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Yeah, I know. I’m beating this to death. I know I already asked you to request soymilk at Worcester Dunkin Donuts, but this time you can get some free ice coffee for doing it.

All day today Dunkin Donuts is giving away free iced coffees at all of their locations. What better time to ask for soymilk? DC-based animal rights group, Compassion Over Killing, is taking this give-away as an opportunity for some veg advocacy. They’re asking people across the country to stop by their local Dunkin Donuts, pick up a free iced coffee and remember to ask their local store to get with the times and offer soymilk. There’s even a facebook group about it.

You’re living under a rock if you didn’t already know that there over a dozen Dunkin Donuts in Worcester. If you’re a serious coffee addict you could probably even hit up a couple of locations.

Get ‘er done!

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Here’s a rumor for you: After a great conversation about vegan food with their head waitress at Nancy Chang’s, the restaurant is considering adding a monthly all-vegan buffet. And they are super excited about it too. Like any change, it might take a little time to get it off the ground but you may be hearing news of the new buffet as soon as next month. I’m stoked. Nancy Chang’s is awesome.
So if you’re at the restaurant anytime in the next month (you know, chowing down on some General Chow’s Veg Chicken or some Soy Shrimp) definitely tell your waiter/waitress that you’re pysched about the vegan buffet.

Nancy Chang’s is located at: 372 Chandler Street. Phone: (508) 752-8899

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Johnny Rockets and PETA are teaming up for a Buy One Get One Free veggie burger giveaway to celebrate World Vegetarian Week (May 19-25).

Johnny Rockets has been offering their Steamliner veggie burger for a couple of years now. They’re good! Unfortunately, there aren’t any Johnny Rockets in Worcester but there’s one in the Natick Mall, just off of Route 9. Johnny Rocket’s website also lists ones in the Boston Logan Airport, the Burlington Mall in Burlington and at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. So if you’re planning to be in any of those places, you should stop by the Johnny Rockets with a friend and get a couple of Steamliners.

Johnny Rockets is cool and all, but Worcester is the home of the diner. We have a ton of diners in Worcester and there are a handful that stock veggie burger. Ralph’s Diner at 148 Grove Street is good choice. Ralph’s also hosts shows pretty regularly, so if you go at the right time you might get some music to go with your burger.

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Jeff D. just left me a voice mail about my pipe-dream of having a vegan diner in Worcester. He’s psyched about the idea and knows just what we should call it.

You’ll have to listen to his voice mail to hear what it is.

Download the mp3

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Yesterday we sent out copies of the Spring 2008 Veg Dining Guide to the 20 or so businesses that were listed in the guide. Just making sure they know that people are noticing all their great veg options!

Thanks for all the help, Cody.

Comment below if you want to order copies of the guide to distribute.

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New research from researchers at the University of Illinois and the Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain suggests that allergen-free soy products could be nearer than previously thought, simply by fermenting the beans with a number of microorganisms.

Now, I think it’s silly that some people believe eating soy is such an important part of a healthy vegan diet. Soy is just one kind of bean. There are thousands of different varieties of grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, and legumes. There’s an infinite combination of those ingredients. If you’re allergic to soy you can definitely still be vegan. But it’s still good news that scientists are discovering that we can have allergen-free soy.

Actually for the seriously soy-allergic in Worcester who want to get some mock meat dishes, check out Red Lantern at 235 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, phone number: 508-795-0500. They have an extensive vegetarian section on their menu that includes homemade red-bean veg chicken, made with not a single soy bean. Their General Tso’s Veg Chicken is fantastic! They even deliver.

[study via VegCast]

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Alright, this is super exciting. Here is the Spring 2008 Guide to Vegetarian Dining in Worcester (pdf). It’s a one-page guide to some of the best veg-friendly restaurants in the Worcester area.

By no means does this list cover every single place to get quality veg food in Worcester. In fact, you can get good veg food at nearly every restaurant in Worcester (even Burger King has a veggie burger). This mini-guide lists local places that are either all-vegetarian or who have a very good vegetarian selection. Leave a comment if you think I left out a really good one.

So print it out. And hang this baby on your fridge!

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This Sunday is April’s vegan meet-up and eat-up. It’ll be at the Moe’s Southwest Grill near Webster Square, where Main Street and Park Ave intersect.

From Steve on meetup.com:

Hi again, this next Meetup will be at Moe’s right near Webster Square (end of Main Street and Park Ave). They have lots of tasty vegan options at a good price and the frozen margaritas are good too.

CARPOOLING IS AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!

For help with directions or if you have questions, call Stephen at (508) 410-3172. Thanks!

When?

Sunday, Apr 6, 2008, 1:00 PM

Where?

Moe’s Southwest Grill
3 Stafford Street
Worcester, MA 01603
508-459-6060

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Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the last day of the Grand Opening at Buddha Hut, Worcester’s newest all-vegan Chinese restaurant. You’ll get 10% off your order and some free pound cake.

I’ll be going there with a bunch of people for dinner at 7. See you there!

Check out the Facebook event.

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In the style section of today’s New York Times there’s an article on Casa Diablo, a vegan strip club in Portland, Oregon: The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore. FYI there aren’t any nudie-pictures in the article but there are on their myspace page.

From the New York Times:

TWO things that you can find a lot of in Portland, Ore., are vegans and strip clubs. Johnny Diablo decided to open a business to combine both. At his Casa Diablo Gentlemen’s Club, soy protein replaces beef in the tacos and chimichangas; the dancers wear pleather, not leather. Many are vegans or vegetarians themselves.

read more…

via Boing-boing

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