A sunny afternoon ride in a convertible. A delicious lunch. A fantastic conversation with a beautiful friend.
What could possibly be better than that?
This is the salad sampler at Palm Greens Cafe, 611 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs.
I swear the salad sampler is a force of nature. I am physically incapable of ordering anything else whenever I go to Palm Greens.
The dish comes with a big bowl full of crisp greens, shredded carrots, tomato slices, cucumber and other fresh veggies. On top of that they put scoops of other salads: Red quinoa, lentil, soba noodle, sweet potato, curried tofu, seaweed, potato salad.
But wait! There’s more.
Three dollops of vegan goodness top it off: Hummus, star-kissed seed salad and cockadoodle tofu. (They’re underneath the tortilla chips in my photo). Then you can slather it all in vegan caesar dressing.
In a word — amazeballs.
But if you think the food was the highlight, you’re wrong. Because sitting across the table from me was this lovely lady:
That’s the wonderful Tammy Coia, who has a huge heart, radiant spirit and energy to spare. You can learn more about her and her remarkable work here.
Tammy is one of those rare people who is unflinchingly supportive and genuinely cares about the people in her life. I’m lucky to call her a friend.