Glynis Horning recommends relaxed spots to enjoy wholesome fare Earthmother Organic sub_head_endEating out is as much about mood as food, which is why even the more bloody-minded carnivorous cynics among my friends are happy to lunch at Earthmother Organic. They may make quips about the boxes of bargain crystals beside the organic veggies at the entrance, and the mirrored chimes in the café garden, but parking off under these in the dappled sun soon works its, well, magic - though they would blanch at the term.The Earthmothers - sisters Eva Muller and Doris Bye - have been smart in omitting the V-word from the name, and it's often only if you remark on it afterwards that people realise they've devoured a meal minus the meaty stuff. All the regular café fare is there, saladsand sarmies through quesadillas to pastas and puds, in impressive and rudely healthful array. Juices are extracted to order, like the foaming zinger (R26) - a delectably peppery blend of beetroot, apple, lemon and ginger.A splendid spicy Thai nut salad (R58) adds a Thai dressing to crisp young carrots, beetroot, baby tomatoes and a tender flutter of butter lettuce, all combined with the crunch of chopped pecan, cashew, macadamia and Brazil nuts. I risk disappointing a lean, bearded waiter of vegan mien by requesting a sprinkling of cheddar, but he obliges with admirable cheer. A "heavenly hummus" wrap (R62) is fetchingly presented, but after the sweetness of the salad, the marinated chickpeas with roast veggies, pesto and hummus prove a tad tart.Moving straight to dessert, we resist Bye's iconic raw chocolate tart (gluten-, dairy- and sugar-free, of course) and Dawn Glenny's old-school choc brownies (Durban's best) to sample a new vegan chocolate cake (R32). It's close, but no rabbit-tobacco cigar.Visit: 106 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, 031-202-1527; 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm Saturday.sub_head_start JuMeLi sub_head_endAt first the name of this quaint café irked as I battled to remember it, but it's derived from the owner's children, Justin, Melissa and little Lilly - and meeting them and their friends, who frequently wait tables, is as much a delight as the fare.mini_story_image_hleft1This is simplicity itself - from avo on toast with homemade pesto and rocket (R40), to omelettes studded with feta, mushrooms and coriander (R45), or balsamic pesto steak rolls with mushroom, onion and tomato relish (R60). The puds - freshly baked lemon meringue tart, white chocolate brownies, humming bird cake (R18 to R30) - are extraordinary.So is some of the artwork on the sunny walls - especially a restored mural by the late graffiti artist Pastelheart of a giraffe-necked, turbaned girl. Sipping cappuccino below her slightly squint gaze, at tables set with children's art and affirmations - "You are beautiful", "Be immune to others' opinions" - is strangely therapeutic.Visit: 175 Clark Road, Glenwood, 031-201-0349; 7.30am-4pm Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 1pm Saturday...