Friday, July 13, 2012

Purée Organic Cafe

Vegan in Charleston is BACK!


UPDATE:  Sadly Puree Closed in 2013 


My little family and I moved away from Charleston for a bit, but we came racing back as soon as we could.  While I was away, a new organic cafe opened up.  All my friends were talking about the delicious vegan food they were serving and I was drooling from a far.  Also, they serve baby food, hence the name!  I make my 8 month old child's baby food and it's all organic and vegan, so I was very excited to order her food off the menu from a gourmet chef!

We made Puree Organic Cafe our first stop when we got back to Charleston.  We were not disappointed!

The cafe is in a cute little house in Mt Pleasant off of Chuck Dawley.  It is bright and adorable.  We were greeted by the owners and friendly staff.  My little "vegan in Charleston" had an adorable high chair to sit in and was comfy and ready for her gourmet baby food!

My daughter ordered the sweet potatoes with coconut milk and cinnamon.  It was a heaping amount and was fresh, organic and hand made.  Best yet, it was delicious and she gobbled it up!

I ordered the grilled chimichurry seitan wrap with herb citrus dressing and chipotle sauce.  It was stuffed with carrots, tomatoes, spinach, sprouts and more.  The sauce was amazing and spicy!  The seitan was cooked to perfection and seasoned so well.  It tasted great and was completely vegan! I hope my picture does it justice.  I think you should try it though!

What better to top off a great lunch then with a great desert.

Puree has amazing, fresh deserts daily.  Most are vegan.  Today I had a FRESH blueberry vegan cupcake.  The cake was moist and filled with whole blueberries.  The frosting was light and sweet.  Writing this makes me want another one to munch on!  mmmm...





It is very important what kind of food we put into our bodies.  If you have children, it's even more important.  So, you should take your kids and babies to Puree Organic Cafe.  It will make your day and theirs!

Enjoy!

Check out their facebook page for information.

9 comments:

  1. Looks delicious! I'd like to try it. It's nice to have you back home.

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  2. Omg what an adorable place, just in time for you guys to be back!

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  3. Wow! I just moved back to the area and can't wait to check this out, Thanks! - Heather
    PlantBasedDietAdventures.com

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  4. Thanks for your blog! We lived on James Island until 2006, and I just visited Charleston this weekend as a newbie-vegan. I found three new restaurants(*) thanks to your blog. Here's where I ate: Yo Burrito, Mustard Seed, Diggity Donuts truck, Patat Spot*, Taco Mamacita*, Puree*, and Whole Foods. Yummy!

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  6. Hello! I am new here and desperately want to be able to get my wife a vegan cake for her birthday next month. The catch is, I want to be able to get it created in the shape of a giant PEZ! Do you have ideas of places in the Charleston area that make custom, vegan cakes? Thank you!

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  7. Nicholas! Thanks for reading and welcome to Charleston! It's becoming a vegan paradise! :) Check with Puree' to make your wife's cake. OR I know an organic baker who is amazing. She has her own business in Charleston. She can custom make a cake and can make it vegan. Her name is Daisy and her business is: The Green Daisy Email: thegreendaisy.orders@gmail.com Website: http://the-green-daisy.blogspot.com Check with her! Thanks!

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  8. Hello! I will be in Charleston for 1 night only.....as a vegan where should I go to dinner? I am also going to try my hardest to practice at Jivamukti! Love your blog and can't wait to eat in your city!!

    with gratitude,
    andrea

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  9. Dear friends, Brahmakumaris are vegetarian... and emphasize that when cooking in a peaceful, loving frame of mind, the resulting food will nourish the emotions as well as the body. There is Brahmakumaris meditation...that relaxes the mind...nurtures a healthy balance between inner and outer worlds... recharge... rejuvenate the inner-self... From Gita

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