Posts Tagged ‘vegan’
Soul food restaurants spice up Oakland’s vegan culinary landscape
Vegan soul restaurants are thriving and bringing diversity to the Bay Area’s food scene, challenging the misconception that vegan food is boring.
Read MoreOakland Burrito Project brings food to the homeless
Once a month volunteers meet at Pepples Donut Farm in Oakland to make vegan burritos for the homeless.
Read MoreOakland Veg week offers advice on eating meat-free
Vegetarian and vegan meals can be just as tasty as meals that contain meat and dairy—that’s what the organizers of the second annual Oakland Veg week, a celebration of vegetarian eating, want to prove. The event runs from April 22 to 28, and visitors will get to experience cooking demonstrations and film screenings about vegetarian and vegan cooking and eating.
Read MoreOakland vegetarians and vegans celebrate Thanksgiving meat-free
Some meat-free Oaklanders will be eating veggie “meat” on Thursday, others will focus on traditionally vegetarian side dishes, and others are just looking forward to sitting down with friends and family, no matter what’s on the table. “A rainbow on the table” is how Breakroom customer Tiana Trutma describes her Thanksgiving meal.
Read MoreA conversation with Oakland chef and activist Bryant Terry
Oakland-based chef, author and activist Bryant Terry has a way with food. In his newest cookbook, “The Inspired Vegan,” he continues a longtime quest to bring flavor-intense but nutritionally rich eats to a larger audience, and to have a little fun while he’s at it.
Read MoreUnlicensed foods joyfully consumed at first Oakland Underground Market
This weekend, hundreds of hungry people turned up the East Bay’s first Underground Market, a food event somewhat akin to a farmer’s market except it’s only for members, and –- more significantly –- it doesn’t require vendors to have permits or to use commercial kitchens.
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