booze / coffee / margarita / photo essay / pickle chips / seattle / soylatte / Teapot Vegetarian House / travel / Victrola Coffee / VVC

31 Hours and Three Lattes: A Seattle Photo Essay

Last month, team VVC took a quick trip to Seattle.  It basically went like this: Soy lattes were sipped. Pickle chips were consumed. Vegan treats were sought out. Locations were visited. It was business as usual. One of my first stops: a mug of house Caffé Vita & the vegan chocolate cupcake at Cupcake Royale What clearly, … Continue reading »

coffee / Cornbread Cafe / Eugene / friends / Pizza Research Institute / restaurants / Sisters Legume / soylatte / Sweet Life Patisserie / travel / Wandering Goat

Eugene, Eugene with the Sisters Legume

It looks me nine years of dwelling in the Pacific Northwest, one quick train ride, and the encouragement of two sisters, but I finally made it to Eugene for the weekend recently. The break included sunshine, strolls, Lane County farmers market, vegan food, frolicking at the top of Skinner Butte, soy lattes, TMNT: The Secret … Continue reading »

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 »

chocolate / cooking class / De-Hydraded Modern Living Cuisine / desserts / Jennifer M. Robertson / raw / raw chocolate / Thailand / travel / vegan

Raw Chocolate with De-hydrated – Modern Living Cuisine

It’s now been one month and one week of fresh young coconut withdrawals, and I’ve finally stopped tearing up as I glance at the $2.99 and up,  flown-across-the-globe selections around town. It hasn’t been easy (well, the glaring price helps), but somehow, I keep my wallet in my bag. Recently, I caught myself staring at coconut photos in … Continue reading »

cappucino / Chicago / Chicago Diner / coffee / coffeeshops / Intelligentsia / portland / soylatte / Stumptown Coffee Roasters / Thailand / travel

Steamed Soy

I remain a broken record these last few posts.  Reflections on my Southeast Asian travels, this past week’s VVC scouting trip to Chicago, and a Portland vegan nacho report (East End, Veggie Grill, etc.) are bound to come. I’m slowly compiling a list of my most memorable travel meals, and have been trying to recreate … Continue reading »

California / daiya / fake meat / FarMar / farmer's market / friends / Gardein / Hollywood Farmers Market / restaurants / stumptownvegans / travel / Veggie Grill / Venice Beach Pier

Veggie Grill Weekend, Day Two: Avocados & New Menu Items

The following is a continuation of menu food porn from my recent Veggie Grill weekend. This post hereby includes upcoming Veggie Grill menu items of the ‘fork and knife’ variety (brief pondering: Do you call it ‘knife and fork?’ Or is that phrasing simply more carnivorous?), a morning visit to the Hollywood Farmers Market, strolling the … Continue reading »