Want to join us to see Forks Over Knives in Boston this Sunday? [Event]

This Sunday VegWorcester people are taking a trip to Boston to see Forks Over Knives. Want to join us? This new pro-vegan film has gotten such good reviews that we can’t wait to see it. First Robert Ebert endorsed it, saying “What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole [...]

May 27, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Events, Misc  3 Comments

Boston Globe also gives Forks Over Knives a favorable review

UPDATE (May 19, 2011): Loren King wrote back to explain her comment about veganism & protein: “I received many emails about the protein question, all very informative. I am convinced! However, just to be clear, my point was about the film solely … I felt the film needed to make this point clearer as it [...]

May 18, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Veg Advocacy  3 Comments

Boston Vegetarian Festival – Sunday’s Full Speakers Schedule

The Boston Vegetarian Festival is this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. Hopefully you are getting pumped about it. Last year the Boston Vegetarian Festival expanded to holding the event across two days. This year they are following the same format. Yesterday I posted the full list of speaker for Saturday and today [...]

October 28, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events  No Comments

Boston Vegetarian Festival – Saturday’s Full Speakers Schedule

The Boston Vegetarian Festival is coming up this weekend, Saturday October 30 & Sunday the 31st. It’s one of the largest and most successful vegetarian festivals in North America. If you haven’t been before, you are going to be shocked by how jam-packed it is. You’ll feel like little soy-anchovies in a can, but it’s [...]

October 27, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

BostonVegFest Today and Tomorrow (Want a Free VegWorcester Shirt?)

Don’t forget that the Boston VegFest is today and tomorrow at the Regie Lewis Center at Roxbury Community College. I know Boston seems like it’s far from Worcester, but it’s totally worth the trip! Would a getting a free t-shirt sweeten the deal enough for you? The Boston Veg Fest is a blast, but if [...]

October 31, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc  No Comments

Boston VegFest Speakers List

This weekend is the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival. It’s all day on  Saturday, October 31 and Sunday November 1 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. Below is the speakers list. I’m most excited about Nohm Moyr’s talk about global climate change and vegetarianism. Saturday Speakers 10:45 —Cooking Demo: Favorites for Fall Emilie Hardman, The [...]

October 29, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Boston Vegetarian Festival This Weekend

This weekend the Boston Vegetarian Society is holding their big annual VegFest. Free admission, free parking, free food samples. There are some great speakers lined up and will certainly be tons of yummy food samples. The chef from Atlantic Union college is giving a vegan cooking demonstration and Buddha Hut will be there with samples [...]

October 28, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Red Lentil Opens in Watertown, MA [Another New Veg Restaurant]

Lots of good restaurant news this week.Even though TJ’s is closed, Allston will soon have vegan pizza again, in Worcester Veggie Corner has been open for a few weeks, and now a new veg restaurant is open in Watertown, MA. Red Lentil opened last week on September 4 and will be open 7 days a [...]

September 14, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Restaurants & Businesses  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. [...]

September 11, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Veggie Corner  4 Comments

A Eulogy for TJ’s House of Vegan Pizza in Boston

Bad news. Another awesome vegan restaurant just closed. Tuesday night was TJ Scallywaggle’s last one. After 2 years of being an entirely vegan pizza and sub shop, TJ’s is no more. The collective who was running it have decided that they can no longer support it. The details are unclear, but last night they held [...]

July 16, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Misc, Restaurants & Businesses  3 Comments