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WIN HOT DOGS plus July #atxvegan news you can use

It’s so hot out that trying to follow a raw vegan diet can be ruined by eating outside! Nonetheless, there are plenty of events coming up to entice you out of the A/C!

The Fourth of July has a history of Vegan Hot Dog eating contests in Austin and this year wonder-truck Doggie Style on South First is hosting their Third Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest with ATX Vegans Wednesday, July 4 at 11 AM - 4 PM. Central Texas Pig Rescue is going to be there and so will Circle Brewing Company with FREE BEER! It’s always a fun event to watch so come out or enter to win prizes.

Nadamoo Scoop Shop is continuing with their soft opening at their new spot at 1701 South Lamar and will be open Monday & Thursday: 4 PM - 10 PM CST, CLOSED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, Friday through Sunday: 12 PM - 10 PM CS until they expand hours.

June 28 The Alamo Drafthouse at Mueller will have a FREE SCREENING of the new movie Eating Animals produced with Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer. I read the book it’s based on and it was fabulous. Bring your friends who say they love animals but still eat them! And RSVP ASAP because, even though its free, there will be tickets because the theater can only hold so many so you have to get a food and beverage voucher for 5 bucks. Afterward, there will be a panel discussion with Jessica Morris of Rabbit Food Grocery and the Taco Cleanse, Britty Hamby director of ATX Vegans and Brittany from Central Texas Pig Rescue.

June 30 Families Belong Together Rally at the Capitol. Come to protest the inhuman treatment of families at the border. The government still has NO plan to reunite over two thousand children they have in custody with their parents, some of home were already deported. All oppressions intersect! In Portland, protestors managed to shut down an ICE facility! Check out this vegan sign below. AND come to the rally! ICE

June 30 Sundaze recently moved from South Lamar to a super cute space at 4304 Clawson RD right by End of an Ear records. They are throwing a 2nd Anniversary Party with two-for-one sandwiches, FREE BEER and vegan birthday cake!

July 1 there will be a Woman’s Vegan Clothing Swap in northeast Austin for all women-identifying folks who want to participate.

July 4 lots of vegan spots will be hosting specials and parties! In addition to the Doggie Style Hot Dog Eating Contest, you can check out Capital City’s 4th of July Vegan Cookout, they will be closing the parking lot, setting up tables, grillin’ vegan burgers and dogs (with pretzel buns!), serving root beer floats and fresh lemonade, along with sweet treats like APPLE PIE with ICE CREAM!!! . Possum Park is throwing Possum Bark from 11-2. Counter Culture will be having specials like Jackfruit “Lobster” Rolls and Quinoa Roasted Carrot Sliders to celebrate and donating 10% of food sales to RAICES which is a fantastic organization providing legal resources to immigrants and refugees. Note that they will also be closing a little early so their staff can enjoy the holiday.

July 8 Animal Rights Activists Anonymous for the Voiceless will host another Cube of Truth at Joe’s Coffee on South Congress. You can sign up to get involved.

July 11 is Vegan Night at Holy Roller at this all-day-breakfast restaurant is going to have a mishmash plant-based menu for one day, from 10-8pm. Make reservations at 512-502-5119

July 14 Fancy Dinner Night at Elle’s Cafe. There are only a few tickets left for this four-course pre-fixe meal which will have a whole food plant based, oil-free, and gluten-free menu that sounds very interesting.

July 15 is National Ice Cream Day! Sweet Ritual will have a cool patch to give away as well as a neat selfie wall designed by Peelander Yellow!

July 17 ATX Vegans will be hosting another event at SquareRüt Kava Bar which has the a new plant-based food truck ATX Food Co x GreenSpace Cafe. The event is called Look At Us Being All Healthy and you can meet up at 6:30p for the\ No Meat Athlete 3 mile Run/Walk event on Town Lake or just come for the food at 7.

July 20 Vegg Catering will have a pop-up cocktail party at The Austin Winery. Tickets are 45 dollars.

July 24 Unit-D Pizzeria is going to have a total vegan takeover with ATX vegans! In addition to pizza, there will be other Italian food!

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Win a Freeto Burrito and read all the #atxvegan news and events for the week!

The Freeto Burrito at the Vegan Yacht is BACK Baby

Right now it’s a soft opening with freeto burritos and freeto burrito supremeos but soon all the old favorites will be back like, the TLT, Buffalo burrito and buffalo bowl, chili stuffed potatoes! A Mock chick’n wrap salad and even a chili dawg! My dream is that they add breakfast 🙂

News

The Vegan Yacht opened in South Austin at a shop on Machacha called the ’45. The Frito Burrito is back and they will soon be adding to the menu. Also, inside are some vegan items to buy like Zucchini Kill treats.

Nadamoo scoop shop had a soft opening on South Lamar and will soon be having a whole range of vegan offerings.

‎Nissi Vegmex‎ an all vegan Mexican food trailer coming soon!

Kerbey Lane released their summer menu and you can see more easily on their menu what can be made vegan. Their new head chef had the local chain once again change their vegan burger and sausage recipe. Some people are calling the fake meats a good change from their previous offering others are calling it “mushy garbage”.

Added to Lazy Smurf’s Vegan-Friendly Guide this Week:

Brentwood Social House has vegan curry pies and they also have a room dedicated for the wee ones filled with toys.

Ah Sing Den 1100 E 6th St Cocktail bar with vegan snacks and entres marked on their menu including Curried Sweet Potato hash at brunch, Thai Curry Udon, and a Thai Banana Split.

Austin Daily Press- 1900 E. MLK. and on East Ceaser Chavez. This sandwich shop has one vegan torta that sounds really good, Pickled Green Mango, Coconut Braised Kale, Ginger Peanut Sauce, Toasted Peanuts, Red Cabbage Salad And they have tempeh and vegetable tapas.

Southern Pressed Juicery 11010 Domain Drive, Ste. 102 inside Wanderlust Yoga. More than just juice they also have smoothie bowls, coconut yogurt, superfood salads, Pad Thai Zoodles, and vegetable sushi rolls.

Austin Food Company & GreenSpace Cafe. at the Squarerut Kava Bar on Barton Springs. Mineral Rich vegan food like local grain bowls, Goodness Gracious Wild Stir-fry, and Electrified Wild Blueberry Pancakes made with Irish Sea moss and ancient grains, topped with freshly made date sauce.. Also has weekly meal plans.

Miriam Rieck, Licenced Massage Therapist – Swedish and other modalities offered with local Austin herbalist plant essences.

Angel Donuts and Treats - Brick and Mortar Bakery 8300 North FM 620 Drive Thru Food Trailer 12342 Ranch Rd 620. Three varieties (chocolate, powdered sugar or cinnamon) of vegan cake doughnuts but they sell out quickly.

Spokesman 440 E Saint Elmo Rd Ste 2 This very interesting space is a coffee bar that also has quite a few beer taps. They also do panini sandwiches and have a chickpea salad one with vegan mayo and toasted sunflower seeds.

Independence Fine Foods 1807 W. Slaughter LN, SUITE 100. They have a tofu scramble with Green Chiles, Chili Roasted Cauliflower for breakfast (say no cheese) and some veggie sandwiches for lunch.

Upcoming Events

June 9 at 8am at the Vegan Nom Coach Jacobie with J-FIT Nation will be doing a 1-hr Bootcamp class. It’s Vegan Fit Camp.

June 12 Vegan night at Winebelly was off to a great start with their fabulous Truffled Poutine and Tomato bread but then they lost power. The event is rescheduled for next Tuesday.

June 12 Healthy food meetup from ATX vegans at Casa de Luz

July 14 Elle’s Cafe Elevated Vegan Night. Elle’s Cafe will be delivering a fixed 5 course pre-fixe menu for 30 people that is vegan whole food plant based, oil-free, and gluten-free. More info and RSVP.

June 17 There are still tickets available for the annual Austin Vegan Party Barge

June 18 is Vegan Book Club at Central Market North. The group will be reading Animal Farm.

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To celebrate their opening on Manchacha the Vegan Yacht will be giving away a Freeto Burrito. To enter leave a comment on the Facebook post!

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BBQ Revolution GIVEAWAY + #atxvegan News

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Austin’s own Barbeque Revolution is BACK!!! It is now located in front of White Mountain Foods at 3301 E. 5th St.

Giveaway closed 6/7/2018 To win a free sandwich of their new MahCrib (Smokey Tempeh ribs slathered in barbecue sauce and topped with slivered onions and tart pickles, all on a hoagie style bun) just comment below and I’ll choose FOUR WINNERS at random. BBQmahKrib

More Upcoming Events:

Thursday 5/31/2018 Celis Brewery is having a Vegan Brews and BBQ night hosted by Southern Fried Vegan

Friday 6/1/2018 Is June ATX Vegan Drinks at Possum Park, it will be BYOB and you can get food from The Great Y’all, Bistro Vonish, Zucchini Kill Bakery, and newcomers, SNO Place Like Home.

Saturday 6/2/2018 The Wandering Vegan Market at Buzz Mill from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. It’s the last market until September and your last chance to buy cruelty-free skincare products, makeup, jewelry, candles, succulents, artwork, clothing and much more while eating a Plow burger.

Saturday 6/2/2018 This weekend Vegandale is coming to Houston! There will be vendors from all over like No Bones Beach Club in Portland and Compton Vegan from LA plus all your favorites from Austin like Rabbit Food and Capital City Bakery.

Sunday 6/3/2018 Monthly Vegan Brunch at Mr. Natural at 1901 E Cesar Chavez St 10:30am-2pm . This one will have soul food including Fried chic’n, Sweet potato waffles with bourbon maple syrup, Mac and cheese.

Tuesday 6/5/2018 Vegan Night at Winebelly. This South Austin favorite will have a full vegan takeover of their menu all night.

You can also still get tickets for the ATX Vegan Party Barge June 17.

Restaurant News:

The Vegan Yacht will soon reopen in the ’45 parking lot.

Rabbit Food Grocery Recently had their grand opening at their new spot by the Beer Plant.

Recent additions to my Austin Vegan Friendly Guide include Loro’s Smokehouse with their Szechuan Bowl and Won Tons and Thai Salsa Jugo Fresh Juice which has vegan entrees downtown along with smootheis, a popcorn tofu sandwich at Holy Roller downtown, another vegan taco at Barley Bean Cafe, Breakfast tacos at The Funkadelic Brunch in South Austin. Bento Picnic on the east side which has cute bento box meals, Yuyo a Peruvian restaurant on Manor, Le Bleu on Burnet at 183 which is an offshoot from the Saigon le Vendeur truck which and has tofu and seitan for their vermicelli bows, Sushi Bang Bang on 183 also has lots of vegan sushi, and a nice update that Bao’d Up in Mueller is back to using vegan dough. ls-austin-vegan-guide

Anything I missed please leave in the comments!

Holla Mode Thai Style Ice Cream

Holla Mode opened quite awhile back but every time I went to try it the line seemed a mile long. Now I finally know why! I figured it was because of the food truck’s location, on restaurant row on Barton Springs and the last stop before Zilker park, but now I realize they custom make the actual ice cream for every single customer!

First, you pick your base, the organic coconut is totally vegan, then you can pick your flavors like green tea or almond butter or vanilla etc. Then you pick your mixins (pictured above I chose almond butter ice cream with strawberries and blueberries because they were out of a ton of stuff). Then the ice cream maker pours the base on freezing cold plate along with whatever you chose and stirs it up until it becomes ice cream. When they make it the process kind of looks like stir-fry and so in Thailand and South Asia where the technique was invented they call it Stir Fried Ice Cream, but it’s the opposite of frying, really. Once it becomes ice cream they scrape it up into rolls and plunk them in a cup and at that point, you can get other toppings like fruit or nuts or Oreos.

When I tasted it at first it reminded me of dippin’ dots (aka ice cream of the future aka freeze-dried ice cream) because it was so cold and had a delicate texture but as it melted it tasted like regular old delicious ice cream. I didn’t think I’d be able to eat the whole thing when I saw the giant portions but by the time I finished….I kinda wanted more! They also have a trailer on Burnet but it’s only open March through September. There is a second business called Ice Scrappers that is the same concept as Holla Mode and it also has vegan options up by the Drag. Let me know if you’ve tried it because I want to go there too! And what kind of flavor combinations to get! I have to try the Thai Tea next I think.

Vegan friendly Liguria: Mangio Pesto, Pasta, e Olive

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I said I’d go for a week but then she passed on information from Narri that the olive harvest would be happening while I was there and I should really stay two weeks. And so it was decided. We flew out and saw the beautiful Côte d’Azur as we flew into Nice. We drove through the mountains along the Riviera di Ponente “the coast of the setting sun” to get to their home in Andora by Genoa. If you know nothing about Italy you may still recognize the word Genoa and associate it with food particularly, pesto. At my first meal I learned that, although the infamous pesto most often served at restaurants was usually premade with parmesan, the fresh pasta that it was ubiquitously served with, trofie, is usually vegan or egg free! Fresh pasta is one of my most favorite foods on earth and so I was immediately gratified to try it within hours of landing. 37259969954_8304630030_b

Pasta Primavera is a dish that I associate with suffering through at a nonvegan restaurant where it is my only option. Often in the US this insipid meal has some canned tomato, bland, verging on gross, zucchini, and a few shakes of dried basil. This Italian version was a revelation, the first of many I would have, of what Italian dishes should be. The squash that they have in this region, trombett was bursting with flavor, and the tomatoes were like the best tomatoes you ever had, at the peak of summer but maybe better somehow? I don’t know, I don’t understand how Italian produce is so much better but I was soon shopping at the local farmer’s co-op gathering seeds for next summer’s garden.

I had been warned that our small town wasn’t at all vegan-friendly, there were no listings on Happy Cow and all I could find was that most restaurants catered to seafood eaters. Usually, in my travels, that’s a very bad sign. but in the two Andora grocery stores, I found more vegan specialty items than I would in my entire hometown or the supermarket closest to me in Austin. I couldn’t stop buying things, vegan ricotta, ragu di soia, minestrone soup and Zuppa Toscana. I loved their yogurt! I didn’t even have time to try all the vegan meat products like chicken cordon bleu and endless variety of gelatos. (I did try some gelato prepackaged in a cone, like drumsticks here, it’s probably a good thing I don’t have easy access to them!). 37259974724_d288bab536_c

The first day we went to the Fratelli Carli olive museum and, really, you could change the phrase “a kid in a candy store” to “Stephanie in an olive store” for a better metaphor if you know me at all. Olives are my lifeblood. I tried to grow olive trees (they did not turn out like this) and I would definitely have these olive stained glass windows in my home. 37259974554_6a3e6dd36d_z

24118698188_13db59165e_b The Fratelli Carli products were all insanely good. Maybe if I put in a bunch of links at tweet at them they will send me more? Please! And oh, in the gift-shop they had a random Vegan Pie just sitting in the case. And yeah, olive foccacia is available everywhere, olives come with meals and drinks even when you don’t order them, sometimes olive bread or olive breadsticks come with your meal. In a restaurant in Apricale they had olive ice cream. Frankly, it was a bit overwhelming. I get emotional thinking about it.

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At the grocery store I was able to buy Pesto con Tofu so I could make fresh trofie al pesto at home and though my Italian host was very suspicious, she had to admit it was delcious and so much better than the pesto you buy here. The way the flavor blooms in your mouth is indescribable. I bought seeds and I know it won’t be enough. 37969698721_b5bab87531

Speaking of my Italian host, it sure was nice having a native speaker to interrogate waiters for me! Especially since she quickly intuited that I don’t care for salad and I loved overhearing lei vegana….no lei non ama insalata and they would come up with some pasta Pomodoro, or pasta Aglio e Olio or one of my favorites (that I thought would be so boring didn’t even take a picture of) Pasta Porcini. Each one was instantly the best pasta I ever had. But, if a place couldn’t do pasta without eggs or cheese, pizza marinara was always an option. In the US you can go into some restaurants (like the Olive Garden) and they just can’t/won’t serve you. Sometimes you can’t even have the french fries. This never happened to me in Italy and one reason is that there was always pizza. And you can get it with those Ligurian olives, Taggiasca, and you don’t need any other food, well, maybe some artichokes and mushrooms. 37259980114_da49813529_z

Still, my biggest food revelation was yet to come. In Albenga my hosts were very excited about a farinata restaurant, Da Puppo, that ended up with an hours-long wait every night. We had to be sure to get there well before opening so we wouldn’t have to wait. I’d never heard of farinata but it sounded like socca which I’d read was very popular in Nice so I was excited to try it. We shopped around the medieval part of the city while trusty Peter held our spot in line.

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When the doors opened nearly every single spot in the restaurant was instantly taken as we swarmed into the oven-warmed, intoxicating-smelling rooms. After I ordered I checked out the farinatas coming out of the ovens. Unlike the socca I had tried, these didn’t have any toppings, although toppings were available. Instead, the flavor mostly came from the cooking style in huge wide pans placed in wood-burning ovens. 37939259952_0c02df3bc9_z

It was definitely one of those experiences where after I tried it I had to ask, are you sure this is really vegan, and indeed it is! Basically, it’s just chickpea flour, water, and a smattering of rosemary. I had it with a side of squash dressed with olive oil and mint which was also delicious, and I am not usually a summer squash fan. I don’t understand any of this. If you have a good recipe please post it in the comments! 26194343819_b057a426fe_z

On one of our last days we decided to try a Peruvian place in Laigueglia called Azotea. Generally, in Italy all restaurants are Italian so I was a bit hesitant but they were easily able to accommodate me. The decor of this restaurant was so hip and it was right on the beach. Although I’m not usually one to order quinoa, I figured a cook from Peru would know how to do it right and I enjoyed it! Especially the tofu mousse. 38066228732_af5501a217

And I was especially excited that they could make their sweet potato doughnuts vegan just by leaving off a honey element. All the food had beautiful presentation so if you are dining with omnis in Laigueglia I definitely recommend it. 37939265492_8b82dc408e

I am ready to go back and get my PhD Northern Italian food. I want to know all of their secrets! Hopefully I’ll get posts up about Monaco, Apricale, and Venice soon. Until then here are some pictures from touring through Liguria from Cervo, Imperia, Alassio, Albenga, Testico, and Ventimiglia which are full of ancient palaces and churches, medieval cities, beautiful beaches, and cute cars. Liguaria13

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You can help Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

after-nws_wide-7508dab4310993859998b5522272fd006739bcba It’s rained so much in Houston that the National Weather Service had to add new colors so it can map Harvey’s rains.

We are collecting donations at Counter Culture this weekend that will be driven down to Houston this Monday so stop by, have brunch, and drop off items, diapers for babies and adults, tampons, and toiletries are especially needed. So if you have a ton of travel size bottles of Dr. Bonner’s now is the time to donate them! Sue will also be collecting for the Austin Food Bank. If you aren’t in town here are some Amazon wish lists that charities have put up.

This week the Vegan Nom will also be donating a portion of their sales to hurricane relief and they are having their famous brisket and jalapeno mac and cheese taco on special so eat delicious food to help!

This Saturday you drop off donations the Wandering Vegan Market and pick up some super cool vegan items, eat at Cool Beans, and have a portion of your money go to relief efforts at certain spots. Vida Green Consulting is donating 20% of proceeds. Sender’s Receive Tarot is donating $5 per reading and there is more to come.

September 3rd ATX vegan drinks is hosting a Garage Sale Benefit for Harvey. Donate or go or both!

There are a ton of benefit concerts this weekend too including the Octopus Project playing a two stage fest at the Mohawk and it’s bright and sunny now so eat tacos and listen to live music to help out! Here is a list of restaurants and bars donating.

Austin Bakes is putting together another giant city wide bake sale to donate as well. Sign up to help and bake vegan treats to sell!

Fostering a pet here from Austin Pets Alive or even at shelters networked throughout the country will make a huge impact for an abandoned dog. (I’m not going to include a picture because I can’t look at them without getting emotional.) The Austin Animal Center is taking all kinds of donations and also needs fosters and volunteers. Austin Wildlife Rescue takes in injured wildlife. They’re asking for cash or in-kind donations from their wish list. Of course the Houston SPCA is doing a lot of work on the front lines and needs donations and volunteers.

We Are Blood said it has an ongoing and growing need for blood donors visit the We Are Blood website or call 512-206-1266 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are also accepted but appointments are greatly appreciated. There are two donation locations in Austin, one in Round Rock, as well as several mobile drives taking place across the area. You can always donate blood to the American Red Cross and there are more local organizations accepting blood donations are Carter BloodCare and the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.

Here is a great list of charities and organizations working to keep immigrant, Black, Latinx and other populations safe after Hurricane Harvey. I didn’t realize until this event that Trans folks are often shut out of shelters even during disasters! Also, if you have a spare wheelchair, other medical devices or extra school supplies this is probably a great time to donate it.

The City of Austin put out a great list of local organizations and Mayor Adler is asking people who can to offer a room which you can set up for free through Airbnb. The list also includes ways to volunteer.

Finally, if you just want to donate money in general and don’t want to read any lists or make hard decisions the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund was created by the mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, as a direct response to people asking how they could help the city. On Monday, Turner who is also a lawyer, announced in a press conference that he would personally represent any undocumented people who faced deportation as a result of seeking help because of the storm.

Austin Vegan Pizza Guide

I feel like maybe we have hit peak pizza in town so it’s time for a guide! Actually, there is plenty of room for more, get to it new Austinites from Italy, New York, New Haven, Chicago, and California! Check out Penny’s Portal if you need a list of vegan and gluten-free.

Lil Nonna’s - This trailer on the eastside at the Buzzmill has incredible New York style Pizzas and square Sicilian style pieces by the slice. They have housemade vegan cheeses and meats (omg the beetaroni) and spectacular seasonal specials like fig and homemade goat cheese or a Caprese with vegan fresh mozzarella slices, locally grown golden tomatoes, and watermelon balsamic vinaigrette. GF crust available. Delivery available from Amazon Prime Now or Favor.

Via 313 - What started as a trailer has now blossomed to an empire with restaurants and trailers all over town. This Detroit Style pizza is pretty much the love of my life. They use Follow Your Heart vegan cheese, and have a spicy tempeh on the menu along with the standard toppings. I love the trailer on Rainey street behind Craft Pride where you can sit on the patio and try out amazing Texas craft brews and the other one on the eastside at the Violet Crown, but the restaurants in Oak Hill and on the Drag have air conditioning and parking. And the no wait app!

The Parlor - Also on Guadalupe “Home of the first Vegan pie in Austin. Gourmet toppings made in-house by Austin Vegan Meats. Full bar, great wine, local craft brews, daily happy hours. Pinball machines, jukebox with everything from The Clash & Billy Holiday to Slayer & Jimi Hendrix. Outside shaded patio, and lots of indoor seating. Order at the bar, and seat yourself.”

Picture courtesy of @rabbitfoodgrocery

Bistro Vonish This trailer on north loop serves very popular seasonal pizzas with different local farm fresh produce and house-made cashew cheese.

photo courtesy of @bistrovonish

True Food Kitchen - This California chain by Trader Joe’s downtown has some great vegan options but my favorite is the rotating seasonal pizza. There is only one choice at a time so check out the website, here is one from last fall with kale, cranberries, vegan goat cheese, sweet potatoes, & caramelized onions.

Counter Culture - If you are looking for creative vegan specials and a gluten free crust this vegan restaurant will not disappoint. They have a really tasty corn based crust and ever changing specials like Gumbo Pizza with local okra, zucchini, corn, blackened tempeh, setian sausage, and spicy aioli or brie and apple with spinach, fig sauce, and carmelized onions. Spaghetti squash and beet ball pizza below. Follow along on instagram to see what the weekly special is.

Picture courtesy of @countercultureaustin

Promise Pizza - This spot in Round Rock was the first place I ever tried Daiya cheese way back in the day! They are still there serving up organic pizza to the north of Austin.

Conans Pizza - with locations all over town this is the place for late night delivery & daiya cheese lovers.

Brick Oven on 35th - This cute little Italian restaurant doesn’t have vegan meat or cheese but they have a nice little spicy vegan on the menu with chipotle pesto, tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, garlic, and jalapeno.

More options with vegan cheese

Hoboken Pizza– open until 2:30am Red River & 7th. Vegan Pizza on Red River with Daiya

ZPizza- Several locations, the south is by the new Alamo at 5701 W. Slaughter Lane but there is one at 3300 Bee Caves Road, and one in Round Rock 200 University Blvd. This pizza place has Daiya cheese, vegan meat crumbles, and gluten free crusts available.

Mangieri’s Pizza Café 5900 W. Slaughter Ln, Suite 460 and in Lakeway 2133 Lohmans Crossing Rd. Daiya Cheese and tons of veggies are available at this pizza place.

Austin’s Pizza 2324 Guadalupe (Multiple locations in every part of town) Follow your heart vegan cheese can be added to any pizza.

The Pizza Press 404 W 26th St. This California chain has Dayia cheese available and both the regular and gluten free crusts are vegan.

North Door Pizza - 502 Brushy St. Teese cheese is available for your hand tossed pizza at this venue on the eastside. They also have a GF crust. Late night mini pizzas until 3am on the Friday and Saturday.

Spartan Pizza 1104 E 6th at Waller. Vegan Cheese plus delivery. Open until 3am Fri & Sat.

Flaming Pizza 3220 Feathergrass Ct #140 Vegan Cheese and lots of vegetable toppings. Unlimited Toppings.

Blaze Pizza Lakeline Commons 14009 N. Research Blvd. Vegan Cheese and toppings like spinach, zucchini, and artichokes. They also have all their nutritional information on their site so you can see all their crusts, including the GF one, is vegan.

Pie Five Pizza Co 2424 FM 685, Ste. 200 Pflugerville Vegan Cheese option and a spicy sriracha marinara sauce at this chain.

Mellow Mushroom 2600 Interstate 35 Frontage Rd This chain has daiya cheese you can put in their pizzas and calzones along with tempeh and tofu for toppings.

PizzaRev- Vegan dough at this custom pizza spot has daiya cheese for $1 more and unlimited toppings.

MOD Pizza - This chain has spots in Mueller, Westlake, and on east Riverside. Create your own pie with dairy free cheese & tons of veggies. You can top it off with some sriracha or a bbq swirl

Pour House - 6701 Burnet Rd. Follow Your Heart vegan cheese isn’t on the menu but you can ask for it.

Austin’s Pizza - This delivery chain has locations all over town and they have vegan cheese

Whole Foods - Multiple locations. Their pizza by the slice usually has a vegan option. You can also buy whatever you want at the store and they will use it for toppings if you like.

Eastside Pies - Multiple locations. 1401 Rosewood Ave, 5312 Airport, 1809 1 W Anderson, The crust, both regular and GF and garlic knots are completely vegan. The bases are as well you can get hummus, black bean, marinara, spinach curry, tomatillo, chimichurri, or pesto even the special pestos are vegan! The only base that isn’t is the ricotta cheese. The breaded eggplant is not vegan but there is a wide range of fun toppings like sweet potatoes, avocado, Habañeros, and Spicy Slaw. Follow Your Heart cheese.

DoubleDave’s Pizzaworks at Arbor Trails on William Cannon has Daiya cheese but only at that chain location and it isn’t on the menu.

Pizza Day 10225 Research at Great Hills station next to Sprouts. Daiya Cheese New York style pizza.

Pieology 1201 Barbra Jordon Blvd. pizza chain with Daiya Cheese.

Aviator 6501 South Congress Ave Suite 1-105 Vegan cheese available.

Turntable Eatery- 5111 Airpot Blvd They have a vegan specialty pizza on the menu: The M.C. has tomato sauce, vegan cheese, basil, oregano, and olive oil.

Pinthouse Pizza 4236S. LAMAR BLVD. The south Lamar location has vegan cheese.

Other options with no cheese

Backspace 507 San Jacinto. Most of the antipasti like , chickpeas, tomato, onions, basil, oregano or spicy cauliflower, capers, calabrese, lemon are vegan and the pizza crust is vegan too at this classy brick oven pizza place and bar downtown. They have valet and are open until 11pm.

Home Slice- South Congress Pizza is vegan if you hold the cheese. Also the garlic knots.

Pieous- 12005 Hwy 290 W, Brick oven pizza and salads at this pizza spot just outside of town. The marinara pizza is vegan & you can add veggies like Brussels Sprouts. South Austin Foodie has a review with pics of the menu.

Pinthouse Pizza 4729 Burnet Rd, 4236 S Lamar Blvd “The greenbelt pizza”, Red sauce, mushrooms, Kalamata olives, garlic, green peppers, poblano peppers, red onions, spinach, and cherry tomatoes is vegan with “no cheese what-so-ever”

Tony C’s Coal Fired Pizza 10526 W Parmer Ln. and a second location in Bee Caves 12800 Hill Country Blvd. Thin crust marinara pizza.

Quezzas - 424 S Lamar Blvd. “Modern Mexican Pizza”. This food truck takes a go veggie stuffed quesadilla and tops it with more cheese, salsa verde, soy chorizo, and romaine lettuce but you can substitute whatever other vegetables you like.

Doggie Style: American vegan street food at it’s best

30633016763_08018ea773_c I can’t believe Doggie Style has been open for a year now and I haven’t blogged about it yet! It has certainly become one of my favorite spots when I want to indulge in childhood favorites. This wonderful trailer over by Bananarchy at the Live Oak trailer park on South First got a lot of support from the get go with their kickstarter campaign getting vegans in town super excited for some homemade hot dogs. Even though I grew up in Chicagoland standard hot dog toppings have never been my favorite so when I read about the Jon Stewart Dog (Russian Dressing and Sauerkraut) or the Chicago Dog (mustard, pickle, relish, peppers, tomato, celery salt) I filed it away as a place to check out the next time I’m with a hot dog lover. Lucky for me, as a good blogger, I also started following them on instagram and saw their weekly specials pop up that were like calls directly to the weakest most self-indulgent part of my soul. Yes my primal cravings involve french fries and free beer (every Sunday). And tater tots.

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One Hot Dog I couldn’t resist was the Totchos Dog which was topped with fried tater tots, white sausage gravy, golden cheddar, and jalapeños. You could also get it just as an old-fashioned pie of totchos. This is a hot dog that dreams are made of.

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Another day I went nuts over the similar Poutine Dog (mushroom gravy, cheese curds, and french fries). With a side of fries.

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On a different trip I planned to share these chili fries with friends. But then my friends were late and I Homer Simpsoned the whole bowl. I have no self-control at Doggie Style. They are the closest thing to Chicago Diner-style food we have here in Austin.

If you want to try them out but don’t want to go alone Vegan Drinks is having a meet-up there July 7 at 8 PM - 11 PM

And if you want to eat an excessive amount of hot dogs, or watch people try, the Hot Dog Eating contest on the 4th of July! 19149318_1795477720766654_2788951882748127234_n

So follow them on instagram or facebook and see what you can’t resist, here are a few other recent posts from them:

The Buffalo Cauliflower Dog

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The Flyin’ Hawaiian dog

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The Donald

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The Cherry Bomb

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And just last week they had a cheeseburger dog. Who knows what’s next?

Vicecreme - Lake Travis’ Vegan Ice Cream Shop

In Austin we have five seasons: fall, winter, spring, summer, and TEXAS SUMMER. The latter is always in caps. It’s the extra season that people who live elsewhere don’t really understand. In some ways it’s more akin to the blizzards of the north because during TEXAS SUMMER you don’t want to go outside unless you are completely prepared for the elements (sunscreen, hats, deodorant) and it can be hard to motivate to get out of the sweet feel of air conditioning. If you are going to go brave the out-of-doors there are only certain places that are worthwhile; patios with misters and margaritas, Barton Springs, and Lake Travis. In the past, the latter was not very vegan friendly but times they are changing and now after a dip in the lake or a boat ride you can head over to the ever-expanding Oasis complex and find an all vegan ice cream shop: Vicecreme.

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I hadn’t been to the Oasis in a few years, and even back then it was an epic restaurant. Now it’s grown to be a Disneyland-style shopping experience with all sorts of coffee shops, bars, and restaurants. We parked in the Oasis lot and took a golf cart over to the ice cream shop, because really why not? Then wandered around just a little bit until we found the storefront. 34305780643_55ed191476_b

The inside is very minimalist and modern with tasteful vegan art and lots of natural light and succulents. The menu includes sundaes with toppings like doughnuts and marshmallows, open-faced ice cream sandwiches (so you don’t squeeze out melty ice cream all over your hand), shakes, scoops, oreo cones, brownie sundaes, and banana splits. They make their own soft-serve, chocolate and “banilla” banana-based vanilla. 34729185990_5f0b2af2b1_z The

Additionally, the case has six flavors of hard packed Nadamoo which will rotate by the season. I had my favorite Snickerdoodle but I also saw Chocolate Peanut Butter, Birthday Cake, Cherry Fudge Brownie, Java Chip, and Mint Chip. 34984894811_6a10aa3b85_z

They also have some eco-friendly items for sale that donate profits to animal shelters and marine life including Sand Cloud towels and bottles, Pura Vida bracelets, and Sydney Hale candles.

I topped my scoop with a doughnut and peanut butter sauce but Wes and Jessica went for a little bit of everything with their banana split. 34951100942_f63919bfa8_z

So next time your out at the lake check it out and support these awesome vegans! 34271595574_f5898f8a23_z

Revolution Vegan Kitchen at the Midway

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When Revolution Vegan Kitchen opened a few months ago there was a lot of confusion since this new trailer is named very similarly to long time Austin vegan business community members Unity Vegan Kitchen and Barbecue Revolution. At first we wondered if it was some sort of trailer offspring of the two super popular spots but it turns out that Revolution Vegan Kitchen is completely unaffiliated. I had heard it was out in Westlake but then I happened to see it driving out to the Hill of Life and learned that it is just west of Barton Creek Square Mall, off 360 in an awesome trailer park called the Midway. This is one of the most ideal spots for vegan kids in Austin. They have tons of covered tables and chairs, and a good-sized playground, and plenty of room to run around. 33750286623_141216412a_c

And while you are waiting for your food you can chase after your little ones since RVK gives out vibrating pagers instead of giving you numbers to hang on too. 34086355250_8e02f855b1_z

Their menu is super kid friendly too, they have Mac ‘n’ Cheez, Corn Dawgs, Hot Dawgs, Chick’n Nuggets, juice boxes and 4 oz containers of Nadamoo ice cream! [It just occurred to me that this vegan generation might grow up really confused about how to spell common food words!] They also have curly fries and burgers (we guessed they were boca burgers but I forgot to ask) on the sandwiches and bites side of the menu. 33747023693_bcb4190ffb_c

More exciting for adult vegans is that they have fried pickles and Mozzarella sticks but both were out the day I went. I bet they sell out of a lot of items on nice days, the Midway was packed, so if it’s across town for you, check their social media or give them a call before driving all the way out there.

The best part about RVK was the tacos, and I’m not just saying that because tacos are my favorite food ever. These vegan tacos were straight up legit - and I have an advanced degree in taco-ology. Looking at the menu, originally, I was disappointed because almost every offering was jackfruit based. 34430103896_681c86701f_b

But it turned to be some of the best jackfruit I’ve ever had. I loved the Al Pastor and it made me happy that the bright orange grease was running off of it, so authentic! I also tried the Chorizo con papas + way fauxs and I loved that too, it was a very traditional breakfast taco. 34171484000_b1619a7696_z

I want to go back and check out the rest of the taco selection FOR SURE. I’ll just probably wait until the next time I’m hanging out with kiddos. There is so much fun stuff to play with and I’m pretty sure it’s dog friendly too. 34471164465_951d3dfeef_c

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