Books

Mark Bittman's New Vegan Mantra Leaves Room for Play

By Molly Gore Wed., May 8 2013 at 12:30 PM
Categories: Books, Vegan Eats

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Patricia Chang Photography
Mark Bittman's new book is just about eating sensibly.
Let's get one thing straight: Mark Bittman is not a vegan. The first thing he does, sitting down to breakfast at a beautifully curated vegan feast while on tour to promote his mostly-vegan eating manifesto, is demand some dairy.

"What do you say we send this whole vegan thing to hell and get some milk around here?" he says. On cue, dainty milk pitchers arrive, and Bittman's coffee gets a hearty dose.

See also: What's Up With GMO Labeling On The State Level: A Primer

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Food Find

Hodo Soy Beanery's 5-Spice Nuggets Transcend Tofu Concerns

By Tamara Palmer Wed., Dec. 26 2012 at 10:00 AM
Categories: Food Find, Palmer, Vegan Eats

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Tamara Palmer
Five Spice Tofu Nuggets by Hodo Soy Beanery.
Oakland's Hodo Soy Beanery has single-handedly transformed our opinion about tofu being nothing more than a placeholder in a dish. Founder Minh Tsai left a life in finance to start this company after having a deep inspiration to create the kind of soft and versatile tofu he'd get regularly with his grandfather when growing up in Vietnam. This is the gateway company to help tofu skeptics open their minds.

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- Get New Respect for Tofu at Hodo Soy Beanery's Monthly Tours
- Sampling Hodo Soy Beanery's New Soy Milks and Smoothies


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Week in Vegan

Peanut Brittle, Trader Joe's Vegan Cheese, and Happy Holidays!

By Megan Rascal Mon., Dec. 17 2012 at 8:30 AM
Categories: Vegan Eats, Week in Vegan


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Eat This

Nectar Wine Lounge Brunch Has Juice Bread, Fancy Mimosas

By Tamara Palmer Fri., Nov. 30 2012 at 12:05 PM
Categories: Breakfast / Brunch, Eat This, Palmer, Vegan Eats

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Tamara Palmer
Pineapple, apple, mint, and pear juice bread at Nectar Wine Lounge.
Nectar Wine Lounge recently launched brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Provided you aren't part of the brunch school that likes to stuff itself silly and pass out for the rest of the day, this is a nice and light alternative to tortured weekend brunch lines around town, with a small menu that includes a spinach and mushroom frittata alongside breakfast flatbreads and pizzettas. One unassuming item turns out to be one of the most clever highlights here: vegan whole wheat bread made from the pulp of the cold-pressed juices made there by Thrive Cleanse. The day we sampled it, Thrive's PAMP (pineapple, apple, mint, and pear) juice was the basis for the bread, which almost had the appearance of a banana or pumpkin loaf, with a lovely sweetness and super soft texture that both of those breads try but usually don't quite achieve.

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- Thrive Cleanse Presses Juices Inside a Wine Bar

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Road Trip

Millennium Restaurant Hosts Special Dinner in The Field

By Tamara Palmer Thu., Oct. 18 2012 at 10:30 AM
Categories: Events, Palmer, Road Trip, Vegan Eats

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Tierra Vegetables
Millennium Restaurant will be recreated at Tierra Vegetables farm on October 28.
Hosting a dinner with a farm is not a completely unusual idea for San Francisco restaurateurs, but such events often feature a lot of meat and animal products, whether a display of whole animal utilization or simply a showcasing of products such as milk and eggs. And so it is worth noting that S.F.'s Millennium Restaurant, a fine vegan establishment, is planning a cruelty-free supper on one of the farms that supplies much of its produce.

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- Vegansaurus Just Launched a Sassy App for Bay Area Vegan Eating


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Vegan Eats

Vegansaurus Just Launched a Sassy App for Bay Area Vegan Eating

By Anna Roth Fri., Oct. 12 2012 at 1:35 PM
Categories: Tech, Vegan Eats

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Vegansaurus
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 77 locations around the Bay Area, all with photos and the irreverent voice you've come to expect if you read the blog.

Along with utilizing GPS wizardry when you login to recommend the best vegan eats near your current location, the app also has the option to save places for later, one-touch dialing, turn-by-turn directions, and useful information like hours and websites. But our favorite part of the app is the writing, which has us using it though we eat animal products on a daily basis. Unlike most guidebooks, the ladies at Vegansaurus tell it like they see it.

See also:
- Top 5 Free Food-Related Games for Your Smartphone or Tablet
- "Week in Vegan" Archives


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Vegan Eats

Only in San Francisco: Cruelty-Free Pâté

By Tamara Palmer Fri., Oct. 12 2012 at 1:15 PM
Categories: Gluten Free, Palmer, Vegan Eats

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Tuscan sunflower pâté by Kiki's Raw.
Pâté typically turns an herbivore's tummy, but San Francisco's Kiki's Raw has turned the concept of the product on its ear with vegan and gluten-free takes on what's traditionally a meat product.

It's not exactly faux gras, but with just seven ingredients including sprouted sunflower seeds, tahini, and spices, the Tuscan Sunflower Pâté mimics that creamy texture in a cruelty-free way. It can potentially give hummus quite the run for the money as a pita bread's new best friend.

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- Pasta Gina's Vegetarian Pâté

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Get New Respect for Tofu at Hodo Soy Beanery's Monthly Tours

By Tamara Palmer Tue., Oct. 9 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Palmer, Vegan Eats

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Yuba sheets drying at Hodo Soy Beanery's factory.
Once a month, Oakland's Hodo Soy Beanery (2923 Adeline St.) pulls back the curtains on its tofu-making process with a public tour. Well, you won't actually risk breaking your neck on the slippery factory floor, but you do get to watch workers through the windows as the basic processes of making tofu and byproducts like yuba (tofu skin) are narrated, paired with a tasting of the highlights of the company. Founder Minh Tsai is an engaging tofu master who explains that he couldn't find the kind of tofu he grew up eating daily with his grandfather in Vietnam, so he left the business world to pursue an artisan food dream. Take it from a tofu non-enthusiast: Hodo Soy's creations might make you rethink the stereotype of blandness.

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- Sampling Hodo Soy's New Soymilks and Smoothies
- Number 2: Hodo Soy Beanery's Yuba (SFoodie's 92)


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Food Find

Magic Curry Kart Introduces Yellow Curry Paste

By Tamara Palmer Tue., Sep. 25 2012 at 12:15 PM
Categories: Food Find, Palmer, Pavement Cuisine, Street Eats, Vegan Eats

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Tamara Palmer
Yellow curry is the newest flavor of Magic Curry Kart paste.
It's been three and a half years since Brian Kimball first took to the Mission streets with his Magic Curry Kart. In the years since, Kimball has formalized his business and expanded into retail with a line of fiery chili sauces and curry pastes. His latest product is a turmeric-heavy spicy Thai yellow curry paste, which joins his already-established red and green varieties. Potent and versatile, we've had luck sneaking these pastes into soups, eggs, burgers, and pasta in addition to more traditional curries.

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- Whole Foods Unveils S.F. Street-Food Line: Sauces from Magic Curry Kart
- Magic Curry Kart's Latest Specialty: Panties
- The Amazing Adventures of Magic Curry Man

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Vegetarian

Juicey Lucy's Will Cure What Ails You

By Molly Gore Wed., Sep. 12 2012 at 12:30 PM
Categories: Raw Food, Vegan Eats, Vegetarian

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Juicey Lucy's
Turns out, you don't have to be a burlap-swaddled freegan or a yoga mom to love juicing. Juicey Lucy's, the thrice-weekly farmer's market star, dishes out a smattering of juices that make us feel so good we keep skipping back. There's no sacrifice of taste for health to be made here, and though the thoughtful and balanced blends sit on the cusp of conventional, they're saved by unexpected ingredients like daikon, pollen, and collard greens.

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