By Sally Deering
Andrew Perera opened his café and restaurant in Bayonne in August 2009, ten years after he met and designed a vegan menu for President Bill Clinton. At Andrew’s in Bayonne, Perera serves his customers the same fare he designed for the former president — vegan soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees and desserts.
He serves a few meat dishes too.
“Andrew’s is the only restaurant serving organically healthy cuisine in this Bayonne area,†Perera says, sitting outside his café on a sunny weekday afternoon. “A lot of people come from Staten Island, East Rutherford, Linden, Queens – I have people coming here because the food is healthy. Soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts, our customers are crazy for everything vegan, especially the desserts and the soups.†Continue reading Andrew’s Café and Restaurant in Bayonne: Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Dishes Fit for a President