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Head chef Rachel Renz (not visible) exchanges a hug with Alice Moshenberg in the kitchen of the World Peace Cafe. The kitchen is staffed by volunteers.
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World Peace Cafe, located inside Kadampa Meditation Center, Baltimore's only Buddhist temple, offers vegetarian and vegan meals like this plate of miso soup and spring rolls.
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Seated at the communal table at the World Peace Cafe, clockwise from lower left, Deborah Stuehrmann, Lisa Baker, Gen Kelsang Chogden, Alison Hartman, Susie Michaels and Jamison Douglas watch as the final plate of miso soup and spring rolls is served by Monica Heiser.
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Spring rolls are one of the vegetarian dishes served at World Peace Cafe.
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A translucent rice paper wrapper is folded over the filling of a spring roll in the World Peace Cafe kitchen.
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Rachel Renz, head chef at the World Peace Cafe, holds a sheet of rice paper before it is moistened to create the wrapper for the spring rolls, pictured on tray at left.
Head chef Rachel Renz (not visible) exchanges a hug with Alice Moshenberg in the kitchen of the World Peace Cafe. The kitchen is staffed by volunteers.
ExpandLocated inside the Kadampa Meditation Center, Baltimore’s only Buddhist temple, World Peace Cafe offers vegetarian meals in a peaceful atmosphere.