July 2012 Tour: Day 10

Day 10

Sweet Pea Cafe

The next day, we went to a local vegan restaurant called Sweet Pea Café. It’s a small place, with about 6 entrée items, a few sides, and a special. They have a patio outside with a few picnic tables, which is where we sat with Mr. Buddy. They also have a bowl on the patio for dog water. The place is run by young people, around our age, and they play cool music on the inside. They few times I went inside, I believe I heard Joanna Newsom and Neutral Milk Hotel.

Buffalo Tofu Sandwich

To eat, I had the buffalo tofu sandwich with hand cut sweet potatoes fries. It was delicious. Even more delicious though, was the special, which David ordered. It was a peppered tempeh stir fry over brown rice. Mmmm mmmm!!! To drink, we had homemade iced tea. We’ll definitely be coming back to eat at Sweet Pea Café again when we return to Tallahassee in a few days.

We drove to The Bull  in Gainesville. This was a nice, short trip, in comparison to our other driving distances/times so far. The Bull is located in downtown Gainesville, which appears to be really nice. The manager/bar tender was very nice and accommodating. He offered to let us bring Mr. Buddy inside, which we did. They had some pretty good beers and wines that I recognized. I had the Santa Julia Pinot Noir. It was very nice :)

I played in front of a piano stashed into the back corner of the restaurant. They had a small, but high quality bose system for me to plug into. It’s always nice when I don’t have to lug in all of my own equipment. A few friends I met through facebook came to watch me play and support. That was really neat. The locals seemed to dig the music too, and the manager said he’d like to have me come play again. It’s nice to finally have a good gig in Gainesville!