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Detroit Vegan Soul Is On A Mission to Bring Healthy Vegan Fare to Motor City
On a journey to improve their health, co-founders Kirsten Ussery and Erika Boyd launched Detroit Vegan Soul and are now bringing healthy, plant-based fare to the masses.
News
Carl’s Jr. Is Going Meat Free On Earth Day
On April 22, fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. is transforming one location into a meat-free paradise serving Beyond Meat burgers along with other offers to celebrate Earth Day.
Features
This Couple Is Serving Up Vegan Comfort Food in America’s Dairyland
After experiencing the positive effects of cannabis and the accompanying food cravings, Arielle and Brandon Hawthorne wanted to make it easier to find vegan fast-food fare for other enthusiasts.
News
The Results Are In! Here Are the Winners of the 2021 VegNews Veggie Awards
Our annual list of the very best of veganism is here! Read on for this year’s picks for today’s hottest vegan products, people, and places.
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The Best Crab Cakes in Baltimore Are Vegan
For nearly a decade, co-owners Naijha Wright-Brown and Chef Gregory Brown continue drawing hungry patrons with their fan-favorite crabless cakes In a city renowned for its seafood.
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How Lifelong Vegan Makini Howell Launched A Vegan Food Empire in Seattle
After working at her mother’s plant-based restaurant growing up, world-renowned chef Makini Howell launched vegan fine-dining institution Plum Bistro.
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Their Food Was Outlawed in Mississippi. Now, They’re Serving Up Vegan Cajun-Creole in Portland.
After a state Senate bill in Jackson, MS outlawed the labeling of plant-based food as meat, Kim and Alkebulan Moroski set their sights on Portland, OR.
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San Diego’s First Vegan Breakfast Café Is Black-Owned
Waffle-wrapped corn dogs and next-level vegan breakfast sandwiches take center stage at San Diego’s first plant-based breakfast café.
Restaurants
This Brooklyn Vegan Restaurant Opened 2 Weeks Before the Pandemic. Now, They’re Booming.
Despite opening two weeks before New York City’s COVID-19 closures, Black-owned Ras Plant Based is Brooklyn’s newest rising star.
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How Oakland’s Souley Vegan Became a Soul Food Empire
With just $27 in the cash register and zero savings, founder Tamearra Dyson has turned Oakland, CA’s Souley Vegan into one of the premier vegan soul food restaurants in the country.
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This Black-Owned Food Truck Makes Some of the Best Vegan Burgers in LA
After slinging vegan burgers for the likes of Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams, LA’s Black-owned Vurger Guyz has become a star of its own.
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Atlanta’s First Vegan Taqueria Is Woman-Owned (and Amazing)
Atlanta resident Christin “Chris” Hodge made history last summer with the opening of Chi Chi Vegan, the city’s first brick-and-mortar vegan taqueria.