Vegan Food and Cooking

Cult Classics: Vegetarian Restaurants With a Religious Philosophy

New Vegan Cooking Show, a Hero Chicken, and Down With Pork!

​ Good morrow, friends! Happy Meatless Monday! For your weekly food porn, I present German Chocolate Cake Rolls from Vegan Heartland! Hubba hubba: See Also: - The Year In Vegan! - Vegan Nutballs, Meat Sales Down, and Timeless Coffee Brings Vegan Goodness to Oakland - Peanut Brittle, Trader Joe's ... More >>

Vegan Nutballs, Meat Sales Down, and Timeless Coffee Brings Vegan Goodness to Oakland

​ Happy day after Christmas! As is the tradition, once again my mom made my favorite Christmas cookies veganized. You too can make my favorite vegan cookies veganized with this recipe! They are called "nut balls." Shut up, that's what they're called. See Also: - Vegan Sofganiyot, Eggnog Cupcak ... More >>

Vegan Big Mac, Space Veggies, and Happy Hellaween!

​You heard me, a vegan Big Mac! See? Just because you're vegan doesn't mean you can't eat crazy isht. This is America! You can eat any monstrosity you can come up with! See also: - Morrissey, Mike Vick, and a Very Happy Piggy! - James Cameron is Vegan, Chico State isn't, and These Ducks are the ... More >>

There's Arsenic in Your Rice, The Foie Gras Ban Stands, and Starbucks Says, "Screw You, Soy Lovers!"

​A vegan bakery has been on the horizon for a while now; Picnic Bakery is planning on opening a shop in Upper Haight. Excitement abounds! Laura and Meave at Vegansaurus got a chance to sample some of their desserts and they are totally in a tizzy about them on Vegansaurus. Apparently, you can star ... More >>

Usher Eats Vegan, Mickey D's Opens Veg Location, and Tater Tot Casserole Looks Lovely and Amazing!

​Guys, guys, guys--biggest news ever! R&B superstar Usher is eating vegan! And he wants the Biebs to go vegan too! I effing love Usher like whoa so I'm super pleased. Hopefully he will make the whole leap once he gets a little further into veganhood. And then JB will go vegan and make a line of ve ... More >>

3-D Meat, Cookies and Cream Pops, and Lady Gaga Only Wears the Expensive Animals!

​ OK, guys, let's just dive in. Lady Gaga has been running around in fur coats lately even though she once said she'd never touch the stuff. I only half care, because like she says herself, it's not much different than the crocodile and lamb she wears otherwise. BUT THEN! She said this: I have t ... More >>

Meat Week, Creamsicles, and Vegan Pizza Day, Hurrah!

​ OMG VEGAN PIZZA DAY IS TOMORROW! Get excited, guys. Here's the lowdown from my beloved Laura at Vegansaurus: 1. Beretta: Deal of the Vegan Pizza Day=broccolini, onion, ginger, olives, capers, and tomatoes, delightful vegan cheese. Plus, COCKTAILS. Love, love, love! 2. Patxi's: Buy one, get one ... More >>

Patxi's Pizza Locations Go Vegan For a Day

Signs and menus at Patxi's Pizza have a helpful pronunciation guide, "say pah-cheese," but all locations of the Bay Area parlor will participate in a statewide Vegan Pizza Day on June 30. To mark the dairy-free occasion, Patxi's offers a buy one 14-inch vegan pizza, get one 14-inch extra thin vegan ... More >>

Vegan Lemon Meringue Pie, New Sandwiches at Subway, and This Poor Fatty Hedgehog Can't Hibernate!

​Big news for you vegan pizza lovers! Vegan Pizza Day is Saturday, June 30th! I know Source is participating, Paxti's too. What a wonderful holiday that will be. It's like Christmas but instead of tinsel, you have shredded cheese substitute. All the way from Australia, Mr. Nice Guy Cupcakes show ... More >>

SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Saha's Vegan Kibbeh

Shrimp is Killing Everything, Babycakes is Coming to San Francisco, & Vegan Caramel Invades the Oscars

​ •Let's lead with the most important news: I'm totally at the Oscars! Actually, it's even better than the Oscars because that's just some wack-ass, rigged, masturbatory television program. I'm at the Oscar Swag Bag Lounge, where celebrities come to get hella free shit for being rich. I know, it ... More >>

Exploding Pig Farms, Trader Joe's Veg Eats, and Vegan Ryan Gosling!

​• It's Vegan Ryan Gosling! Pull your pants back up -- he's not actually vegan. It's just one in the sea of Gosling memes. Ryan Gosling is totally the house that Tumblr built. Anyway, this particular meme is pretty funny and you get to look at shirtless photos of Gosling, so since I have a Tumbl ... More >>

Vegan Hanukkah, Year End Animal News, and Beyonce is Partially Vegan!?

​ • Beyonce is preggers and so she's eating a vegan diet. Or is it, a partially vegan diet? Which is what EVERYONE ON EARTH EATS. It's like, did you eat anything that wasn't a steak today? Unless it was an egg milkshake, you're partially vegan! Welcome to the club, asshole! • Need some last m ... More >>

Work at Google, Millions of Mashed Potato Recipes, and Party with Some Non-Human Turkeys!

​• Harvest Home Sanctuary's Toast to the Turkeys is THIS Saturday! It's not too late to come eat and drink tons, cuddle animals, and watch turkeys eat cranberries, which is totally what turkeys do best. That, and be cranky and awesome. We've got a lot in common! • So, you want to work at Goog ... More >>

Sacramento Goes Vegan, Pumpkin Recipes Galore, and Veal at McDonalds!? We're All Screwed.

​ • McDonald's in Switzerland is serving VEAL BURGERS. In related news, Old Navy is selling Prada, Ke$ha is playing first fiddle in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and I'm gonna murder everyone • Subway is open to adding vegan options and we need to send emails right now to support that t ... More >>

Vegetarians Love Doing It, True Blood's Pam Loves Chimps, and Easiest/Best Chocolate Mousse Recipe Ever!

​ • Cargill recalled 185,000 pounds of their Salmonella turkey this week! Yet another fabulous Cargill recall this year! What can I say? They're on a roll! And again, another exemplary job by the USDA. Did you know USDA has a website where you can ask them questions? Let's all ask them WHY TH ... More >>

Vegan Life Is Impossible, Announces Carnivore Columnist

Erin Stubblefield/Concord MonitorTim O'Shea eats his last vegan meal​We confess that until yesterday we had never read the Concord Monitor. But our omnivorous attention was attracted by the column "My so-called vegan life" by Tim O'Shea, who basically writes what our headline states. O'Shea' ... More >>

Faux-Gras Donuts, Bunny Adoptions, Vegan Cooking Zines, and Protest the Terrible Circus!

​ ​• There are over 1,000 food-borne illness outbreaks in the United States EVERY year. At least, from 2008 forward, when the Centers for Disease Control began compiling the data. Fucking disgraceful. This is what happens when you have an "oversight" agency that's in bed with the people it's ... More >>

Bacon Gives You Diabetes and Cheese Is Killing the Planet!

​ • Have you seen these (not actually) hilarious Velveeta ads that try to fool people into thinking that Velveeta Cheesy Skillets aren't made of processed food-product and chemical death? First off, I don't want anyone to ever complain about vegans having a sad or gross diet again. Glass hous ... More >>

Vegan Fight! Activist Doesn't Want PETA Getting Credit for Vegan Meals in Jail

takver / flickr​Last month, SFoodie discovered that if you're vegan and you go to jail in S.F., you can get vegan meals. Eileen Hirst, Chief of Staff at the Sheriff's Department, told us that vegan food in S.F. County jails came about because of vegan PETA protestors who were arrested in anti- ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Arrested Vegans Get Vegan Meals in S.F. County Jails

my_southborough​If you're vegan and you go to jail, do you get vegan meals? In a city with a substantial vegan population, this is no trivial question. It turns out that, while the law does not require jails to provide vegan options, S.F. County jails do serve vegan meals on request, and we've ... More >>

This Saturday: It's a Motherflipping Cupcake-Off

Drop it and EatThis will be you after all that sugar. Wee!​Vegan Cupcake Bake-Off Where: Rock Paper Scissors Collective When: Saturday, June 11, 2-5 p.m. Cost: $5 The rundown: It's a motherfucking walk off. No, it's not, it's a motherflipping cupcake-off but I've always wanted to link to ... More >>

Martha Stewart Thinks Beef Is Gross, Silk Thinks You Should Lay Off the Cow Teet

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Vegansaurus' Megan Rascal went to the live taping of Martha Stewart's vegan show. She sat front row like the baller she is, and watched Twitter cofounder, Biz Stone, and rich-bitch vegan (mean this in best way ... More >>

St. Valentine Sweetie Pie Fest, Literary Death Match, Fool's Gold, and Vegan Cooking Demo

Marianne WilliamsFools Gold plays the Clift Hotel this Saturday ​The pre-Valentine's Day weekend: If you're in a relationship, spend it smooching and taking in a romantic folk show, art exhibit, or do whatever it is you young lovers like to do. If you're on the prowl, hit the clubs and flash that ... More >>

Russell's Super Nuggets, Meat-Mouth Conversions, and Rad Drinking!

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. adria.richards/FlickrDear Russell: We forgive you for the whole RushCard thing.​• New mac 'n' cheese restaurant Homeroom is opening in Oakland the day after Valentine's Day. Who gives a shit, right? YOU DO! ... More >>

The Power of Oprah, the Stupidity of 'Meat Week,' and ― Eww ― Vulva Cake!

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • So, Oprah's Tuesday episode was dedicated to veganism ― and meat-eating issues in general ― and it's pretty much the only thing vegans could talk about all week. I mean, she IS the big O and so yeah, celebr ... More >>

Standing Up for Bullies, Taking the Rest of the Beef Out of 'Taco Meat'

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Uh, did you know that if you live in S.F., you can get a free spay or neuter at the SFSPCA for your dog or cat during the month of February? TRUE FACT. So if any of you are running around with companion animals ... More >>

Taking on Mother Jones, Veganizing Sandwiches, and More Mainstreaming!

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • The SF Vegan Bakesale is BACK! After being rained out in December, the vegan deliciousness is back for another go! So far, sunny skies are predicted for Jan. 15, so let's all go and eat and eat and eat and eat ... More >>

The Year in Food: Vegan Goes Mainstream

Jun BelenLunch plate at Oakland's No Worries, featuring afritada (right) made from soy "chicken."​Twelve months, ten storylines: It's SFoodie's annual look back at the year in food. In 2010 vegan food exploded ― all over our faces, deliciously. Sorry, that image is gross, but really: It was ... More >>

Non-Turkey Turkey Day, Mad Men's Pussycat, Shark Fin Creepiness

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • For 28 days concluding in November 2010, an HSUS investigator worked inside a Cal-Maine factory egg farm in Texas, and documented a bunch of scary-ass abuses. The vast majority of eggs that Americans eat come f ... More >>

Vegetarian Chefs Offer Mild Support for Meatless Mondays

EFCliz/FlickrMillennium's Eric Tucker.​Yesterday's decision by the Board of Supervisors to create Meatless Mondays has left one group of San Franciscans as lukewarm as hours-old quinoa pilaf. Today, vegetarian chefs expressed broad approval for the resolution that aligns the city with the worl ... More >>

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