Aunt B Eats at the Radish. I spent a pleasant afternoon in TC all by myself, just cruising around. Thought I would try out the newest restaurant in town. The Radish is a small upbeat place that seats about 10. Since it was a beautiful day, I sat outside under some shade trees. Very comfortable. The fare is salad and soup presented in a cafeteria style of build your own and pay by the pound. Radish boasts local grown, organic grown, support local farmers, slow food movement with a 50+ salad and toppings. All very clean and attractive. I had an ordinary salad with greens, blue cheese chunks, and some mandarin oranges topped with a raspberry dressing of some kind. I also had a bowl of cheese soup. It all came to a little over $8 ( only pay for the salad by the pound so fill the soup bowl to the top).

Here's my take: I think the whole idea of supporting local farmers with fresh homegrown is a great idea. The soup was really tasty, hot, and very cheesy. The decor was pleasant- nothing flashy or over the top. But, I thought it was a little pricey for a salad. The lady behind me was a shocked when her salad came to $13. I also thought it could be disastrous if you put on a multiple of toppings that tasted horrible together. This reminded me of Mongolian Barbecue where you can put all kinds of toppings on your rice. Sometimes it is too much and the idea is that you just don't eat it and get something else. I guess Radish is one of those places where you look for toppings that are light weight and you don't experiment. Just take what you really like. It seems like it would defeat the purpose if you threw away the food. Throwing away food is one of my pet peeves.

So, I think this is the place to get a nice bowl of yummy soup and perhaps a small side salad. I do wish them luck because I think it is a good cause. I wonder if I could trade them some of my garden grown zucchini for a salad?