Archive for February, 2010
The Best Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipe
On January 30, 2010 VegWorcester held the first annual Mac Daddy Competition, a vegan mac & cheese cook-off and taste-off. There were 17 excellent entries, but only one person took home the MACNCHZ belt. Greg Opperman won first place with his elaborate Veggie Mac. His recipe includes interesting spice combinations, mock beef, and 30 different [...]
February 5, 2010
Tags: cooking, food, Mac Daddy Competition Posted in: Vegetarian Recipes, Worcester VegFest 2010 
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Announcing the Winners of 2010 Mac Daddy Competition [Bling]
The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition was a tremendous success, with over 15 entries and a packed room of vegan mac & cheese lovers. We raised around $150 for the 2010 Worcester VegFest! Let’s cut to the chase, who won? The fancy, mock-meat filled, cheesy casserole from Mr Gregory Lee Opperman won him the belt. His [...]
February 4, 2010
Tags: food, fundraiser, gear, Mac Daddy Competition, mock meats, vegan cheese Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Misc, Worcester VegFest 2010 2 Comments
Avoiding Cargo Cults [508 podcast]
On this week’s 508 podcast, Mike Benedetti–the blogging king of Worcester–and Brenden Melican talk about VegWorcester’s recent vegan donut feed-in (see photos). Mike and Brendan discuss how Richard Feynman‘s concept of cargo cults relates to activism and Worcester’s vegetarian renaissance. Mike’s analogy raises a question that we need to be constantly asking ourselves about VegWorcester’s [...]
February 3, 2010
Tags: 508 podcast, theory, Vegan Feed-in, VegWorcester, videos Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy No Comments