Bleeding Heart Bakery / Chicago / Chicago Diner / coffee / coffeeshops / friends / Intelligentsia / Native Foods / Quesadilla La Reyna del Sur / Team VVC / travel / Upton's Naturals / vegan milkshakes / vegan pizza / VVC / Whole Foods

Three Days, Five Things, Chicago

Back in January, the busy month that was, I went with team VVC to scout Chicago as a potential location for Spring 2013’s conference. Did we want the conference to take a leap east to a bigger city? Or did we want one more year of celebrating the vegan grandeur of our own home turf? … Continue reading »

brunch / carts / friends / Native Foods / Native Foods Cafe / Ota tofu / Ploy Thai / portland / Portobello Vegan Trattoria / restaurants / stumptownvegans

Back-log: Portland Vegan Dining: Food Carts, Portobello Brunch, Hungry Tiger Too & even more Native Foods

Something crazy happened last month. I was fairly busy, fell off my budget a bit (which is ridiculous with my month off adventure fast approaching) and managed to participate in food cart regularity for the first time in what felt like years, not to mention sit down for brunch more than once. Super Creamy Ota Tofu Frittata … Continue reading »

California / Native Foods / The Camp / travel

parking lot motivation & nachos in Costa Mesa

A few motivational parking space shots from The Camp in Costa Mesa, CA. Appropriate, even if I arrived via public transportation (big high-five, google maps on a smartphone! you make life better) and as a stubbornly proud non-driver who fears cars, found myself cursing most vehicles on a regular basis throughout my trip. Really, that’s nothing new. … Continue reading »