Archive for November, 2010

Want to help us plan the 2011 Worcester VegFest? [Volunteering]

Remember how awesome the First Annual Worcester VegFest was?  4 nationally-recognized speakers, 30+ vendors, 2 bands, 2000+ attendees and lots of vegan food…  It was sweet! Well it’s time to start planning for the 2011 fest, and VegWorcester needs your help to make it even bigger and better than last year.  If you’d like to [...]

November 30, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events  6 Comments

Worcester vegetarians, what are you doing for Thanksgiving? [Event]

What are you doing this Thanksgiving? Hosting something at your house? Going over to see the family? If you still don’t have plans, join VegWorcester organizer Stephen for a vegan Thankgiving potluck. Impress Your Family, Break the Stereotypes Thanksgiving can be a tough time for vegetarians. After all, the tradition is centered entirely around eating [...]

November 24, 2010   Posted in: Events, Misc  No Comments

Prominent Pro-Vegan Ad to Appear in Downtown Worcester

PETA recently announced that they will be placing a pro-vegan ad on Pleasant Street in downtown Worcester. The ad features a young woman in a doctor’s outfit with some deep cleavage. PETA is using the recent news about a doctor shortage in Massachusetts as opportunity to bring up the vegan message, with the ad’s text [...]

November 23, 2010   Posted in: Misc, News  4 Comments

San Fran Mayor Vetoes “Happy Meal Ban”

San Fransisco’s Mayor, Gavin Newsom, decided to veto the city’s effective ban on happy meals. Bummer. Last week I wrote about San Fransisco’s “ban on happy meals”. I was pumped about it, but it looks like the Mayor has already vetoed the ban. What’s the deal? Calling it a ban was a bit of a [...]

November 18, 2010   Posted in: Misc, News  One Comment

Loving Hut Buffet Anniversary In Review

Last Saturday, VegWorcester celebrated the one year anniversary of VegWorcester vegan buffet fundraisers held at the Loving Hut on Chandler Street. It was one of the the busiest vegan buffets since the location began their partnership with VegWorcester, back when they were still called Buddha Hut. With customers waiting at the door to be seated, [...]

November 17, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Vegan Harvest Pop-Up In Review

A few dozen came out last Thursday to enjoy a delicious and mysterious 4-course vegan harvest “pop-up” dinner in Worcester. The local chefs worked behind the scenes to create not only a hearty fall-inspired menu, but also to offer a delightful candle-lit evening with old friends, new friends and plenty of suspense. Though the multi-functional [...]

November 16, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, More Veg Options, Restaurants & Businesses  One Comment

Celebrate 1 Year of Vegan Buffet Fundraisers at Loving Hut – This Saturday [Event]

This month VegWorcester is celebrating one year of vegan buffet fundraisers at Loving Hut on Chanlder St. Join us this Saturday for new menu items, free vegan cupcakes, and raffle with some rad prizes. The buffet is all-day: noon-7pm, but we’ll be giving Loving Hut an award and having the first raffle drawing at 1pm. [...]

November 11, 2010   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

San Fran Bans Happy Meals

This week San Fransisco’s Board of Supervisors banned the McDonald’s Happy Meal. How’d they do it? By banning the free toys with kids’ meals.  In the effort to address the US’s high rate of childhood obsity, other cities have gone even further. Baltimore, MD recently enacted a policy that makes every Monday entirely meat-free in [...]

November 4, 2010   Posted in: News  No Comments

Mysterious New Vegan Restaurant “Pops Up” in Worcester [Event]

Have you heard of  “pop-up” restaurants? They are the restaurant equivalent of a flash mob. Now it seems like we have a fancy vegan one right here in Worcester, complete with soy lobster and sage-infused breadcrumbs. I was recently forwarded the following email about a mysterious new vegan “pop-up” restaurant that’s hitting Worcester. Sounds like [...]

November 2, 2010   Posted in: Events, More Veg Options, Restaurants & Businesses  3 Comments