Artichoke Coop Ups the Veegs [More Vegan Yummies]

Good news! The Artichoke Food Coop (800 Main Street, Worcester) has now restocked their vegan yummies. Back in July I announced on the VegWorcester blog that the Artichoke had begun stocking vegan cheese and marshmallows. Well, they sold out pretty quickly and have now refined their ordering a little bit. In addition to the standard [...]

September 17, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Grocery Stores, More Veg Options  One Comment

Photos from Worcester’s 2nd Annual New Orleans Festival

This weekend had a ton of events. While Buddha Hut held the first ever buffet fundraiser for VegWorcester (photos coming soon), some VegWorcester members were down the street at the 2nd annual New Orleans festival. We had a booth and gave out free stickers, handed out copies of our 2009 vegetarian dining guide to Worcester, [...]

July 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: 2009 Vegetarian Dining Guide, Barely Legal Treats, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Misc, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Who Wants to Represent Worcester for International Vegan Bake Sale Week?

photo cred: Greg Opperman Worldwide vegan bake sale week starts this Saturday. It runs June 20-28. Do you want to put together a vegan bake sale in Worcester? So far there are only three happening in Massachusetts: one in someplace called Byfield, one out in Northhampton and one down in Falmouth. So who is going [...]

June 18, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Misc  One Comment

Barely Legal Treats Looking for Baker

Attention vegan bakers of Worcester: Worcester’s vegan bakery is now looking for a bakery manager. If you think you’ve got what it takes, email info@barelylegaltreats.com. From the craigslist’s post: “This person is in charge of managing the design, planning, execution of the weekly baking. They take a lead on the baking and help assign tasks [...]

May 16, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Misc  No Comments

Photos form the Vegan Cupcake Eating Contest at The Q

The vegan cupcake-on-a-string eating contest was bad-ass. Greg took first place and Stacie came in second. Congrats to everyone who participated. It was a blast! Created with flickr slideshow.

April 30, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Events, Misc, Restaurants & Businesses, The Q Cafe  No Comments

Be a Barely Legal Valentine

Didn’t get a Valentine’s gift for your snuggly-poo yet? Well, you could just go to CVS or Walgreens and get some cheesy card with a dove on it or something. But that would be sort of lame, wouldn’t it? Plus, what about your love for animals? And the environment? And workers rights? And local biz? [...]

February 14, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

The Q Cafe Baked Goods Going Vegan

Exciting news! The Q cafe and coffee shop on Chandler Street is working on expanding their baked goods. Here’s the kicker, they’re going to be all vegan. Check back next week for more news.

February 13, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Restaurants & Businesses, The Q Cafe  3 Comments

New Vegan Pastries at the Bean Counter?

Rumor has it that the Bean Counter may be adding a new line of vegan pastries and cakes soon. Sweet! Drop in to one of their two locations: 113 Highland Street in Worcester or 288 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury.

April 30, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Bean Counter, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Vegan Scones at Starbucks

Rumor has it that some Starbucks offer vegan scones. I wonder if this an anomaly or if it is spreading throughout their corporate-coffee-empire. In any case, it’s pretty awesome! But if you’re in Worcester and want some really stellar vegan baked goods, why not swing by the Bean Counter at 113 Highland Street? Or you [...]

April 25, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments