Austin Texas has what many people consider to be the greatest movie theater in the world. The Alamo Drafthouse isn’t just a place where you can enjoy beer and cocktails brought to you while you watch the latest blockbuster. It is also a place where you can sing along with the Buffy musical, watch comedians heckle star trek episodes while ultimately finding out who is better Kirk or Picard, ride in a canoe to watch Deliverance, or see all four tracks the Flaming Lips Zaireeka surrounded by 4 different screens with movies made to go along.
Many things on the menu of movie based titles like A Royale with Chesse or My Big Fat Greek Pizza. The only problem is that out of their MASSIVE menu of appetizers, entrée, salads, burgers, pizzas, and desserts very few of the options are vegan. I go there a lot and I think about what I wish was on the menu. This is my menu (with links!!!) to recipes from all over the veganblogosphere that I would try.What would you serve at a movie theater?
Summer 2010 Specials
Freddie’s Glove- breaded seitan fingers with tomato dipping sauce
A-Team, Asparagus and artichoke pasta in an apple cider vinegar reduction
Beer
Abita Satsuma
“Fuck that Shit” Pabst Blue Ribbon
Party at the Moontower Boulavard Lunar Ale
Dechutes Jubelale
Meet Joe Black Butte Porter
Green Lakes Organic Ale
Delirium
Chariots of Fireman’s Ale
Victory Hop Devil’s Advocate
Victory Golden Monkey Business
Drinks
“The Boy in the Plastic Bubble” tea
Pink Ladies Lemonade
A Clockwork Orange Julius
Vegan White Russians
Bloody Mary Poppins – Tomato juice & vodka mixed with green chilies, tamari, vegan Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Topped with a green olive and roasted peppers
El Guapo’s Michelada
Appetizers
popcorn with nutritional yeast & earth balance
Asparagus Tempura
Garlic Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers
Gimmie some of your (Tater) Tots
coconut tofu with curry dipping sauce
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, its bobsled time! Jamaican Veggie Patties
Salads
roasted Edamame & Green Olives
Moroccan Eggplant Salad with Preserved Lemon
Sweet onion and soba salad with fat-free umeboshi dressing
The Hanibal: fava beans, roasted turnips & potatoes, smoked tofu, caramelized orange & chianti vinaigrette
Aztec Salad- black beans, quinoa, red onion, jicama, mango, pepitas, and cilantro with optional jerk tempeh
The American Beauty BLT Salad, raw kale with bacon style tempeh strips, spinach, and tomatoes in a veganaisse style dressing
2000 leagues under the seaweed salad
Sandwiches & Burgers
Good Morning Vietnamese Sandwich
Down By Law Eggplant Muffaletta
The Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
Reservoir jalapeno corn dogs
The Hulk- Fried Tofu in creamy cilantro sauce, mixed green, avocado, and roasted poblanos
BBQ Jackfruit
The count of Monte Cristo
Entrées
Tequila Sausage & Cornmeal Crusted Plantain Tacos
There will be Blood Orange Salsa with these sesame crusted tacos
Vegan Rellanos- A poblano stuffed with a seitan picadillo, breaded with nuts, and roasted in the oven.
“Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast” taco, veggie chorizo, lime rice, & pico de gallo with a side of hash browns
Second Breakfast tacos- epazote seasoned black beans with fried plantains, roasted potatoes, and guacamole on a corn tortilla
Pirates of the Carribean Jambalaya
Pizzas
Vegan BBQ- barbequed jackfruit with red onions and
Tiella — a thin crusted deep-dish pizza from Naples, stuffed with different combinations of vegetables — in this case, escarole, olives, capers and beautiful lion’s mane and maitake mushrooms.
Thai Chickun Pizza- Corn crust topped with peanut sauce, chickpeas, pineapple, yellow pepper, red onion, basil, and chives
The Ben Hur- a Fig & Olive Pizza with roasted leeks and garlic
Mystic Pizza- lotus root, marinated tempeh, mung bean sprouts
the Cubano corn crust, caramelized plantains, smoky black bean puree, pumpkin-habanero salsa verde, cashew sour cream, carrot & onion escabeche
Where the Wild Mushrooms Are
The Usual Suspects- Vegan Pepperoni, daiya or teese cheese, olives, mushrooms, and peppers
Se7en Kalamata, Manzanilla, Picholine, niçoise, gaeta, Alphonso, and Sevillano olives
a Mexican Pizza in Texas– taco bell style! 2 fried tortillas surrounding a layer of refried beans topped with ranchero sauce, melted cheese, green onions, and black olives
Thanksgiving Pizza– a soft crust topped with a roasted shallot sauce and then covered in potatoes, Brussels sprouts, pearl onions, garlic, pecans, and green beans.
Desserts
5 dollar Shake with nadamoo
Frosting VS Nixon
the Ice Cream Storm (with tempt hemp ice cream!)
Triple Chocolate Chipotle Brownie
There was money in that banana stand frozen bananas
Tres Leches from Mr. Natural
“A policeman’s dream”– a glazed doughnut, a chocolate eclair and a cup of coffee