NYC Vegetarian Food Festival

The second-annual NYC Vegetarian Food Festival returns to the Big Apple March 3rd and 4^­th, offering two days of entertainment and meat-free food vendors. The event’s 25-plus speakers include clinical nutritionist and blogger Gena Hamshaw, award-winning marathoner Brendan Brazier, cookbook author Terry Hope Romero, and vegan life coach Ellen Jaffe Jones. Attendees will also be treated to cooking demos and samples from vendors such as Daiya, Coconut Bliss, Yves Veggie Cuisine, Chicago Soydairy, and more. The festival will take place at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion, and is sponsored by a host of animal-welfare organizations and food companies including Whole Foods Market, Mercy For Animals, Rescue Chocolate, One Green Planet, Yelp, and Yummy Plants.