Veganism

Green Fatigue: Is anyone else sick and tired of eco-chic?

Green’s Damon Brasch wants to bring vegan comfort food to the masses

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A very strange enchanted soy

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A very strange enchanted soy

Three Roots Cafe Returns to the Tempe Scene

After a few months' hiatus, popular Mill Avenue coffeehouse Three Roots is back in business, under new ownership (it didn't go co-op after all). Besides a fresh coat of paint, new flooring, and other repairs, the bohemian spirit of the place remains the same. Even many of the same vegan and vegetar ... More >>

Campus Coffee: Drip Coffee Lounge Tastes Like Growing Up

Drip Coffee Lounge is tucked away in a multitude of shops and eateries off 7th Street south of Thomas. It's a little hard to find and usually only open until 3 p.m.Overcoming those hurdles, the strong coffee and impressive lunch menu are worth the minor inconveniences. However, we will say that this ... More >>

Celebrate World Vegan Day With a Light Rail Potluck

Sometimes being a vegan in Phoenix can get pretty lonely, but on November 1, animal product-free Phoenicians will gather at the Spectrum Mall light rail station to celebrate World Vegan Day with a potluck full of vegan goodies.

Stuffing Showdown: Hot Italian Sausage Stuffing With Thyme

Jonathan McNamara Where is my fork!?​From now 'til Thanksgiving, we'll be sharing various stuffing recipes -- all tested and taste-tested first-hand by Chow Bella contributors. On Thanksgiving Day, our "celebrity judge," New Times food critic Michele Laudig, will weigh in with her favorite ... More >>

Say Yes to Sustainability at ThanksLIVING at Green

While many Valley restaurants are serving up traditional, meat-filled Thanksgiving meals, vegans and vegetarians may rejoice as Green offers all-vegan, full-course meals at its Second Annual ThanksLIVING event, on Thursday, November 26 from noon-4 p.m. Diners can enjoy versions of a ... More >>

Fresh Baked Gifts: Vegan Gingerbread Men (and Womyn)

Heather HochThey're as fun to decorate as they are to eat!​Baking for vegans may seem like a task, but ever since we made a gaggle of vegan buddies, it's become a necessary evil. Really, it isn't that difficult to do, with the help of some simple tricks like using Earth Balance in the place of ... More >>

Green for Under $10

It's difficult to find all-vegan restaurants in the Valley, so we're stoked Green New American Vegetarian serves up tasty animal-free eats in Tempe. The order-at-the-counter spot is really affordable, too. No individual item costs more than $10. The selection includes pizzas, sandwiches and salads. ... More >>

Carnivores and Vegans Unite at Posh on New Year's Eve

​Posh chef-owner Joshua Hebert has more than just New Year's Eve to celebrate on December 31. It also happens to be his restaurant's first anniversary.Situated on the ground level of the Optima Camelview condos, the fine-dining spot is known for its lack of a traditional menu. Instead of orde ... More >>

John Greentree, What Are You Eating?

John Greentree's on the right...in a dumpster​John Greentree The member of Autonomous Dumpster Divers, Food Not Bombs Phoenix serves food every Sunday at Deck Park at 3 p.m. He's also a freegan, and you can read more about his dumpster diving exploits here. What'd you eat for dinner last n ... More >>

Special: Alfredo Escudero at Green

OK, so we're a little partial to this dish, since it's named after us. ​We begged Chef Damon Brasch of the all-vegan restaurant Green to craft more "shrimp" specials, since our former favorite meat is not featured on the regular menu. This is what he came up with, and it was mighty tasty ... More >>

Sara Siso, Part One

Chef Sara with one of her favorite foods, wheatgrass.​Chef Sara Siso is on a mission. Armed with the simplest of weapons, a raw vegan diet, Chef Sara is out to defeat the epidemic of diseases that she sees plaguing our nation, diseases she attributes to SAD, the Standard American Diet. Whi ... More >>

Sara Siso, Part Two

Chef Sara Siso​Yesterday we got to know Chef Sara Siso and her mission to heal people with a Raw Vegan diet. Today we get to know her a little bit more. Growing up in Israel, Chef Sara had a head start on a healthy lifestyle. The traditional Israeli diet is chock full of fruits and vegetabl ... More >>

Scramble Serves New Vegan Menu

The vegans have spoken.Popular demand has prompted North Phoenix breakfast joint Scramble to create a new menu especially for folks who don't eat meat or dairy -- or who just don't feel like it. (I count myself in the latter category sometimes, as I'm always on the lookout for a kickass tofu sc ... More >>

Damon Brasch of Green New American Vegetarian Restaurant

Damon Brasch of Green wants to "pull back the weirdness"of veganism, cooking up comfort food sans meat, dairy and other animal byproducts.

Rikki Cupcake of Seitanic Vegan Heathen and Pomegranate Cafe

If you think vegans can't bake, Rikki Cupcake is going to make you think again. The vegan of two-and-half years is the mastermind behind the devious-sounding and diet-defying blog Seitanic Vegan Heathen and the vegan cupcakes at Ahwatukee's Pomegranate Café. Go, try, become a believer.

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Give the bird the bird at Green

Make Your Own Raw Chocolate -- It's Easy! (Not.)

Kelly Green​ ​In the name of good health and a good read, each week we'll be bringing you a health product, complete with review. We're calling this feature Crunchy Granola -- even though we doubt much of this stuff tastes that good. Raw chocolate has been eluding me for some time now. Ev ... More >>

No Age: Dean Spunt on Skating, Multi-tasking & Being Vegan

​L.A. based noise-punk band No Age had the year in 2010. They had some nice tours and their third album, Everything in Between, wound up on plenty of year-end lists. The duo started 2011 even better, appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman, where they performed their single "Fever Dreaming ... More >>

Colin Chillag, What Are You Eating?

Courtesy of Colin Chillag​Colin Chillag The painter is currently showing his work in a group show at 5 and 6 Gallery in Scottsdale. He also has a solo exhibition planned for April at the same space. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Last night for dinner, it was linguini with sauteed eggplan ... More >>

Lunch Under $10 at 24 Carrots

Megan Dobransky The exterior of vegan and vegetarian restaurant 24 Carrots.​Good, cheap vegan food can be hard to come by in the Valley. But 24 Carrots Juice in Chandler hits the spot without being too boring, too greasy or too in-your-face. Sandwiched between heavy-hitters like Subway and ... More >>

Critics Claim Supreme Master Ching Hai's Followers' Restaurants Featuring Tasty Vegan Fare Front For an Exploitive Movement.

Megan Dobransky The exterior of vegan and vegetarian restaurant 24 Carrots.​Good, cheap vegan food can be hard to come by in the Valley. But 24 Carrots Juice in Chandler hits the spot without being too boring, too greasy or too in-your-face. Sandwiched between heavy-hitters like Subway and ... More >>

Forks Over Knives: The Vegans Are Coming, And They Are Bringing Data

​If you were to boil and mash food documentaries Super Size Me and Food, Inc. together and then add a dash of Inconvenient Truth and serve on a bed of pro-vegan rhetoric, you'd get a film like Forks Over Knives.   Following a familiar filming path that documents ... More >>

Follow Friday: Valley Vegan Twitterers

It's that time again. We've compiled a small but meaningful list of great Twitter accounts for any Phoenix foodie to follow. We wanted to feature a few meat-free resources in the Valley, and here are a few to follow on this Friday. http://answersto.files.wordpress.com/​Damon Brasch (@greenda ... More >>

Vegan Eats at Pomegranate Cafe, The Expatriate Mainer's Brunch Review For Harlow's/Joe's Diner/5th Ave. Cafe/St. Francis, OOO (Orange Olive Oil) Cupcakes

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. http://4legsgood.wordpress.com/The Scramble Special at Pomegranate Cafe​Valley vegan blog Four Legs Good shared their love of the recent brunch at Pomegranate Cafe in Ahwatukee. They tried the scramble special consisting of "vegan chorizo; tofu; ... More >>

Vegan Meal Time, My Drunk Kitchen and Others Take on Epic Meal Time

Vegan Meal Time: keeping people carnivores one video at a time​Ever since Epic Meal Time landed on the scene last year, Youtube cooking shows, blending hearty amounts of internet humor and ego with varying levels of culinary talent, have been on the rise. In the digital age, where everything and a ... More >>

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Vegan Meal Time: keeping people carnivores one video at a time​Ever since Epic Meal Time landed on the scene last year, Youtube cooking shows, blending hearty amounts of internet humor and ego with varying levels of culinary talent, have been on the rise. In the digital age, where everything and a ... More >>