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45 It’s a small space, homegrown and unpretentious, covered in art and trinkets and darling paper pamphlets that all illustrate one thing: Mipa lives here. come the solution to her problem — PLANT. It’s a small space, homegrown and unpretentious, covered in art and trinkets and darling paper pamphlets that all illustrate one thing: Mipa lives here. She’s got all her favorite goodies spread out for sale — her cookies and biscotti and her gor- geous cinnamon peach cake — but she’s also got a whole host of new things bouncing around the kitchen, including her very cute and very energetic business partner, Yona Koh. Together they offer two lunch specials each day, including one totally vegan option and another that can be cheesed or egged if you prefer. They also sell a small selection of beverages like coffee, chai tea and spicy ginger ale. Weekly lunch menus are lovingly created in advance to allow time for testing, which also allows for a careful consideration of corresponding dessert selections for optimal vegan joy. Ah, yes, dessert. That’s what’s on my mind as I ham it up with Mipa, and she takes the words right out of my mouth: “Here. You can taste this,” she says, passing over a tower- ing slice of red velvet cake and a glass of cool water, the perfect accoutrement for a sunny morning. She smiles, we laugh, I take a quinoa cookie for the road and say goodbye until our next meeting, one that I know will need to come sooner, not later. PLANT is the new face of vegan in Seoul. Go say hi, soak up the goodies and take a gander at Mipa’s vision. You won’t be left wanting. GettinG there Walk out Itaewon Station, exit 4. Walk straight down the street for about three minutes until the Converse store on your left. turn left down the narrow staircase and down the alley, walk past Loft on your right and a pasta restaurant on your left. Continue two blocks down until you see the black PLAnt sign under a tree. PLAnt is just around the corner, on your right.