I attended a preview for Mother, the much buzzed about vegetarian restaurant at 1023 K Street, on after work on Tuesday, and simply put, it was amazing.

Tuesday evening was the first night they had cooked in the kitchen at the restaurant, but you wouldn't know it by the samples they were giving out. I had the opportunity to try three things - the popovers, a curried carrot soup with salsa verde and ppocorn shoots, and the chicken fried mushroom po boys.

All the cooking showed prescision, maturity and complexity. The flavors in the soup continued to evolve it hit different parts of the tongue, with a medium amount of spiciness at the end. The popovers were expertly made, and the chicken fried mushroom po boy was the kind of dish that could make you forget there was no meat in it.

One of the owners Ryan Donahue generously agreed to share the current draft of their menu with Cowtown Eats. He cautioned that the neither the dishes nor prices are set in stone, but they give a good idea of what they plan to serve when they open on Monday, January 20.

Given their prices and the food I ate tonight, the restaurant will be an immediate hit. I can't wait to give the place a try next week when it opens.

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