{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"whatvegetarianseat","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/whatvegetarianseat\/","title":"Sunday Funday: Vegan Happy Hour Church of Seitan at Verdugo Bar - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TDfCmW8CqK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-happy-hour\/\">Sunday Funday: Vegan Happy Hour Church of Seitan at Verdugo Bar<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-happy-hour\/embed\/#?secret=TDfCmW8CqK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sunday Funday: Vegan Happy Hour Church of Seitan at Verdugo Bar&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"TDfCmW8CqK\" 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\/2014\/03\/vegan-cupcakes-peace-o-cake-verdugo-bar.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":640,"description":"This past week there have been a slew of local vegan events near where I live in Northeast\u00a0Los Angeles. I&#8217;m not sure if there are always this many awesome things going on or if I just\u00a0started looking at the right time. Unfortunately I did not hear about Mohawk Bend&#8216;s Authors\u00a0Worth Celebrating event with Isa Chandra Moskowitz until after the fact, though I would\u00a0have loved to have attended. Actually, the knowledge of the event gained from a friend&#8217;s\u00a0tweets spurred my search for similar vegan events in Los Angeles, leading me to discover The\u00a0Church of Seitan at Verdugo Bar. No devil worshipping here, this name is merely a clever\u00a0play on words (which reminds me of the similarly witty t-shirt Black Sabbath&#8217;s Geezer Butler\u00a0can be seen wearing in an interview about being vegetarian). For those who are unaware,\u00a0Seitan is a &#8220;wheat meat,&#8221; made from gluten and often used in vegan recipes as a source of\u00a0protein and texture in lieu of meat from animals. So when Sunday rolled around I was pretty psyched to check out this monthly event.\u00a0Knowing I would be consuming a fair amount of beers ($2 off draft 3-7pm) and vegan treats\u00a0I began my day with a run through the hills. [&hellip;]"}