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Laughing Seed
Joe
and Joan Eckert were running a vegetarian lunch counter at the local YMCA
where Julian Price, owner of Public Interest Projects, was a regular customer.
Many meals and conversations later, Julian introduced the Eckerts to Pat
Whalen, the President of Public Interest Projects, to work out the financing
for a vegetarian restaurant in downtown Asheville, preferably in easy
walking distance from Julian's apartment. Public Interest would provide
cash, and management and accounting assistance; the Eckerts would bring
creative cuisine, a commitment to quality and a wonderful aesthetic sense.
The result was the Laughing Seed Cafϑ. Voted one of the best
vegetarian restaurants in the country, this local favorite features foods
from around the world made with all natural and predominantly organic
ingredients.
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