Vegan and vegan-curious beer lovahs, mark your calendars for May 12, 2012. That's the date set for the 3rd annual LA Vegan Beer & Food Festival, and organizers promise "it’s going to be the biggest and best one yet.
Save the Date: 3rd Annual LA Vegan Beer & Food Festival
Drive-Through Vegan Restaurant Coming to Highland Park, Preview This Weekend
Ah, Los Angeles, home of the abundant drive-through window. From Starbucks lattes, super-sized burger combos, we can eat plenty--if not well--without leaving the comfort of our cars. This week, QuarryGirl tipped readers off to something pretty exciting for the meat-free eaters: An all-vegan drive-through restaurant is opening in Highland Park.
How to Celebrate Vegan Pizza Day in L.A. Today
Calling all vegans! Today is a great day to be a pizza-loving animal-free eating Angeleno, because we are all set to celebrate National Vegan Pizza Day, which is sponsored by Chicago Soy Dairy and local blogger Quarrygirl.
Here in the country's 8th-friendliest city for vegans, you can honor this delicious day with a few discounts and celebrations.
Raise a Few Pints at Saturday's First-Ever L.A. Vegan Beer Fest
Live music, food trucks, and great beers are on tap this weekend for the first ever Vegan Beer Festival, which is being co-hosted by Tony Yanow (owner, Tony's Darts Away) and QuarryGirl (Vegan Blogger).
KindKreme* Vegan Ice Cream: Mind-blowing Good, Raw & Organic
We've been looking forward to the opening day of KindKreme in the Cahuenga Pass for almost an entire year now, and the wait is finally over. The first vegan ice cream parlor in Los Angeles is in their soft opening phase, and Saturday, May 15th they'll celebrate the sweet occasion with their grand opening.
Mandoline Grill Truck Debuts, Offers Tons of Vegan Options
For veggie and vegans, the nouveau gourmet food truck trend is a tough one to get on board when many of the menu items offered by the different innovative, fusion, or traditional restaurants on wheels. After much anticipation, the Mandoline Grill Truck was out last night at an event held at the Verdugo, showing off their selection of Vietnamese eats, of which about half are vegan. LA's Vegan blogger extraordinaire, Quarrygirl, was on hand to give the food a taste drive, and shares her thoughts on her blog and with us.
BabyCakes: Vegan Bakery Opens in Downtown
Yesterday BabyCakes, a NYC import, opened up their bakery in Downtown Los Angeles (it was our Tweet of the Day too). With many locals eagerly awaiting their arrival and their selection of vegan, agave-sweetened, organic, and gluten-free goodies their first day drew crowds, including blogger Quarrygirl, who put together and shared with us a post with photos and some quick thoughts on what she tasted.

