food is
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| addition to the dining room, you'll find
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| | all vegetarian, and mostly vegan
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| herb and flower gardens, meeting and
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| | anything non-vegan will be noted on the
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| event spaces, and regular classes in
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| | menu.
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| Pilates and yoga.
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| | As might be expected in an atmosphere of
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| The delicious macrobiotic food is reason
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| | such serenity, Casa de Luz is
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| enough to visit, though. Enter the airy,
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| | refreshingly quiet and peaceful,
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| sun-flooded space, pay a flat fee for the
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| | especially for lunch in the middle of a
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| day's meal, and collect the wooden token
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| | hectic day. You'll serve yourself and
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| that you'll trade for your napkin and
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| | bus your own table; think of it as
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| cutlery at the counter. Proceed to the
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| | exercise and you'll be in the proper
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| buffet, where you can start your meal
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| | spirit.
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| with the soup du jour and some raw
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| | In the interest of promoting good health,
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| vegetables for munching, and feel free to
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| | all the food is prepared from scratch
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| liven up your appetizers with tekka (a
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| | onsite, and the meals are carefully
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| miso condiment made with ground sesame
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| | constructed to be as salutary as
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| seeds, carrots, and lotus root) or
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| | possible. Local and organic ingredients
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| gomasio (Japanese sesame salt).
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| | are featured whenever they're available,
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| Return to the buffet for the rest of the
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| | and many of the plants used in the
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| meal, which varies daily and is often
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| | cuisine come from the gardens on the
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| organized around a central theme
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| | grounds.
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| (Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, and
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| | Although you may not yet be able to hop
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| Italian are recent highlights). In
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| | in a saddle and ride a mechanical block
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| addition to the soup, each day's meal
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| | of tofu at any restaurant in Texas, you
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| features a bean dish, a vegetable dish,
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| | can at least enjoy delicious vegetarian
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| cooked greens, a salad, a grain, and a
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| | cuisine right in the heart of cow
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| pickle alongside. If you're thirsty,
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| | country. Bring your meat-loving friends
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| enjoy the filtered water or one of the
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| | along; you never know whom you may
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| two teas (hot twig tea and cold hibiscus
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| | convert to a healthier way of life.
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