March 2013
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CoraLlei vegan handbags are coming to Compassion...
You know I’m in love with Irish vegan handbag company CoraLlei so I was very excited to hear that 1. their new line is out, and 2. Compassion Couture will now be selling them stateside!
I contacted Jill from Compassion Couture for the details and she told me they will be selling three styles from the current collection: The Sofia in grey (above), the Cici in tan and the Sienna in...
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Nothing but a Chi Thing
Can’t see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!
Check it out: Andrew McFarlane - CHI THANG.
So you may find this a little corny but I love it. It’s so happy! And it’s a little more kid-friendly than the other vegan rap song I like:
But “lentil soup is mental fruit” is the greatest line. I believe there’s room for lots of vegan rap songs in the world...
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Cookbook Preview! Vedge: 100 Plates Large And...
Homemade Brussels sprouts. Recipe adapted from Vedge: 100 Plates Large And Small That Redefine Vegetable Cooking. They turned out SO well!
Vedge Restaurant is hands-down the best thing that has ever happened to my hometown of Philadelphia, period. A newcomer on the Philly vegan/fine-dining scene, Vedge has recently made pretty much every top vegan restaurant and “awesome place to eat,...
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Alex Jamieson Comes Out Of The Ex-Vegan Closet
Health coach Alex Jamieson, famous for nursing her then-boyfriend Morgan Spurlock back to health after his all-McDonald’s binge month, has just come out of the ex-vegan closet in her latest blog post “I’m not vegan anymore.”
If you haven’t read the post, I’ll spill the beans and let you know it’s pretty boring. Jamieson shares that she’s been...
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Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use!
It’s Paul Shapiro’s Animal News You Can Use! Yay, Paul! Yay, Animals!
The ag industry’s efforts to keep consumers in the dark by suppressing whistleblowers is getting a cold reception by many in the news media.
Indiana’s largest paper (the Indianapolis Star) editorialized this week against the pending state bill intended to criminalize photo-taking a factory farms and slaughter plants, saying...
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Scream Sorbet is closing?!
I’ve gotten this info from a number of people who are positively distraught about the news. But it appears that Scream Sorbet is indeed closing. From their FB:
Closing March 10
Our customers are great, the press has been kind, but with regret, Scream Sorbet will be closing on Sunday, March 10 2013. Please join us for free final scoops on that Sunday from 12 noon -...
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NYC: Dun-Well Doughnuts and Upton's Naturals...
OMG OMG OMG check it out:
Kick off the NY Veg Food Fest weekend in style! Upton’s Naturals will be teaming up with us for a pop-up vegan sandwich shop benefitting Mercy For Animals. Featuring a small sandwich menu that will include the option to slice open the donut of your choice and add a couple slices of hot Bacon Seitan - it is a thing of beauty! All sandwich shop proceeds will be...
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Vegansaurus Giveaway: Coracao Confections Deluxe...
Hubba hubba! This 22-piece deluxe sampler box from Coracao is up for grabs! You can see the box in all its glory above. I think that’s the bee pollen truffle in the middle but I checked with Coracao and they said that the bee pollen truffle doesn’t actually come in the sampler. So it’s all vegan—don’t worry your pretty lil’ head!
As you know, we are big fans...
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February 2013
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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents m cafe de chaya
quarrygirl:
today’s episode of quarrygirl presents features m cafe de chaya, my favorite spot in los angeles to get decadent yet healthy food. the restaurant focuses on contemporary macrobiotic cuisine, and other than fish, the entire menu is vegan. whether you’re craving a hearty burger, a slap up breakfast, or something light like sushi or salad, m cafe has it all. we caught up with chef lee...
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Update: HSUS is totally going to win that National...
Remember in September, when we talked about that lawsuit that HSUS co-filed with a pig farmer against the National Pork Producers Council? It focused on a “creative” use of fees paid by pig farmers to ostensibly pay for the licensing rights to “The Other White Meat,” but which actually disappeared in a back-room deal. HSUS alleged that “NPPC charged pork producers...
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NYC Vegan Drinks is tonight!
Above is the menu for Vegan Drinks tonight—looks good to me! Word is there will also be gluten-free injera so I think some will be stoked about that. And yours truly will be spinning records along with my new BFF DJ Grand Format. So come on down!
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Why aren't you eating horse, omnivores?
If Americans are being honest with themselves—if anyone who eats meat is being honest—there is absolutely no reason killing horses and eating the yielded meat is intrinsically worse than the thousands of other animal killings that happen in slaughterhouses around the country every day. If you’re alarmed that the wrong meat was slipped into your frozen lasagna, that’s...
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NYC Vegetarian Food Festival is this weekend!
Hey pals! The NYC Vegetarian Food Festival is this weekend. Huzzah! I missed it last year, I heard it was hella packed. I’m not one for crowds but people were saying it was awesome. The vendors look dope! I may have to grin and bear it this year. Crowds be damned!
