Valentine Treats For Your Vegan Sweetie [WoMag]

Definitely pick up a copy of this week’s Worcester Magazine. In it you’ll find the latest article in the Soy de Worcester column. The piece is online, but WoMag always looks better in print.

Valentine Treats for your Vegan Sweetie
Are you a long-time vegetarian, looking for something new to do this Valentine’s Day? Or maybe a die-hard [...]

February 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Buddha Hut, Corpse Cakes, Duck Yao, One Love Cafe, The Living Earth  No Comments

Worcester Mag Hypes Vegan Mac Daddy Comp [Event]

Awesome! This week’s issue of WoMag mentions VegWorcester’s Mac Daddy Competition, the vegan mac & cheese cook off/taste off.
Check it out from Worcester Magazine:
The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition proves you don’t have to include dairy in a killer Mac & Cheese dish on Jan 30 at 6p.m. This vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off is $5 [...]

January 28, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Photos & Quick Reportback from Today’s Vegan Donut Feed-in [Photos]

Today’s vegan donut feed-in went really well! We gave out about 100 donut samples and flyers about the campaign to get Dunkin Donuts to add vegan donuts. We were out there urging Dunkin Donuts to quit supporting animal cruelty at egg factory farms. We met some vegetarians and vegan who were excited to see us [...]

January 27, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, More Veg Options, Veg Advocacy  2 Comments

Why is VegWorcester giving away free vegan donuts this Wednesday? [Feed-in Event]

Start your Wednesday morning off right with a free vegan donut.

This Wednesday morning at 9am, join VegWorcester and Compassion Over Killing for a vegan feed-in outside of one the Dunkin’ Donuts location in downtown Worcester, the corner of Main St & Pleasant St.
From 9am to 10am we’ll be handing out free samples of vegan donuts [...]

January 26, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy  11 Comments

Seeking Worcester’s Vegan Mac Daddy [Event]

Soy cheese, nootch, or cashew cheese? Casserole, mixed or broiled? Is your vegan mac & cheese better than all the rest? Are you the vegan mac daddy?
On Jan 30, 2010 at 6pm come to 126 Eastern Ave, Worcester for the 2010 Mac Daddy Competition, a vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off. Cook up your best recipe [...]

January 18, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, Vegetarian Recipes, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Mauro and Drew Talk About Worcester’s Vegetarian Renaissance [WCCA]

Check out this month’s Soapbox on WCCA. Mauro and Drew talk about Worcester’s blooming vegetarian renaissance.

In this episode, Mauro and I cover the upcoming Worcester VegFest, vegan feed-ins in Worcester, and VegWorcester’s local involvement in the recently launched campaign to get Dunkin Donuts to quit using cruel eggs in the recipes and offer some vegan [...]

January 12, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Misc, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Buddha Hut Buffet Fundraiser this Saturday, Jan 9 2010 [Event]]

This Saturday, Buddha Hut is holding their monthly buffet fundraiser for VegWorcester. For only 10 bucks you get an all-you-can-eat vegan buffet and 10% of your bill is donated to VegWorcester.
Try to eat more than three plates of deep-fried mock meats. This is your mission.  Post photos on the VegWorcester facebook page.
Here is the facebook [...]

January 8, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut  No Comments

Help us organize the 2010 Worcester VegFest! [Event]

At the end of April 2010 VegWorcester is holding Worcester’s first-ever vegetarian festival. We need your help. This event has been on our radar for almost a year now, with plenty of planning going on behind-the-scenes. We are now having weekly public meetings. You should come! We are looking for people to organize with us [...]

December 21, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Veg Advocacy, Worcester VegFest 2010  5 Comments

Worcester Magazine Gives Veggie Corner a Good Review

This week’s Worcester Mag featured a review of Veggie Corner, which is located up on 56 Hamilton Street, Worcester. Veggie Corner is a vegan Asian  restaurant with many Vietnamese dishes. In September 2009, Veggie Corner took the place of Quan Yin. It’s super cheap and the food is great. Worcester Magazine seems to agree. Zeke [...]

December 20, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Restaurants & Businesses, Veggie Corner  No Comments

Free vegan food samples tomorrow at VegWorcester’s monthly feed-in

This is our third month of vegan feed-ins in Worcester (see photos from last month’s feed-in). Join VegWorcester from 11:30am to 1pm on Saturday December 19, outside the McDonalds at 548 Lincoln Street for an upbeat veg advocacy event. It might be cold, so bring some gloves and a hat!
What’s a vegan feed-in?
Every month, a [...]

December 18, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments