Archive for the ‘News’ Category

VegWorcester’s February E-New Now Online

If you aren’t on the VegWorcester email list, you may not have seen this yet. The February VegWorcester E-News is now online.
Here’s what you’ll find in this month’s e-newsletter:

Upcoming Events
Why did VegWorcester give away free vegan donuts in downtown Worcester?
New Book by Melanie Joy: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
The Prizing-Winning Vegan [...]

February 8, 2010   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Vegetarian Recipes  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

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 Witness Against [...]

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

Saving the Planet One Meal At A Time [InCity Times]

Worcester’s InCity Times has a history of publishing lots of pro-animal and pro-vegetarian articles, but Rosalie Tirella has outdone herself with her most recent article. In the Jan 4, 2010 issue, Tirella ran an article by Ingrid Newkirk called Saving the Planet One Meal At A Time. In it Newkirk reflects on a talk she [...]

January 5, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, News, Veg Advocacy  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

Red Robin goes cage-free

Another fast food chain has agreed to only use eggs from facilities that do not use battery-cages. Cage-free factory farms are not exactly heaven for animals, but removing battery-cages from the equation is a major improvement. As the recent undercover investigation into New England’s largest egg farm demonstrated, forcing hens to live in barren wire [...]

July 23, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Vegetarian Cooking for the Masses (Telegram & Gazette)

There’s a good article in Sunday’s Telegram & Gazette about the rise of vegetarianism in the United States. It’s called Vegetarian Cooking for the Masses and it is an AP story, which means that it was likely syndicated in newspapers around the country. Sweet! The article recommends a handful of cookbooks, including Short-Cut Vegan, Vegan [...]

July 5, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Misc, News  No Comments

Best mock-meats in Worcester?

Worcester’s vegetarian Renaissance continues…

Definitely pick up a copy of this week’s Worcester Magazine. There is the second installment of Soy de Worcester, a column about vegetarian dining and culture in our beautiful city. This week’s topic: Top places to get mock-meats.
If you’ve ever wondered where you can get a good vegan mock-meat dinner in Worcester, [...]

June 11, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: News, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Worcester Magazine: VegWorcester spreads the word on meat-free dining

Be sure to pick up this week’s copy of Worcester Magazine. There’s an article about the VegWorcester dining guide, complete with a sneak preview. You can also read the article online: VegWorcester spreads the word on meat-free dining.
Are you interested in getting a copy of the vegetarian dining guide? Fill out this form.

May 29, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments