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Windy City Vegan – Chicago Veggie Diner

Dinner last night was at Chicago’s famous Veggie Diner. The menu’s nicely varied – not too focused on the faux-meats, with a broad variety of dishes, as well…

Nellie McKay at the Paradise tonight

<Update> – two photos on flickr from the show – sorry for the low quality but I only had the cellphone camera, and the way the stage was…

Happy World Vegetarian Day!

(Thanks to Maynard Clark of the Boston Vegan Meetup group for some of the links and descriptions) World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1. It is…

Vegan Open Source: VegGuide.org

I love this post from Dave Rolsky at Compassionate Action for Animals, in which he outlines the philosphy behind VegGuide.org and how it differs from competing national and…

Vegan New York – Candle Cafe, Gobo

So I’ve fallen way behind in writing up good vegan restaurants I run into on my travels. Luckily no ones had trouble finding good vegan grub in Manhattan…

Too Chicken to Go Vegetarian? NY Times article on vegetarianism and climate change

Good article in today’s NY Times by Claudia Deutsch: “Trying to Connect the Dinner Plate to Climate Change” Includes very prominently one of PETA‘s new ads: The article…

Can’t Get This Out Of My Brain

Can’t stop singing this song. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not, sometimes I do wish the chocolate rain was not crashing through my veins. “Wish…

Control Trailer

International version of the trail for Control, the Ian Curtis biopic coming out in September/October (depending on where you live):

Erin McKeown and Winterpills at the MFA tonight!

[Update date=”8/16/08″] Photos from the show and a brief video (sorry about the point at which it gets cut off): [/Update] Concerts in the Courtyard Erin McKeown with…

MyThai Vegetarian Café and Bubble Tea Bistro

Formerly Buddha’s Delight Too, My Thai Café and Bubble Tea Bistro is an all vegetarian restaurant in Broookline, on Harvard Street, outside Coolidge Corner (toward Brighton). (404 Harvard…

Elvis Perkins, Dr. Dog, and Edward Hopper

Updated: See photos at Flickr. Way too hot. Dr. Dog brought out the indie kids dancing in the front row, and the mix seemed off – vocals too…

Pre-order / Sponsor Mieka Pauley’s new album

Go to ElijahDropYourGun for your chance to preorder / sponsor Mieka Pauley’s new album. I first heard Mieka Pauley at a concern on Halloween eve (10/30) 2004 –…

Lunch at Veganopolis – Portland

Took the opportunity to flee the Oregon Convention Center at lunch today and head over to Veganopolis for lunch. Just a few short MAX stops from the convention…

Veggie Guide to Portland (Yahoo Pipe)

Next week I will be in Portland, OR for OSCON 2007. I know there’s a lot of great vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants and stores there, but I don’t…

Vegan London, continued – Blue Elephant

On our last night in London, we made our way over to Fulham for Blue Elephant Royal Thai Cuisine. It’s in a very unassuming part of Fulham, near…

Vegan London – Mildred’s in Soho

While in London (photos here) we had dinner at a local institution – Mildreds in Soho, a vegetarian restaurant for the last 17 years. We knew right away…

Positively Vegetarian – DeMuths, in Bath

We spent a night in Bath, on our way to Bristol airport to fly over to Dublin. Bath’s a great town – we could have spent another couple…

Vegan Ireland, Part II – Kinsale (Thai Cottage)

After a few days in Kenmare, and having rounded the Berrea peninsula, we headed down to Kinsale. As you can see from the photos, Kinsale’s a harbor town,…

Vegan Ireland Part I – Mulcahys, Prego, and Guiness

After a few days in the Cotswolds and one in Bath, we headed off to Ireland. Dublin (photos) was a whirlwind of pubs, tours, and general craziness –…

Vegan Wasington DC

I was in DC the other day on business, and had an hour to grab lunch near the Georgetown area. I don’t really know Washington DC well, but…