May 2013
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VIDEO! At Home with Susan Feniger: Vegan Avocado...
Time for another video in our Quarrygirl Presents: At Home with Susan Feniger series! This time we go to the famous chef’s Los Angeles pad for a simple breakfast of mashed avocado on toast. It’s so easy and the perfect way to use up avocados before they spoil! Watch as Susan shares her favorite and quickest recipe and also gives us tips on pronunciation, her favourite knife, and why...
VIDEO! At Home with Susan Feniger: Vegan Masoor...
Hey guys! What, with me moving across the world and throwing LA Vegan Beer Fest and everything, I feel like it’s been ages since I posted a Quarrygirl Presents video! Well, the wait is over. Welcome to our new series At Home With Susan Feniger, where we head to the house of one of LA’s most beloved chefs to see what she makes for breakfast. Susan is the driving force behind popular...
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April 2013
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Good Food's 1st all vegetarian show on KCRW
hey guys! over the weekend i had the honor of being interviewed on Good Food’s very first all vegetarian show on KCRW. they asked me to talk about some of my favorite restaurants in Los Angeles where omnivores could get acquainted with excellent vegan food. listen up to learn about my top picks and where the name “quarrygirl” comes from.
also, in the same show, Good Food sat...
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March 2013
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February 2013
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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents m cafe de chaya
today’s episode of quarrygirl presents features m cafe de chaya, my favorite spot in los angeles to get decadent yet healthy food. the restaurant focuses on contemporary macrobiotic cuisine, and other than fish, the entire menu is vegan. whether you’re craving a hearty burger, a slap up breakfast, or something light like sushi or salad, m cafe has it all. we caught up with chef lee...
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vegan carrot dog at fritzi! it's crazy!
this is definitely a new addition to my “OMG YOU MUST EAT THIS” list of food items in los angeles. hat tip to randy clemens from la mag for telling me about it…because i’m officially smitten with the vegan option at fritzi dog in the fairfax farmers market. it’s made from an actual carrot (can you wrap your mind around that?!)—-but not just any carrot, a...
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VIDEO: vegan specials at tony's darts away!
i’m super excited because today’s video is on our favorite pub in los angeles, tony’s darts away. many of you are probably familiar with the numerous meatless sausage options at tony’s…but did you know about the long list of inventive rotating daily specials, most of which are vegan? we caught up with chef randy st. clair and learned how he makes traditional meat...
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bread machine seitan
totally obsessed with this recipe. it’s super simple. all you do is dump ingredients into a bread machine and hit start, and three hours later you have delicious turkey-flavored seitan. give it a shot!
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VEGAN GIRL SCOUT COOKIES! a public service...
hey guys! i just wanna make a quick little public service announcement on how to find vegan girl scout cookies. as you may or may not know, girl scouts of america get their cookies from one of two bakeries—-little brownies (which has no vegan options) and abc (which has a few vegan options). if you find girl scouts selling abc cookies, the thin mints, peanut butter patties, thanks-a-lot...
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VIDEO: vegan raspberry rice crispy treats with...
heyo! today’s episode of quarrygirl presents is a recipe video with one of our favorite people, local teenage baking sensation clara polito of clara’s cakes!
people may not realize it, but due to ingredients like butter and gelatin, traditional rice crispy treats aren’t vegan…or even vegetarian! in this video clara shows us how to make cruelty-free raspberry rice crispy...
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get vegan donuts this weekend from clara's cakes!!
this weekend just got a whole lot better because clara’s cakes added donuts to the menu at their sunday atwater village farm pop-up event. it has a valentine’s day theme, so you’ll be able to get heart pocket pies, chocolate caliente cookie sandwiches, red velvet cupcakes, and now…DONUTS! vegan donuts are pretty hard to come by in LA, and clara’s are incredible, so...
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new vegan cheese coming soon!!! dairy tree!
so excited about the upcoming launch of dairy tree, a brand new vegan cheese made right here in LA!
their first release is going to be bleu cheese, which makes me super stoked because i have never tasted a decent version of that. i know people who have sampled dairy tree, and i have heard nothing but rave reviews. plus the chef behind it is sara from the vegan spot, and if you guys remember...
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VEGAN VIDEO: Quarrygirl Presents Susan Feniger's...
hey guys! today’s vegan video is on one of the very best restaurants in los angeles, susan feniger’s STREET. this is the kind of place you want to take your non-vegan friends to show them how amazing meatless food can be. from their inventive all vegetarian tasting menus to their vegan holiday specials, STREET is always pushing the limits of plant-based cuisine and coming up with new...
January 2013
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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents masa of echo park....
i’m so excited about today’s video with masa of echo park! as you probably know, i’m a huge pizza fan, and masa makes my all time favorite vegan version—an authentic chicago deep dish with teese soy cheese. we caught up with owner rob rowe and learned what makes the deep dish special, why it takes so long to bake, and which menu items everyone can enjoy at masa. check it:
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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents ms. cupcake vegan...
today quarrygirl presents goes global as we travel to london to check out ms. cupcake, the uk’s first entirely vegan bakery!
i wish i could be more like owner mellissa morgan aka ms. cupcake. disappointed in the lack of british vegan baked goods when she moved to england from canada, she took matters into her own hands and started making treats in her tiny flat and selling them at a...
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LA Vegan Beer and Food Fest 2013: Tickets on sale...
i can’t believe it’s already time for another vegan beer fest! the last three events have been nothing short of epic, so be sure not to miss the 4th LA Vegan Beer and Food Fest on may 4th! tickets go on sale TODAY at 10:30am. buy now because we always sell out!
if you haven’t been to one of our fests before, you’re in for a treat. presented by the roxy, tony’s darts away, and yours truly the...
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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents sage vegan bistro and...
in this week’s edition of our new vegan video series, we catch up with mollie englehart, the owner of sage vegan bistro and kindkreme dairy-free ice cream parlors. sage has been open less than 2 years, but has already gained a reputation as one of the best vegan spots in los angeles, and is definitely one of my personal favorites. similarly, kindkreme is the go-to place in LA for vegan...
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hot dish supper club! vegan valentine's day...
i’m beyond excited about LA’s latest culinary super group, hot dish supper club! chefs antoanet “toni” aburto (of chica vegan), denise vallejo (of twice baked vegan), and genise castañeda (of plant food for people) are coming together to create a vegan latin themed pop-up dining experience that will tantalize the tastebuds of herbivores and omnivores alike. their first...
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vegan fish and chips at coach & horses, london's...
what a time to be alive! london now has it’s very own vegetarian pub—-and i’m not talking about new age hippie stuff—-it’s a proper old traditional pub with meatless versions of traditional pub food! norman’s coach and horses in soho has been well known in the west end for years, and in 2012 the new owner decided to give it an all vegetarian menu with lots...
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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents hugo's tacos
hey guys! for this week’s edition of our new vegan video series (subscribe on youtube if you haven’t already!), we’re featuring one of our favorite mexican food joints: hugo’s tacos.
unfortunately, vegan mexican cuisine can be hard to find, thanks to traditionally prevalent ingredients like lard and chicken stock…but hugo’s tacos eschews those animal-based...
December 2012
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quarrygirl presents: a vegan holiday recipe from...
it’s week two of our new vegan video series and in this special holiday episode, clara polito of clara’s cakes schools us on how to make vegan mexican wedding cookies!
we orignially created this video for urban outfitters, but we thought it would make for a lovely christmas eve post. the recipe is super simple and quick to make, and requires few ingredients…perfect for a last minute dessert...
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quarrygirl presents: a new vegan video series
Hey guys! It has been over a year since I stopped daily blogging, but my inbox still overflows with questions like “Where should I eat with non-vegan friends?”, “What are your favorite vegan recipes?” and “Which restaurants should I hit up when in LA?”. So, I decided the best answer would be to create a video series highlighting the amazing chefs and...
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colorado.
recently traveled to colorado (denver and boulder) for the great american beer festival. food, food, food, food, beer, and food!
city o’ city in denver (pictured above and below): breakfast burritos, buffalo wings and savory waffles for brunch. pretzels, pizza, and kimchi stew for dinner.
vegan van parked at great divide brewing serving up…
…seitan wings, reubens, cesar salad.
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November 2012
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palm springs.
breakfast: a burrito and a bowl from palm greens cafe, with a date shake from nature’s.
riding the aerial tramway.
driving through joshua tree.
the ace hotel.
dinner at palm greens: a reuben, a club, and tiramisu. all vegan of course.
cabazon dinosaurs on the way back to LA.
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vegansaurus!: How to make an Unturkey! (Seriously,... →
an early thanksgiving present from vegansaurus to you: how to make an unturkey! in case you aren’t aware, unturkey was the greatest vegan holiday roast known to man until it was discontinued a few years ago. now you can bring it back to life.
vegansaurus:
OK, so Thanksgiving is almost here. I think. It’s next week, right? To prepare for the main event, your Vegansaurus took one for the...
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