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So I’m browsing the Ballard Designs catalog the other day and I stumbled upon these “French Bistro Comfort Mats,” which are described thusly: The fun design is based…
Ok, I apologize for the groaner pun. But I’m very happy to learn (via QuarryGirl) that Maoz is expanding in New York, including a new storefront in Times…
As H1N1, aka the flu formerly known as swine flu, aka “The Other White Death,” continues to dominate the public media, it’s important to recognize the contribution factory…
A new entry in the “global vegan restaurant directory” category came to my attention late last week: More than Salad. While I appreciate the humor in the Terms…
While in Chicago for a conference, I had dinner at a new (to me) place in the North River neighborhood, not far from the Hilton Garden Inn: Karyn’s…
I have something of a love-hate relationship with mega-chain Starbucks. On the one hand, they consistently offer soy milk in (almost) every store, which I appreciated as a…
I’m in San Diego (Mission Bay) for a conference this week. Based on the sad state of the menu at lunch (stumped at the notion of someone not…
I’m at the airport getting ready to board for SXSW. If you’re going to be at SXSW (interactive), or in Austin March 6th-12th, check out VegSXSW on Twitter…
Last night I had dinner at Pot au vert, a vegetarian restaurant near the main train station (hauptbanhoff) in Zurich. Although the “menu card” (linked to the image)…
Yesterday was Thanksliving 2007 at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. It was a fantastic event, which started with meeting three baby lambs recently arrived: We also toured around…
Last week I was in New York City for a couple of days on business. Unfortunately, all the hotels I normally stay in were either booked or askign…
The good folks at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary hold a major event the weekend before the observance of Thanksgiving in the US. The basic idea is a major…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…