quarrygirl
i eat, i drink, i take lots of photos.
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VEGAN MINI PIES!! you need these in your life!
just got a delicious special delivery of adorable treats from LA’s mini pie shop, cutie pie that. they sent me 3 chilled vegan 4 inch pies—-all super fruity and flavorful in a nut-based crust. i loved them all!! here are the flavors, going clockwise from the top (click on the photos to enlarge):
strawberry lemonade (also gluten-free): a mix of strawberries and limoncello liquor, garnished with lemons.
sweet strawberry (also gluten-free): straight up simple yet incredibly tasty strawberries.
winter apple pie: a mix of fuji apples, brown sugar, winter spices, and toasted nuts. (my favorite!) please note, i usually don’t even like apple desserts, but this thing was fucking fantastic!
i can’t wait to eat may more of these pies in the future.
you can get your own mini vegan pies from cutie pie that via special order for delivery or pick up at one of their farmers market locations. heads up: orders of $25 or more get free delivery!
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not all gardein news is bad news: green truck in los angeles now has a vegan gardein menu and it looks insane! apparently it’s part of gardein’s new cheat on meat campaign, and i’m all about it.
here are some photos of the new green truck gardein grub via herenah and royalefatale on instagram:
vegan sliders and tacos
gardein food truck offerings!
i can’t wait to try it! hey green truck, please keep this stuff on board indefinitely…!!
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i know that on my old blog, i posted about the vegan options at yard house several times…and i was super stoked when they started carrying gardein. after some back and forth with their staff in person and their PR company via email though, i’ve determined that it’s probably not safe to eat the gardein options there. the yard house prides itself on its ambiguity when it comes to vegan items, and though they have a menu full of the most popular fake meat on the planet, they refuse to confirm that they offer even one vegan item. i’ll spend my money and my calories elsewhere.
below is an abbreviated email exchange with someone on team yard house, which started with them sending me a press release about gardein items:
the first is the original email from yard house’s PR team about the gardein menu items:
then my response:
and their reply:
fucking bummer! what a wasted opportunity to offer vegan items at a huge chain restaurant. yard house should take a clue from zpizza and expand their customer base to include vegans.
if you have any more info on yard house’s continuation or departure from lameness, let me know.
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russian river damnation at the little bear, a new belgian bar in downtown LA. this place rules: the beer selection is killer and it even has a vegan burger option!
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the weekend is almost here which means two days of BRUNCH coming up at tony’s darts away from 10am-afternoonish. this only happens on saturday and sunday, so get with it. my favorite thing thus far is the breakfast burrito: quinoa & tofu all scrambled up, onions and salsa in a giant tortilla. it normally comes with daiya and bell peppers—-but i opt out of both.
is that a beer at 10am? it sure is!
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our five favorite food vendors have already confirmed for may’s LA Vegan Beer & Food Fest! YES! fresh fries, doomie’s, mandoline grill, the frankenstand, and seabirds will all be there. we will be adding many more vendors in the coming weeks, so stay tuned…!
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vegan at union station in LA: a plain wetzel’s pretzel (no butter) and assorted prepackaged foods from famima!!
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heads up, angelenos! the federal bar in north hollywood now has vegan options! i hit up the watering hole with brittany for some post work beers recently, and we were surprised to find a vegan burger, vegan sausage, and vegan chili on their dinner menu.
britt got the vegan burger, and it was ace. the patty was made of lentils and brown rice, and it came on a whole wheat bun. just be sure to tell the bar not to put cheese on your fries (i guess by default they come with parmesan?).
anyways, i’m looking forward to returning and trying out the “vegan weena”.
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today i met up with the team from the roxy and the folks from tony’s darts away at mohawk bend to discuss the next LA vegan beer fest. it’s happening this spring, and we’ll announce the dates soon, so lookout! until then, feast your eyes on all the amazing food we ate at mohawk:
broccoli soup
a v is for vegan burger and a salad daze pizza
vegan buffalo wings made from cauliflower (my new favorite!)
the flash gordon salad (this was incredible. trust me, order it!)
and of course, beer.
can’t wait to fill you in on the latest LA vegan beer fest deets! this year is gonna be epic.
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raw vegan peppermint chocolate by curasé. organic, fair-trade and delicious.
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vegan tofu burrito at sharky’s. this place already rules for vegans, and supposedly they’re adding even more options soon.
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UPDATE: this just in via a tweet from a blue palms bartender: they have 3 more days in business, get over there!
sad, sad, sad. due to some totally bullshit lease drama, today is the last day of business for one of our favorite bars in los angeles: blue palms brewhouse. we said goodbye to it this afternoon with a craftsman triple white sage. if you read this in time, go hit up blue palms tonight for some damn good beer and a vegan sausage. end of an era.
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…AKA my new favorite place to hang out.
golden road brewing recently opened the doors of their very vegan-friendly pub, and after one visit, i’m hooked.
in addition to a growing roster of freshly brewed beers, golden road offers an extensive menu with plenty of inventive meatless options. we tried:
the pretzel with spicy mustard. it was simple yet tasty, and the mustard was hot as hell. this also comes with a vegan cheese option for an extra charge.
next up: vegan meatballs! not all soy fake meaty, instead these were made out of rice! so delectable, and served with cornbread.
lastly: the potato sandwich (CARB HEAVEN!): roasted tatties with cheesy sauce, onions, and arugula in a huge baguette. (no peppers!)
we washed it all down with plenty of point the way IPAs, which made for a splendid saturday.
on top of the plentiful vegan food and craft beer, the atmosphere at golden road is chill and comfortable—-there’s loads of seating, the servers are friendly, and there’s a jukebox stocked with lou reed, pixies, and the smiths. the only thing i would warn about is the fact it got a bit chilly due to the giant doors, so bundle up!
OH!!! and i ran into tal ronnen today at golden road—-haha! this place is obviously a hub for vegan “celebs”!
definitely check out golden road ASAP. there’s nothing like it in LA. cheers!
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a super trendy pizzeria just opened up in westwood this week called 800 degrees, and as of today they carry daiya cheese to make vegan pizzas. the crust and sauce are vegan too, so knock yourself out. supposedly they make pizzas in 60 seconds OR LESS. i have no idea how that’s even possible, but people have been raving about this place.
have at it!
