We practiced vegetarianism for many years, 23 in all, before we finally gave it up and ordered a steak at El Gaucho‘s and had done with it. Why, after all those long years of fastidious self-denial, did we jump from the wagon?

Honestly, we were hungry.

Not in the “I haven’t eaten all day” sense, but, rather, in the “I’m so tired of eating beans and rice and cheese for protein, I want a meal that’s going to stick with me for hours” sense.

Anyway, it’s with that in mind that we read and appreciate The Edibility Exam, the food blog written by our Wallingford neighbors E & J. The premise: she’s a vegetarian, he’s a carnivore, so together, they’re a “biculinary couple” reviewing restaurants, recipes and news. This week they take on Wallingford’s Jhanjay Jamboree, the all-vegetarian Thai restaurant snuggled in between Chocolati and Kids on 45th.

We won’t steal their thunder by revealing their verdict, you’ll have to read it yourself. We will, however, repeat our favorite line:

Even though I generally don’t like mushrooms (yuck!), I can appreciate them in the right context, like when they’re mushed beyond recognition into compressed cakes of pseudo-meaty goodness.