{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"eatyourveggies","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/eatyourveggies\/","title":"Top 5 Places to Take New Vegetarians - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1zMJC8NvNg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/top-5-places-to-take-new-vegetarians\/\">Top 5 Places to Take New Vegetarians<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/top-5-places-to-take-new-vegetarians\/embed\/#?secret=1zMJC8NvNg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Top 5 Places to Take New Vegetarians&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"1zMJC8NvNg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/HappycowTop5newveg.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"With the recent US and Canada premieres of the documentary Forks Over Knives, many of your non-veg friends are wanting you to take them to the best vegetarian restaurants. When someone is just transitioning to the veg diet, I think it&#8217;s important to take them to a restaurant that has something familiar to them. Do they live in the south and love comfort food? Take them somewhere that has vegan versions of chicken fried steak, meatloaf and mashed potatoes, or chicken pot pie. Does your new veggie friend love barbecue? Find a place that offers faux meat dishes. We polled our friends over at Facebook to see where they would take their new veg friends. Many said they would take them to a place that had vegan versions of things they were used to, some said they would take them to somewhere without the faux meat to highlight good old whole foods, and some said they would go to a regular restaurant to show them that being vegan isn&#8217;t hard and they can get nice meals wherever they go. I agree with all of these!! Eating out is a special occasion and a chance to highlight the vegan and vegetarian [&hellip;]"}