Emperioom + nite chat: 6:19

it would be
basically a cafeteria
but
with some elements of deli
and some elements of other things
so like
there would be salads
and you could just pick a little dish of salad
but
you could also get a salad plate with trio scoops of different salads
or
you could get a entree'd-up salad
like maybe you get mixed citrus & avocado
you could get that with cold boiled shrimp around the bowl
or
with sunflower sprouts and feta cheese
or
with that marinated tofu you get in japanese salad bars

and then i have this new age ambrosia inspired salad i make
which is grapefruit and vanilla shredded wheat and fine shredded coconut
i'm not sure that would be eligible for entree'd-up
but it could definitely be salad plated

i have a continually modified curried tuna salad

i have become convined over the years that pea salad is a thing after all
deviled eggs are not politcally correct, but delicious

you're getting the picture

it's comfort food
but
sorta hippy healthied up
there would be some meat
and some dairy
as options
but
it would be plant based
and it wouldn't be gluten free
but gluten free and vegan very very friendly

there would be soup
there would be (probably) always a chicken soup
which would vary
chicken and vegetable with rice
chicken noodle
matzoh ball
chicken tortilla
won ton soup
etc

but
then there would also be
a vegan soup
which might be spicy cold borscht
or might be cabbage
or onion
or "cream" of mushroom

there would be vegetables
more than in most cafeterias i think
and
not much meat
there would be i think
meatloaf
i have a meatloaf i do that's thirds
ground dark turkey, bison, and mushrooms
so it tastes very meaty but it's low fat
and
if i can ever develop a good vegan loaf
there could be that too

there would be a theme
and depending on the theme
there would either be
some sort of chickpea stew
or beans
or something like that
and that would influence the vegetable selection

like you could get the chickpea chili
with a big hunk of corn bread
and you'd have choices for potato salad
green beans
vegan mac & cheese
hot slaw
corn on the cob

and then there'd be like
roasted cauliflower that you could entree'd up
some kind of way
but it would vary

you're gettin the idea

hard-core meat eaters might feel like
they didn't have a lot of options
but
they'd have options
and
vegans who don't eat vegetables
would not have a lot of options
unless i think up
a bunch of seitan
which i might
but
i might not

baked potato bar
might not be an every day thing
but
spud-you-like nite could be a thing for sure

i'm thinkin brunch
idk if it's every week though

also
i'm thinkin
there might be some occasions when it's a buffet
like periodically
vegan soul food buffet
reasonable rate ya know
and maybe free if you bring a family recipe uplift [veganized]
although
that might not work
people might just copy recipes from books

anyway
you get the idea

the idea
is to have fun