Books in the Vegetarian World Guides Series

Vegetarian World Guides are based upon a simple idea: Vegetarians love food just as much as everybody else, but they're often hard pressed to find a really enjoyable meal in a strange city.

The first book in our series, Vegetarian Walt Disney World and Greater Orlando (that's its handsome mug over there on the right), has received kudos from the likes of Bon Appetit, the New York Times, Prevention, and almost 5,000 readers.

Like every one of our future books, VegWDW and GO has a few key features that distinguish it from other veggie dining resources:

• Candid, in-depth reviews researched and written on site, often by local experts
  
  
• Maps, indexes, and "At-a-Glance" comparison grids for fast and easy access to information
  
  
• Ratings of each establishment's "Vegebility Index" (vegetarian-friendliness), with equal attention paid to vegetarian and vegan diets
  
  
• An insightful foreword by Paul McCartney, arguably the world's best-known vegetarian
  
  
• Sample itineraries to make vegetarian touring effortless and enjoyable
  
  
• Extensive background info on airline and Amtrak meals, fast food options, culinary techniques, and common ingredients to watch out for
  
  
• Constant updates, new reviews, feedback, and reader participation on the Web
  
  
• Profiles of cutting edge chefs and restaurateurs

Even though dining guides are by default nearly impossible to keep current, we've neatly sidestepped the issue by offering free updates to our reviews in this Web site.

Other products in development:

We're hard at work expanding our series, with two books currently in production and many more on the drawing board.

Vegetarian America: The Diet-Savvy Guide to Top US Vacation Destinations

Wondering where to find a great meatless meal in Yellowstone National Park or Colonial Willamsburg? Thinking about a romantic bed and breakfast tour of New England, but don't know which places cater to vegetarians and vegans? Bracing yourself for two weeks of tossed salads and baked potatoes as you vacation in North Carolina's Outer Banks?

Forget your worries and leave the research to us! In January we began work on Vegetarian America: the Diet-Savvy Guide to Top US Vacation Destinations. Due out in early 2002, Vegetarian America will be the first vegetarian guide to the most popular tourist destinations in the country. In addition to covering American cities (where it's easy to find decent veggie meals), the guide will include in-depth chapters on popular national parks, beach resorts, and amusement areas -- places where finding ANYTHING to eat can be a chore. And instead of only listing places to eat, the guide will point readers toward the best places to spend the night and shop in each destination, too.

Like any travel guide, we'll also include information about the most popular tourist attractions -- museums, theaters, shopping districts, and so on -- in each destination. We'll also profile a number of alternative attractions -- places we think you might like to check out, like animal and bird sanctuaries, organic farms and wineries, environmental preserves, parks and wildlife refuges, retreat centers and alternative education centers, and lots of fun and funky places to shop that feature cruelty free and free-trade products.

We're working with dozens of local experts to find hidden treasures -- restaurants, inns, markets and tourist attractions -- in each destination. Our goal is nothing short of providing a new, alternative way to see the United States, with delicious vegetarian meals at every stop!

We'll have more detailed information available soon, but for now, check out our List of Included Destinations.

If you’re interested in contributing to the guide, know of a restaurant, inn or market you'd like us to consider for inclusion (link to candidates page), or want to be notified (link to mailing list page) when the book is finished and available for sale, we'd love to hear from you!

On the Drawing Board:

Vegetarian San Francisco and Northern California

Vegetarian New York

Vegetarian New England

Vegetarian Caribbean

Have an idea for a book in the VWG series? Please let us know by taking our quick veggie poll, left.