Restaurant: The Naked Sprout 4040 Palladium Way Unit 11 Burlington, Ontario L7M 0C2 905-319-2293 Owners: Clayton Smith, Shanine Dennill and Peter Niculescu Is this your first restaurant? No If not was the previous one vegetarian/vegan? Yes. What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? We have a co-located yoga studio and our vision was to share the joy and health benefits of yoga and healthy eating with as many people…
Restaurant: Lovin’ Spoonfuls 2990 N Campbell Ave Ste 120 (at Blacklidge) Tucson, Arizona 85719 520-325-7766 Owner: Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Raisglid Is this your first restaurant? Yes What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? I have a Ph. D. in chemistry and a BS in Chemical Engineering. I spent most of my professional life working as a chemist and engineer. I became a vegan in August of 1989, and have been…
Restaurant: Dandelion Communitea Cafe 618 N Thornton Ave (at downtown) Orlando, Florida 32803 Owner or Chef’s Name: Julie Norris (her blog) Is this your first restaurant? Yes What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? Our greatest success has been from the relationships that have formed over the years with our patrons. We were an instant institution within the first year of opening and have be so grateful…
Restaurant: The Veggie Grill Many locations across Southern California Owner: T.K. Pillan, Co-Founder Is this your first restaurant? Yes, Veggie Grill was my first restaurant, but we’ve now opened seven. If no, what made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? I’ll answer this anyways. We started The Veggie Grill because we had a personal passion for (1) the need for delicious, wholesome, convenient food and (2) the opportunity to show people how…