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    January 22, 2013

    Quinoa Controversy, Sriracha Soy Curls, and You Can Now Officially Feel Bad for Lobsters

    ​Buzzfeed, king of list-makers, has an excellent list on "The 19 Most Annoying Things About Being Vegan." It's dead on. See Also:Yelp Gets Even More Powerful by Posting S.F. Restaurant Health Ratings Portlandia's Food World Satire Just Keeps Getting Better: Our Favorite Sketches Kosher Veggie Chi ... More >>

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    December 31, 2012

    The Year In Vegan!

    ​Happy last Meatless Monday of the Year! Since it's the last day of the year, I thought it'd be nice to do a little round-up of animal victories from the year. Additionally, I know many people use the New Year as a time to try new things--say veganism, perhaps? Come on, Ne-Yo is doing it! So we ca ... More >>

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    December 26, 2012

    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 >>

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    October 12, 2012

    Vegansaurus Just Launched a Sassy App for Bay Area Vegan Eating

    Vegansaurus, the popular vegan lifestyle blog run by (full disclosure) SFoodie contributors Laura Beck and Megan Rascal and SF Weekly's fabulous copy editor, Meave, has teamed up with Escape Apps to produce a pocket guide to the best vegan food in the Bay Area. The new app offers detailed reviews of ... More >>

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    August 20, 2012

    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 >>

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    August 6, 2012

    Ditch Hamburgers, Eat Ice Cream Bars, and Love These Piglets!

    ​ If you want to help fight world hunger, Oxfam has a suggestion: eat less meat! In the wake of USDA's cowardly retraction of their endorsement of Meatless Monday, Oxfam responds with resounding support for the movement, claiming it would help end world hunger is a number of ways. Happy Meatless ... More >>

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    June 29, 2012

    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 >>

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    June 27, 2012

    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 >>

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    June 8, 2012

    Vegan Porn, Vegan Lobster Bisque, and Vegan Michelle Pfeiffer!

    ​In piggy news, grocery chain Kroger AND New Jersey are both giving gestation crates the boot! Huzzah! Obviously this is an excellent time to make a joke at New Jersey's expense but I'm not going to because Jersey is actually my third favorite state. For all you Dangerous Minds fans, which I'm pr ... More >>

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    February 24, 2012

    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 >>

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    January 4, 2012

    Funny 'Cause It's True: More Shit Vegans Say

    The popularity of Shit Girls Say has spawned an ungodly amount of spin-offs -- including one perfect for San Francisco, Shit Vegans Say. When vegans are getting in on the action, you might've jumped the shark. Or be ahead of the shark by two days, as us vegans are very progressive. Also, I might've ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Boozy New Year's Recipes, Shit Vegans Say, and Vegans are No Longer Freaky Freaks!

    ​• Make these puffy pillow pancakes for me on New Year's morning. It'll help you get over the (sexy?) shock of waking up and seeing me in your bed. How did I get in? Hide your kids! • According to U.S. News and World Report, veganism is mainstreaming and we're no longer freaky freaks! Hooray! ... More >>

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    December 16, 2011

    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 >>

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    November 4, 2011

    McRib is McNasty, Lots of Weekend Fun, and Silk Nog is Baaaack!

    ​• Vegan R.D. Virginia Messina, put together a list of ten easy steps to help you go vegan. Read it in conjunction with Megan Rascal's 11 Tips for New Vegans, and you'll be vegan, or hate all vegans, in no time. And if you hate all vegans, screw you! And Happy Holidays! • Ecoterre has some cu ... More >>

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    September 21, 2011

    SF Vegans Are More Loud than Numerous

    Marin Sun FarmsSan Franciscans as a whole prefer meat to vegetables​We hear from vegans all the time at SFoodie, often at great length, not least because we run Laura Beck's delightfully profane Week in Vegan column. But we've always wondered how important they really are. Not very, it turns ... More >>

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    September 9, 2011

    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 >>

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    August 12, 2011

    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 >>

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    August 8, 2011

    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 >>

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    July 5, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Undercover Animal Activists are Endangered, Shakira and Other Wolves Are Screwed

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Let's start this off with something delicious! ME! The very smart, funny, and delightful Jesse Hirsch interviewed me as part of a series profiling SFoodie bloggers. Read it, and learn all of my innermost secret ... More >>

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    March 25, 2011

    Veggie Burgers Elevate, Charcuterie Loses the Meat, Baloney Stays Shady!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Hey! AOL's City's Best interviewed me and I reveal things like my favorite snacks! Since I'm so fascinating, you will probably want to read this/tell me to go to hell. Whatevs! • This song debunks vegan myt ... More >>

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    March 11, 2011

    Sure, Chickens Get Sad ― Maybe Because We're Eating So Many of Them?

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Scientists just discovered that chickens show empathy. To science I say, NO DOY. But also: Way to come around, better late than never. I remember when I discovered that eating too fast gave me pain in the chest ... More >>

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    March 4, 2011

    Cupcakes for Choice, Drinks for Dogs, and Gumbo for Mardi Gras!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Pissed about Congress-approved federal funding cuts for Planned Parenthood? I am because it's total bullshit. In response, we're doing some culinary activism in the form of a delicious bake sale at this Sunday' ... More >>

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    February 11, 2011

    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 >>

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    February 4, 2011

    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 >>

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    January 28, 2011

    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 >>

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    January 7, 2011

    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 >>

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    December 23, 2010

    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 >>

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    December 17, 2010

    Nog-ocado, Natalie's Footwear, and Piling onto Noah's Ark

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. Over on the PPK, vegan goddess Isa Chandra Moskowitz posted a recipe for a vegan nog that includes avocado. I don't know 'bout all that but the lady is super talented so it's probably the tastiest. Try it and repo ... More >>

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    November 19, 2010

    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 >>

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    November 4, 2010

    Why Are Companies Still Adding Eggs to Veggie Burgers?

    Ben Sutherland/FlickrPut down that Quorn burger, vegans, and just walk away: It contains egg whites. ​When you're throwing a party and thinking of your vegan guests, what food do you automatically think of? Veggie burgers and hot dogs, right? When your vegan BFF shows her adorably picky face a ... More >>

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    October 29, 2010

    Meatless Filipino, Vegan Halloween Candy, and Slutty Pets

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Did you know it's World Go Vegan Week? I bet you didn't because all you care about is the Giants. Well, that's okay. Assuming the team comes back to San Francisco to finish up the Series next week, AT&T Park ha ... More >>

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    October 1, 2010

    Vegan Fashion Show Coming to San Francisco

    Lady Gaga will not be in attendance​Anyone who watched the recent MTV Music Awards could be forgiven for thinking that the practice of wearing garments constructed from animal remains -- juicy-looking red meat, in the case of Lady Gaga -- is coming into style.But for those who don't like their blo ... More >>

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    September 3, 2010

    Is Meat-Eating the Cause of Every Bacterial Outbreak in the Food System?

    incurable_hippie/flickr​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. We'll say it up front: Eggs tainted with salmonella are a searing condemnation of the current food system. Vegansaurus contributor meaverly heaps up an evidence pile of they system's failures taller than chicken manure in a hen facto ... More >>

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    March 16, 2010

    Did Pie-Throwing Activists Give All Vegans a Bad Name?

    If you plan to read it on Muni, maybe you should hide the cover?​Did it have a lard crust?: The politics of meat ― and of not-meat ― can get nasty. Just ask the author who had publicly turned away from veganism and got pied in the face Saturday at the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair, as she a ... More >>

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    December 30, 2009

    Eat Vegan Goodies, Rescue Misunderstood Pit Bulls

    T. Palmer​Inspired by the fund-raising feats of this year's two S.F. Vegan Bakesales, Oakland's Fat Bottom Bakery has organized the first East Bay Vegan Bakesale for Saturday, Jan. 9. An array of local bakers including Fat Bottom, Cinnaholic, Local Love Services, and In the Mood for Food will temp ... More >>

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    December 23, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Vegan-on-Vegan Violence

    peta2flickr/Flickr​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Talk about losing your audience: Is vegan cooking tasteless, clunky, or just plain freaky sometimes (emphasis on the sometimes)? And if you say so are you a big old hater? Those are questions Anrica Deb must be asking right about now, aft ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    Tonight: Mission Street Food Apologizes to Vegans

    T. PalmerLung Shan's Vegan Delight is offered at every Mission Street Food meal.​Tonight's animal-free menu at Mission Street Food is a peace offering to local vegans, especially those who were ticked off by a recent carnivorous meal in honor of a vegetarian charity and by the departure of the bel ... More >>

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    December 10, 2009

    Gracias Madre Opening Pushed Back to Late December

    ​Long before Cortez and his killers rolled through Tenochtitlan ― with pigs as well as galleons and guns, history says ― the Aztecs lunched on tamales. As early as 8000 B.C., masa slugs in various guises were portable food as early as 8000 B.C., capable of supporting large armies as well a ... More >>

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    December 1, 2009

    Mission Street Food Plans Pork-Heavy Dinner for Vegetarian Charity

    thestevenscompany.netBecker Lane pork stars in dinner to benefit Food Not Bombs.​Mission Street Food welcomes guest chef Thomas Martinez, last seen heading up the kitchen at Mission Beach Cafe, this Thursday, Dec. 3. Martinez's offerings for the menu are largely inspired by Becker Lane pork and fa ... More >>

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    November 17, 2009

    Vegan Eats: Meals For Change's Shepherd-Less Pie

    T. Palmer​Oakland's Meals for Change offers premade vegetarian and vegan entrees for sale at local independent grocers like Rainbow and Real Foods. Proceeds benefit East Bay nonprofit Bay Area Community Services (BACS) in its programs such as meals on wheels and culinary enterprise instruction.We ... More >>

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    November 2, 2009

    Pop Review: Mission Burger's New Fried Chicken Sandwich

    a w./YelpThe fried chicken sandwich: At some point, this was flapping around.​As we learned last week, Mission Burger at Duc Loi Supermarket (2200 Mission at 18th St.) has swapped a fried chicken sandwich ($8) for its vegan burger -- a deservedly well-loved delectable a good many non-vegans ar ... More >>

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    October 29, 2009

    Mission Burger Shares Its Recipe for the Dearly Departed Vegan Variety

    vegansaurus.comThe vegan burger in better days.​Yesterday, SFoodie's Mary Ladd reported on the demise of Mission Burger's beloved vegan burger. Perhaps in response to an impassioned plea by Vegansaurus to reconsider ("We love that vegan burger more than we love animals, and we're vegan! That means ... More >>

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    October 28, 2009

    RIP, Vegan Burger. The Mission Won't Be the Same Without You!

    Jared Zimmerman/FlickrStick a fork in it.​Mission Burger, our heart is broken, too! Ever since we tried the vegan burger served at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.), we've talked it up as one of the best burgers around. Sad to read that the vegan burger is being canceled due to a deep- ... More >>

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    October 12, 2009

    Vegan Eats: Violet Sweet Shoppe's Whoopie Pies

    T. PalmerMakin' vegan whoopie won't hurt no body.​With slabs of chocolate cake sandwiched with Marshmallow Fluff, the classic Whoopie pie is a dairy bomb waiting to detonate. But S.F.'s Violet Sweet Shoppe makes a vegan (and elfin) variation that is both easy to digest and as much a pleasure to ea ... More >>

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    October 8, 2009

    First Vegan Storefront Bakery Due in S.F. by Year's End

    T. PalmerSugar Beat Sweets: Opening soon.​There are a handful of vegan bakers in San Francisco. One such vendor, Sugar Beat Sweets, will be the first vegan storefront bakery in town when it finally makes the leap from online into brick and (dairy-free) mortar.Melisser of SBS (aka the Urban Housewi ... More >>

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    October 2, 2009

    Eat Treats, Save Kittens from Death Row at SF Vegan Bakesale

    T. PalmerSugar Beat Sweets' vegan cupcakes rock.​After last year's successful local installment of the Worldwide Vegan Bakesale, local blog Vegansaurus has announced the debut of the SF Vegan Bakesale on Saturday, October 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Ike's Place (3506 16th St. at Sanchez) ... More >>

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    September 9, 2009

    Fraiche Brings Vegan Froyo to Fillmore

    fraicheyogurt.comDairy-free froyo is available at Fraiche.​A San Francisco location of Palo Alto frozen yogurt shop Fraiche (1910 Fillmore at Bush) might be open as soon as Friday. With approximately 50 million froyo joints in town, this probably doesn't sound too exciting. But, as local vegan che ... More >>

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    August 26, 2009

    Vegan Eats: Wholesome Bakery's Baby Banana Pie

    Wholesome Bakery's baby sweet potato and banana pies.​We encountered Wholesome Bakery at this weekend's Rock Make Fest, the latest stop in a busy tour of the streets of San Francisco for this all-vegan baker who travels the city on bike, her treats trailing behind in an adorable little baby carrie ... More >>

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    August 18, 2009

    Pie Truck Home Delivery is as Easy as You-Know-What

    vegansaurus.com​Ordering in just got a little more decadent now that the Alameda-based Pie Truck, a newly licensed mobile vendor, recently debuted a weekly home delivery service to San Francisco. The current menu features 10-inch pies in blueberry crumble, apple, pecan, sweet potato, backyard lemo ... More >>

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