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It’s Friday night and you and your crew are trying to figure out which one of your favorite veg*n eating establishments to frequent once again.\u00a0 Vivian says, “Oh, but we were just at Vegetable Planet last week, let’s try some place else.”\u00a0\u00a0Victor says, “Well, there’s Sushi Veg but we were there\u00a0 last weekend.”\u00a0 Veronica says, “Vegan\u00a0Bistro would be great, but we went there for lunch on Wednesday.”\u00a0 \u00a0Stuck in a quandary over where to go, you and your crew continue pondering: which one to choose!?\u00a0\u00a0 Does this ever sound like a scenario from your life?<\/p>\n

While most veg*ns prefer veg*n eateries, some might argue this narrows the veg*n dining possibilities and its potential benefits.\u00a0 By dining at the same veg*n eateries, veg*n diners aren’t spreading the word to other non-veg*n establishments about how popular veg*n eating has become in our society!\u00a0 Despite the possible mishaps of great terror (such as the unexpected and “accidental” appearance\u00a0\u00a0of animal products,\u00a0hurtling\u00a0the veg*n body and mind into a state of moral and ethical devastation and possibly anaphylactic shock!), it does seem more beneficial for veg*ns to dine at non-veg*n restaurants, if for nothing more than to acquaint the staff and perhaps, other diners, with\u00a0veg*n food and, hopefully of the flavor, without sacrificing principles!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Think of it this way: the more people who order a particular dish, the more likely it will be that your local non-veg*n restaurant will maintain the dish on the menu and consider creating more veg*n options!\u00a0 It might well be that the non-veg*n diner might even order the veg*n dish because it’s something new and different at their fav eatery!\u00a0 All of us at some point in our lives have certainly seen a dish ordered by another diner and thought: “Wow, that looks really good, I wonder if I can order the same thing…?!”\u00a0 Wouldn’t it be\u00a0nice \u00a0to demonstrate to non-veg*ns by allowing those at tables nearby to see,\u00a0smell and hear (oh my this is delicious!)\u00a0how tasty and appealing the veg*n dishes at a non-veg*n eatery truly can be?\u00a0 Why not push the paradigm and be the person who orders the fabulous-looking dish that others yearn to order?\u00a0 \u00a0Sans cruelty?!\u00a0<\/p>\n

True, we may wish that more people could just eat veg*n all the time, but unfortuantely, that is not likely to happen in the next few days, months or even years!\u00a0 In the interim, wouldn’t it be better to help expand the veg*n eating options at non-veg*n eateries, so that more animals, our environment and our society\u00a0will benefit too?\u00a0 Even if it’s just helping a few restaurants have a few more diners that consume veg*n food, isn’t that\u00a0better than\u00a0having all those customers only eat non-veg*n?<\/p>\n

Please don’t misunderstand my post for one that promotes mass food chains or the like and requesting veg*n options,\u00a0as it is unlikely that a few local customers could change the status quo at those restaurants (it requires more on these fronts, perhaps more in a future post…).\u00a0 Since eating veg*n is a lifestyle decision that has positive ramifications, which holistically affect our world, part of this choice should include eating locally grown and produced food.\u00a0 \u00a0So why not do the same with your choice of business?\u00a0 Choose locally-based businesses and promote veg*nism!\u00a0 The added benefit is that small restaurants are sure to want to hear from their patrons, and do their best to cater to your needs!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s to dining, veg*n style, no matter what the “genre” of food might be at your local restaurant!\u00a0\u00a0Veg*n diners: trendsetters with principles!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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While most veg*ns prefer veg*n eateries, some might argue this narrows the veg*n dining possibilities and its potential benefits.\u00a0 By dining at the same veg*n eateries, veg*n diners aren’t spreading the word to other non-veg*n establishments about how popular veg*n eating has become in our society!\u00a0 Despite the possible mishaps of great terror (such as the unexpected and “accidental” appearance\u00a0\u00a0of animal products,\u00a0hurtling\u00a0the veg*n body and mind into a state of moral and ethical devastation and possibly anaphylactic shock!), it does seem more beneficial for veg*ns to dine at non-veg*n restaurants, if for nothing more than to acquaint the staff and perhaps, other diners, with\u00a0veg*n food […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11394,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dining","category-vegan"],"yoast_head":"\nDining out veg*n-style - HappyCow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/dining-out-vegn-style\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dining out veg*n-style - HappyCow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It’s Friday night and you and your crew are trying to figure out which one of your favorite veg*n eating establishments to frequent once again.\u00a0 Vivian says, “Oh, but we were just at Vegetable Planet last week, let’s try some place else.”\u00a0\u00a0Victor says, “Well, there’s Sushi Veg but we were there\u00a0 last weekend.”\u00a0 Veronica says, “Vegan\u00a0Bistro would be great, but we went there for lunch on Wednesday.”\u00a0 \u00a0Stuck in a quandary over where to go, you and your crew continue pondering: which one to choose!?\u00a0\u00a0 Does this ever sound like a scenario from your life? 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