Archive for January, 2010

Cup of Woo: Worcester Mag Reviews Buddha Hut Soups

In addition to the mention of the 2010 Mac Daddy Competition, this week’s Worcester Magazine features a review of Buddha Hut‘s soups. Here is a clip from the review: Renée ordered the seafood noodle soup, and I tried the spicy Thai coconut. While both had excellent flavors, we were somewhat disappointed in each. My spicy soup had [...]

January 31, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

The prizes for today’s vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off are so cool [Event]

The Mac Daddy Competition is today! Is your vegan mac & cheese recipe ready? Come to the cook-off/taste-off today at 6pm-8pm in Worcester. It’s going to rock! Bring a few bucks because this is a fundraiser for the Worcester VegFest. (But no one will be turned away for lack of funds.) To be clear, you [...]

January 30, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Vegetarian Recipes, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

What’s Wrong with Dairy? ABC Airs a New Investigation into the Dairy industry

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.” -Albert Schweitzer Last night ABC aired a shocking new investigation that shows some of the animal cruelty that is common the dairy industry. Did you see it? The footage was taken by Mercy For Animals on one of New York’s largest dairy farms. [...]

January 29, 2010   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Worcester Mag Hypes Vegan Mac Daddy Comp [Event]

Awesome! This week’s issue of WoMag mentions VegWorcester’s Mac Daddy Competition, the vegan mac & cheese cook off/taste off. Check it out from Worcester Magazine: The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition proves you don’t have to include dairy in a killer Mac & Cheese dish on Jan 30 at 6p.m. This vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off [...]

January 28, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Photos & Quick Reportback from Today’s Vegan Donut Feed-in [Photos]

Today’s vegan donut feed-in went really well! We gave out about 100 donut samples and flyers about the campaign to get Dunkin Donuts to add vegan donuts. We were out there urging Dunkin Donuts to quit supporting animal cruelty at egg factory farms. We met some vegetarians and vegan who were excited to see us [...]

January 27, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, More Veg Options, Veg Advocacy  4 Comments

Why is VegWorcester giving away free vegan donuts this Wednesday? [Feed-in Event]

Start your Wednesday morning off right with a free vegan donut. This Wednesday morning at 9am, join VegWorcester and Compassion Over Killing for a vegan feed-in outside of one the Dunkin’ Donuts location in downtown Worcester, the corner of Main St & Pleasant St. From 9am to 10am we’ll be handing out free samples of [...]

January 26, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy  11 Comments

Seeking Worcester’s Vegan Mac Daddy [Event]

Soy cheese, nootch, or cashew cheese? Casserole, mixed or broiled? Is your vegan mac & cheese better than all the rest? Are you the vegan mac daddy? On Jan 30, 2010 at 6pm Worcester will see the 2010 Mac Daddy Competition, a vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off. Cook up your best recipe and enter it. [...]

January 18, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, Vegetarian Recipes, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows [New Book]

Melanie Joy, a social psychology professor in Boston, just released her new book, “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: In Introduction to Carnism“. This is 2010, even a book has a trailer: This book is a good follow-up to Eating Animals by Foer.

January 14, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Mauro and Drew Talk About Worcester’s Vegetarian Renaissance [WCCA]

Check out this month’s Soapbox on WCCA. Mauro and Drew talk about Worcester’s blooming vegetarian renaissance. In this episode, Mauro and I cover the upcoming Worcester VegFest, vegan feed-ins in Worcester, and VegWorcester’s local involvement in the recently launched campaign to get Dunkin Donuts to quit using cruel eggs in the recipes and offer some vegan options. [...]

January 12, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Misc, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Mike Benedetti: 2010 Pulse Mag Person To Watch, Vegan Activist

Pulse Magazine recently announced their People to Watch in 2010. Guess what? Vegan activist and VegWorcester supporter Mike Benedetti has made the list. Congrats, Mike! From Mike’s bio, as it appeared in Pulse Mag: “Benedetti’s list of community service is extensive. He spent half of 2009 working to close the Guantanamo prison as part of [...]

January 10, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Misc, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments