Belgium’s Le Botaniste puts vegetables center stage in Belmont Park Village

Belgium’s Le Botaniste puts vegetables center stage in Belmont Park Village

Long Islanders looking for a plant-based plate are in luck. Belgium’s Le Botaniste, a fast-casual plant-based chain, opened its first Long Island location in Elmont’s Belmont Park Village shopping center earlier this month.  “People really want to eat more vegetables,” said Le Botaniste co-founder Laurent Francois. “The beauty of what we're doing is it's all vegetables.” He said the inspiration for the vegan restaurant, which first opened in Bel…