Archive for September, 2009

Buddha Hut Hosting Another Buffet Fundraiser for VegWorcester [October 10]

If you missed Buddha Hut’s two all-you-can-eat vegan buffets this summer, definitely be sure to come to the one in October. It’s all day, noon until 7pm on October 10. It’s 10 bucks for as much food as you can eat and 10% of your check will be donated to VegWorcester.
I could go on and [...]

September 21, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Artichoke Coop Ups the Veegs [More Vegan Yummies]

Good news! The Artichoke Food Coop (800 Main Street, Worcester) has now restocked their vegan yummies. Back in July I announced on the VegWorcester blog that the Artichoke had begun stocking vegan cheese and marshmallows. Well, they sold out pretty quickly and have now refined their ordering a little bit. In addition to the standard [...]

September 17, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Grocery Stores, More Veg Options  One Comment

Red Lentil Opens in Watertown, MA [Another New Veg Restaurant]

Lots of good restaurant news this week.Even though TJ’s is closed, Allston will soon have vegan pizza again, in Worcester Veggie Corner has been open for a few weeks, and now a new veg restaurant is open in Watertown, MA. Red Lentil opened last week on September 4 and will be open 7 days a [...]

September 14, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Peace O’ Pie Opening in Allston [Vegan Pizza Joint]

This is starting to become a weird trend: a great vegan restaurant closes then a new vegan restaurant opens in its place.

When Quan Yin closed, Veggie Corner quickly set up shop in its old location. Well, TJ’s house of vegan pizza just recently closed, but now Peace ‘O Pie is opening in its place.
Their [...]

September 11, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Veggie Corner  4 Comments

Veggie Corner Takes Quan Yin’s Old Place [New Vegan Restaurant in Worcester]

Quan Yin may have closed, but a kick-ass new vegan restaurant has now opened in its place. Veggie Corner’s food is fantastic and pretty effing affordable too. You won’t find Joanne there–she’s working with her bro at Buddha Hut.
The food is much like Quan Yin, but it is more Vietnamese cuisine than Chinese. They make [...]

September 10, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: News, Restaurants & Businesses, Veggie Corner  One Comment

Love Animals? Come to the 2009 Pet Rock Festival (Sun, Sept 13)

On Sunday, September 13, 2009 from noon-5pm (rain date: Sunday, Sept. 20) Worcester will again host the 11th year of New England’s largest animal protection event: The Pet Rock Festival. Bring your companion animals and your family out to this fun awesome animal-welfare event. Be sure to stop by the VegWorcester booth!

The Pet Rock festival [...]

September 2, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Animal Rights, Events  No Comments