Veggie Greetings,
In this past month we've added new user-friendly features and dozens of new listings for vegetarian restaurants & health food stores to the HappyCow site, and we're excited to share the updates with you (please read on).
THANK YOU for the emails, updates, and feedbacks you've sent to help improve HappyCow's service to you and to promote compassionate dining for a healthy planet. Your participation in making HappyCow the most widely used global guide of its kind is most appreciated not only by us but also veggie-lovers & travelers worldwide!
Enjoy MooZine,
the staff volunteers
What's New
Printer-friendly city listings
Bring HappyCow with you on trips by printing the listings for any city! Our database of restaurants & stores is frequently updated so you can eat better while on the road.
Now available for cell phones & palm pilots
You can travel with the latest version of our database using your cell phone or palm pilot wherever you have Internet access. more info
More maps
Maps are now available for all listings in Canada in addition to all of United States. Find it next to a listing address.
Reviews
Support your favorite restaurants and stores by writing Reviews for them. Find the Review feature next to each listing name.
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Oct/Nov 2005
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World Traveler
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Mark Your Calendar:
One Grand Prize Winner of "A Vegan World is Possible" Contest will be crowned on October 13. Find out who gets to fly to Kauai for an incredible week of adventure - plus - the top 50 selected essay entrants will receive a small prize each from the awesome Blossoming Lotus Restaurant! (Contest is Closed)
October 22 celebrates the opening of Animal Acres (animalacres.org) in California, a sanctuary for farmed animals; also day of the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival (bostonveg.org/foodfest) in Massachusetts.
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October 30 through November 1 World Go Vegan Days
Ask the vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants in your area to offer the “World GO VEGAN Days” Special, a half-price vegan meal for a meat-eater accompanied by a full-price paying vegan. A great way to introduce those who still eat meat or dairy to a delicious, animal-loving, earth-saving way of life!
The purpose of World Go VEGAN Days is to spread information and educate people about the vegan lifestyle, which is a compassionate way of eating and living. Veganism is a healthy choice that shows love and respect for animals, the environment, and your own life. www.idausa.org/worldgovegandays.html
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Vegetarian World Traveler
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New site for travel-lovers
Enjoy holidays and short breaks free of accommodation charges by exchanging your home with other vegetarians & vegans around the world. You pay only one low annual fee for unlimited use and exchanges! Vegetarian Home Exchange |
Asia: Sacred Buddhist relics, lush tropical jungles and pristine beaches
Join VegVoyages in 2006 on a 17-day journey into serendipity: the exotic isle of Sri Lanka adventure where you'll discover cultures deeply rooted in tradition, explore the dense tropical jungles, traverse thousand–year-old kingdoms and relax on white sandy beaches, all the while being transported back in time to this mystical island that Marco Polo once referred to as "the most beautiful island of its size in the world". For details about the Sri Lanka and Malaysia adventures, or current adventures to India, visit: Vegvoyages.com
Spotlight Restaurants
ANNAPURNA CHAI HOUSE
(Albuquerque & Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)
We recommend this all vegetarian & ayurvedic restaurant where fresh, organic vegetarian fare is the specialty of the day. Annapurna offers a new menu everyday with daily lunch specials and South Indian specialties, plus authentic Chai in a wide variety of hand-selected imported teas. Below is an interview with owner & chef, Yashoda Naidoo. |
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For how long have you been a vegetarian and what lead you to this field of service?
I am a self-taught vegetarian chef for 5 years, and my restaurants have been in business for 4 years. I was raised vegetarian and found it difficult to find restaurants to eat at in Albuquerque. I also wanted to put out the concept of Ayurvedic food i.e. fresh, organic, and balanced.
What inspires you to create?
I am inspired by the fact that my restaurants cater to a population that is looking for a "healing cuisine." I create menus and dishes built around the fact that people need to eat real food from natural sources as opposed to eating the flesh of dead animals.
What's the most popular or interesting item(s) you offer?
Our food is made from scratch daily with whole grains and fresh vegetables taking into account a broad range of allergies, hence we are very meticulous in choosing ingredients for the various menu items that are gluten free, dairy free, and sugar free and any other way that we can free you.
What would you say to help someone understand vegetarianism & health?
Your stomach is not a place for dead animals.
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NATIVE FOODS (Los Angeles & southern California, USA)
With 3 locations offering organic vegan cuisine, Native Foods is a favorite among local vegetarians & non-vegetarians alike. Chef and restaurateur, Tanya Petrovna, is an animal rights activist as well as a gourmet who have won the stomachs of veggie-lovers like Pamela Anderson, Alicia Silverstone, Howard Lyman, and HappyCow!
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Native Foods offer scrumptious vegan specialties like the Ensalada Azteca Salad dazzled in a mango-lime vinaigrette, the Mama Mia Pizza featuring portobello mushrooms, seitan sausages and pesto, and Mina's Macrobiotic bowl of steamed veggies, quinoa, & sea veggies topped with sauerkraut & a ginger sesame sauce. Plus yummy vegan desserts. A must visit when in southern California!
Visitors Forum
We're giving away three boxes of mixed treats from
The Vegan Baking Company!!!
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Maker of delicious vegan products using wholesome and natural ingredients of the highest quality, The Vegan Baking Company is dedicated to animal rights, good health, and the preservation of our environment. Mixed treats include peanut butter cups, s'mores, chocolate peppermint cream, and pecan joy Note: A US postal address is required for anyone wishing to be considered in the selection to receive treats.
(Survey is Closed)
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Friends
Many thanks to:
FRIEND Restaurants & Health Food Stores for opening their doors to all of us & for supporting the HappyCow site.
Shoes with Souls for providing the Cows with comfortable cruelty-free shoes.
AnimalArtBySandy for the three animal paintings displayed in this issue. Quote from Sandy,"I feel that animals are part of the essence of nature's beauty. They are a refreshing reminder of all that is innocent. My artwork is a reflection of my passion for animals."
Smiles to the individual contributors whose money gifts have made HappyCow's work possible!
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