Look Two Ways on a One-Way Street: Food for Thought from the Founder of Candle Cafe and Candle 79

"Life is not about being right; it's about doing the right thing." I received a copy of Bart Potenza's "Look Two Ways on a One-Way Street: Food for Thought from the Founder of Candle Cafe and Candle 79" from Lantern Books in November, and meant to review it as part of my annual easyVegan Guide to Easy, Veg*n Holiday Gifts, but - alas! - I was so preoccupied with FSMas decorations this year, that I plum forgot to even write a guide! Better late than never though, yeah? "Look Two Ways on a One-Way Street" is a collection of optimistic and inspiring quotes from Bart Potenza of Candle Cafe and Candle 79 fame. "The Candles" are two vegan/vegetarian restaurants in New York City. Though I've never been, they look delish - and Candle 79 was voted the Best Vegetarian Restaurant by VegNews in 2007. These "daily aphorisms," as Bart refers to them, have even made cameos on the Candles' "on hold" phone systems. Hey, it sure beats musak, am I right? "Look Two Ways" would make a cute little stocking stuffer/V-Day gift - especially if presented over dinner at the Candle Cafe or Candle 79! If you're not lucky enough to live in NYC, though, you can always pick up a copy of "The Candle Cafe Cookbook" and prepare your sweetie an original dish from the restaurant. The adage above is definitely my favorite of the bunch; I'll leave y'all with a few more quotes that I'm totally diggin' on. "In the end, only you can make you feel good." "Inner conflict never goes away. Stop fighting it." "If you want a piece of the pie, you may have to bake it yourself." "It's not always a perfect world and you're not always going to have perfect thoughts. Forgive yourself!"