I meet with people all over the world and often I get asked “How do I go out to eat as a vegan?”. Many towns across the world do not have a vegetarian restaurant let alone a vegan one. So what do you do when you want to go out for a meal or have guests in town? Visit my blog for a great post on how to eat out…
It’s no surprise that one of the largest growing cities in the US is bursting with vegetarian and vegan food trucks and trailers. What can I say? Austin is hip and comes up in spades with veg options. The food truck scene is becoming more and more popular. Austin is filled with food trailer parks with a variety of options and chairs and tables to dine at. Since it is…
Karyn’s Fresh Corner 1901 N Halsted Chicago Illinois 60614 312-255-1590 Owner: Karyn Calabrese Is this your first restaurant? First restaurant but second location. What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? I started being a vegetarian in my 20’s, that was over 40 years ago and there was not any place to eat, especially when I started moving into a completely plant based diet. I wanted to be able…
One of my favorite things about New York City is the delicious array of vegan and vegetarian restaurants. NYC is home to some of the best food in the US (in my humble opinion). Topping that list is the Blossom empire; four restaurants that are all vegan and extremely tasty. Blossom strives to use organic produce from local farmer’s and the owner cares deeply about animal rights. I find the…
Stuff I Eat 114 N Market St (at S La Brea) Inglewood, California 90301 310-671-0115 Owner: Babette Is this your first restaurant? Yes What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? Greatest success was getting the doors open after 4 years of remodeling! Biggest setback? hmm not being able to hire more employees. (photo by My Vegan Girlfriend) What is your favorite dish on the menu? It was the…
Summer is in full force here in Texas. That means hot weather, dips at Barton Springs, and a desire to have a refreshing meal that’s going to cool you off. Today we talk about 5 restaurants that are perfect for summer meals because they have delicious raw menu items, cooling juices, or a perfect patio to enjoy a summer cocktail. What are your favorite restaurants for summer noshing? Leave in…
Counter Culture 2337 East Cesar Chavez Austin Texas 78702 512-524-1540 Owner: Sue Davis Is this your first restaurant? Yes, but I had a food trailer first for almost 3 years. What made you decide to open a vegan restaurant? To offer vegan food that you couldn’t find anywhere else close by and to promote veganism in a positive way. It’s my form of animal and environmental activism. We have something…
Last week we interviewed Heather of Sweet Freedom Bakery in Philadelphia as part of our Restaurateur Interview Series. Today we give you Part 2 of the interview in video form! Let us know if you’d like to see more video interviews and restaurant reviews on HappyCow! It was a pleasure to meet Heather and to try many of the vegan goodies they carry. I tried 2 cupcakes (Samoa & Banana…
Sweet Freedom Bakery 1424 South St Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19146 215-545-1899 Co-owners: Heather Esposito and Allison Lubert Is this your first restaurant? Yes What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? Suffering from food allergies & sensitivities ourselves, we wanted to create a bakery that is free of the major allergens (gluten-dairy-eggs-soy-corn) so that people can be “free” to enjoy baked goods that taste the same, if not better than traditional…
It’s that time of the year to shower your loved ones with kisses, roses, chocolates, and fancy dinners. Even if you aren’t in a relationship you can take your best friend or yourself out for a night on the town and a lovely meal at one of these restaurants. We polled our Facebook fans and asked if you could take your sweetheart anywhere in the world for Valentine’s Day where…
Follow Your Heart 21825 Sherman Way (at Topanga Canyon Blvd) Canoga Park, California 91303 818-348-3240 Follow Your Heart is one of a kind. It is an all vegetarian grocery with a vegetarian cafe attached. They arguably have the best breakfast and brunch in all of Los Angeles and they open early! Not to mention they produce some of our favorites products (hello Vegenaise!). If you are ever in LA it’s worth the…
Candle Cafe 1307 3rd Ave (at 75th St, Upper East Side) New York City, New York 10021 212-472-0970 Candle 79 154 East 79th St (at Lexington, Upper East Side) New York City, New York 10021 212-537-7179 Owner: Joy Pierson Is this your first restaurant? Candle Cafe is our first restaurant and Candle 79 is our second. What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? My passion to heal people with food. I was…
I have a few friends who are traveling in Southeast Asia (SEA) right now so I thought I would do a post about my favorite restaurants. It is possible to get a healthy meal in any part of the world. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. There is a pocket size travel guide that can help you communicate with anyone in any language that is very helpful…