Veg Journal Natu Rest

From Alabama to Wyoming, here is info about--and modest fanfare honoring--venues for healthful dining around the country and in Canada. It will be useful, clearly, to travelers new to Tempe, Ariz., who don't know about the Gentle Strength Deli, or to the fly-by-night visitor to Minneapolis who'd like to relax at the Cafe Brenda, but can't unless first told about it. The spread is described and rated at each stop, with longer entries given to the especially praiseworthy. Ethnic tastes will be satisfied by spots like Mama Desta's Red Sea restaurant, an Ethiopian hideaway on the North Side of Chicago; both vegetarians and carnivores can pause for organic refreshment at Nosmo King in New York City. Appended to the book proper is a chapter of ideas for vegetarian vacations (retreats, spas, ranches, farms, bed-and-breakfast places) and travel sources and services. (Sept.)