P S & Co (Pure Sweets)

As mentioned before, we occasionally have lunches from sales reps. On one lucky day, we got pasta salad and macaroons from P S & Co (Pure Sweets and Company) located on 1706 Locust Street. The restaurant is known for using fresh organic and local ingredients, clean eats, fresh smoothies, gluten free goods, and vegan options. I was excited to try the food. Not only did it look good, its display was pretty. I thought it was interesting that the foods were in metal containers (bowl and rack). Well, apparently, P S & Co uses metal bowls and picks them up later when it is presumed its clients are finished eating. I love this concept. It goes well with P S & Co mission of generating less waste. I wish more places would consider doing this. When I watched youtube videos about Korea, it appears that when you order take out, it comes in real bowls and after eating you leave the bowls outside of your door and the delivery guy eventually comes back to pick it (or knock on your door if it's not outside). I don't know how plausible it for American's restaurant to implement this idea. It would probably be too much of a hassle. Also, if cars were used for delivery, it is not really eco-friendly. Well, nonetheless I salute P S and Co for providing this catering. It appears the staff wheeled the lunch to our center on a cart. I wonder if P S and Co only uses real bowls when it caters places within a certain mile radius of their store or do this for all requested catering, no matter the location. I will have to ask their employee next time.

Cauliflower Bolognese Pasta Salad and Organic Rosewater Cardamom Macaroons

Ingredients list

The pasta was a Cauliflower Bolognese Pasta Salad that looked like spaghetti but wasn't. It was brown rice spaghetti with house-made arrabiatta sauce (see above for the ingredients). I didn't know what arraabiatta sauce was so I looked it up. It's supposedly a spicy Italian sauce consisting of tomatoes, garlic, red chili pepper, and olive oil. The sauce's taste was complex and tangy but it was not hot at all. The brown rice pasta had the right firmness. It wasn't too hard or too soft. Also, the grind up cauliflower added to the texture of the noodles. The pasta was quite enjoyable and light.

The macaroon were Organic Rosewater Cardamom Macaroons. They were somewhat crispy outside, chewy inside, and not too sweet. Although there are rosewater and cardamon in the macaroons, I didn't really taste them but then I again I don't really know what rosewater or cardamon taste like. Also, based on the ingredient list order there wasn't much rosewater and cardamon used. The macaroons, however, were rich in coconut taste. They were delicious.

I would recommend this place to my vegan friends, gluten friends, and anyone who wants to eat something light and healthy.