Bring your lover to the Laughing Seed on Sunday, February 14th for a
3-course vegan aphrodisiac dinner, and leave wined, dined, and ready for...

The menu will feature soup, entree, and dessert with a palate-cleansing interlude. Everyone will leave with a vile of the now-famous Laughing Seed Love Potion, house tinctured from herbs and spices known to--
well, we'll just say, known to increase the potency of St. V's yearly visit to our collective consciousness.

Dinner is served 5:00-10:00.
$25/person / $12 for wine pairing with each course.
Reservations required: 252-3445


...Come and Get Your Love.

1
Tomato Bisque
slow oven-dried tomatoes with brown basmati,
chive cream & curled plantain
2008 Wolfgang (Gru-Vee) grüner veltliner

Interlude
Vanilla - Pear Sorbet

2
Maca & Herb Grilled Seitan Skewer
roasted beet & shiitake bacon stuffed avocado
with smoked aged cashew cheese,
grilled asparagus & Queen almonds
with Selina Naturally Portuguese Flor de Sal,
& blood orange juice
2002 Villa Antinori Toscana

3
Spumoni & Semifreddo Bliss
chocolate-guajillo chile ice cream, pistachio ice cream
& espresso cake
with rum soaked chocolate cherries,
candied macadamias & vanilla-bean basil sauce
late vintage Moscato d’Asti

On the Indonesian island of Bouton there is the legend of the Laughing Seed. This plant was sacred to the people of the Spice Islands for centuries. When the seeds of this plant were consumed, the people were intoxicated with laughter and able to communicate with the gods. It is said that this wondrous food satisfied the appetite and created a sense of fullness and well-being which lasted for many days…

The Laughing Seed Cafe was started in 1991 by Joan and Joe Eckert. Originally a small lunch counter on the lower level of the local YMCA, we moved to our current location on Asheville’s historic Wall St in June of 1993, where we were one of the first businesses to spearhead the downtown Renaissance of this beautiful city in the Blue Ridge mountains.

Quality and creativity have always been the driving forces behind the Laughing Seed’s eclectic international approach to vegetarian dining and this has led to our popularity with vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Local products, organic ingredients and a flair for global fusion combine to give our dishes a unique and satisfying character. We have been the recipient of numerous awards including Best Vegetarian Restaurant in WNC eight years in a row (as voted by the Asheville Citizen Times and the weekly Mountain Express), and been recognized by publications as diverse as Southern Living, Vegetarian Times, and the NY Times.

The Laughing Seed’s ambiance is one of a soothing oasis, where warm shades, a mural of the rainforest, and a babbling fountain melt away anxieties and set the stage for our festive, imaginative cuisine. A beautiful blue-green bar invites customers to sample one of our many fresh fruit smoothies and elixirs, indulge in a martini or mojito, relax with a glass of wine, or sip one of our locally brewed Green Man Ales. In warm weather dining is available on our sheltered patio, perfect for people watching and soaking up the mountain breeze.

If you are a newcomer to the world of vegetarian dining we are sure your curiosity will be amply rewarded by our wide selection of delicious offerings. If you are a seasoned lover of meatless cuisine you’re in for a real treat. After all, as our many satisfied customers will tell you, there’s nothing like “Eating Right!” at the Laughing Seed Cafe.