May 2011
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Hodo Soy Beanery's new kiosk makes the Ferry...
Norm and Joe want to sell you tofus!
You’ve seen them at farmers’ markets around the Bay Area, hocking their delicious soys. You’ve hidden incriminating toothpicks in your pocket and covered your face with a scarf so that you could go grab another sample of their spicy yuba strips. You’ve considered selling out to the man so you could afford to eat this magical stuff...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Haley!
Oh boy do we have a looker today! This is 11-year-old Haley from SF. She decided to be vegan earlier this year and is going strong. Congrats, Haley! Being vegan is the good life. Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Haley: Ike’s Place vegan sandwiches. [Ed. note: A lot of us are with you there!]
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Any vegan kind of cake. [Ed. note: A lot of us...
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SF's Saigon Sandwiches: NOT vegan (or even...
An AWESOME Vietnamese-speaking friend of Vegansaurus very kindly helped us get the full answer on whether or not Saigon Sandwiches cooks their tofu in meat juice and the crappy answer is: YES, the do. This is major-bummer sadness, but our investigator also reported that the sandwich artists were really nice and super forthcoming with a solution, even though he didn’t even ask for one! Turns...
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It's Toby time! Revisiting my favorite maltipoo
I thought there was no room in my heart for dogs. Cats, I understand them; they are moody, picky, sassy, make no qualms about wanting to scratch your eyes out if you mess with them and when they love you, it’s like being initiated into a super-secret club in which you two are the only members.
My cold, dark heart began to melt last summer when I met my sister’s dogs, Jake and Billy. They...
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For the grown, sexy and vegan: new tanks and tank...
Yay Vaute Couture! They added this new tank “dress” to the line! I think they are using the term “dress” loosely but if you are daring, you can do it. I believe in you! There’s some new tanks too. I actually own one of the heather racerback tanks and it is damn sexy. I accidentally wore it to work the other day (I get dressed in the dark) and it basically caused a...
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Calling all vegan bakers! Let's flood Pie or Die!
OK bakers, let’s do this! Pie or Die!…Part Deux is coming to San Francisco, courtesy of SF Food Wars. It’s being held at the Ferry Building and they are looking for competitors! Pull out your aprons, your oven mitts, your rolling pins and get to work! Be creative, be classic, I don’t care, just make the best vegan pie of your life! (or, pies? You must make enough to sample out to at least 70...
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Vegansaurus NYC: John's of 12th Street's new...
I heard some chatter that one of NYC’s oldest Italian restaurants had added an all-vegan menu in addition to their regular menu. Naturally I looked into it. Sure enough, John’s of 12th Street has not just vegan options but an entirely separate vegan menu, which proclaims: “We want everyone to be able to enjoy our Italian specialties made with the freshest ingredients available!...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Logan B.!
Our veggie kid today is six-year-old Logan B.! From his mom: “[Logan] was vegetarian since conception and made the choice, on his own, to become vegan on Mar. 8, 2011 (I became vegetarian in 1982 and went vegan in March 2008, when Logan was three).” Go Logan! Congrats on becoming vegan. Also, re: the drawing he’s holding, it’s a cow and a calf separated by a line because...
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Bear Awareness Week: Tell Stephen Colbert to leave...
[Can’t see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com]
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Bears rule! As self-appointed official senior bear correspondent, it’s my duty to let y’all know about Bear Awareness Week (different from Bear Week). We kick off the week with the ColBEAR Campaign, aimed at stopping Stephen Colbert’s war on bears. Dude’s...
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OCD Sweets Caramels: EAT THESE IMMEDIATELY
I already freaked out about OCD Sweets caramels before I even tried them. That’s just how I roll, I’m enthusiastic. Also: VEGAN CARAMELS. They’re few and far between, so when a new product enters the market, my body starts to simulate what I can only assume is a stroke. My heart starts to race, I break out in a cold sweat, and I get a little shaky. Imagine two really attractive...
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Toronto Zoo elephants are getting new digs thanks...
I was pretty sad when Bob Barker retired from The Price is Right, but it’s hard to argue with how he’s spent his time since. He’s an impressive activist for animals [Ed.: Always spay and neuter your pets!], and now he gets some credit for another victory: the three elephants at the Toronto Zoo will soon be moving to a more pachyderm-appropriate location than, you know, ...
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Glenn Beck returns to douchery; no one is...
In an alarmingly predictable move, Glenn Beck broke his vegan “diet” after 20 days. According to his own website, he simply “couldn’t take it anymore,” poor thing. Beck, 47, shocked the world in April after announcing he had embarked on a vegan diet for ‘health reasons’ in February, also cutting back on gluten and sugar. Not surprisingly, he wasted no...
