1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogSarahTaylorhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/sarah-taylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1vYCuOcNGL"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/great-vegan-restaurants-sutra/">Great Vegan Restaurants: Sutra</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/great-vegan-restaurants-sutra/embed/#?secret=1vYCuOcNGL" width="600" height="338" title="“Great Vegan Restaurants: Sutra” — HappyCow" data-secret="1vYCuOcNGL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SUTRA-logo.jpeg600180As an honored new blogger for HappyCow.net, I am excited to blog about vegan restaurants around the country.  I travel every week and one of the first things I always do when I go to a new city is get on HappyCow to find out what the best vegan restaurants and grocery stores are in the town I am visiting! Today, I kick off my blog with my all-time favorite restaurant, Sutra.  Located in Seattle, WA, Sutra is becoming famous for is incredible 4-course Prix Fixe meals made by rising star vegan chef, Colin Patterson.  As the former Executive Chef for Blossoming Lotus on Kauai, Colin is renowned for his culinary expertise in both vegan and raw cuisine.  Eventually, he returned to his hometown of Seattle, where he opened both Sutra restaurant and Sutra Yoga with his partner, Amber, and best friend Aaron. In many vegan restaurants, the menu is dominated by meat substitutes.  Yet I don’t think I’ve ever seen tofu, seitan or tempeh on a plate at Sutra.  There is no veganaise, soy cheese or margarine used in anything.  Even their coconut ice creams are made from scratch. Every day, Colin gets local, organic food that is in […]