Feed Me Portland!

I've been finding myself in poor health this last month or so, with various ailments coming and going. I've always considered myself to be "healthy as a horse" (wtf kind of phrase is that??) and have never been to the hospital, just urgent care for a 4 wheeler accident and the normal chicken pox crap. Oh, and I have back pr

warning: the future may be considered NSFW. Welcome to distant future, where everyone at least looks like they intend to do the robot. Here we have a few photos and a big, shiny slideshow documenting the third annual Try Vegan PDX Vegan Prom: The Vegan Prom of Tomorrow. This futuristic dance night naturally included a [...]

Though the Plant Cafe is perhaps most famous in veg circles for their house-made Plant Burger,

Yeah, most of these striped little nightshade dream boats were smaller than my fingers. This was a multi-step roasted stew. I loosely used the recipe in Veganomicon as a guide. When doesn’t that happen? First, I trimmed the tops off the unpeeled, mini eggplant wonders and sliced them in half, length-wise.  This was r

Do you have vegan-curious friends? Do you want your pescetarian friends to know just why they should go veg? Do you simply want to meet more vegan-minded folks in Portland area? The 3rd Annual Try Vegan Week kicks off this Saturday with a Bike Rally starting at the Mini Mall with the Radical Cheerleaders for Animal [...]

Cauliflower Basil Ricotta. Basically, I substituted semi-boiled cauliflower and a small handful of cashews for the primary component of the tofu ricotta recipe in Veganomicon. I added more basil, nutritional yeast and a bit of miso to overpower the ‘flower. The pizza had both creative toppings and very particular slic

Roughly 1/10th of total dips that arrived at Double Dippin’ Fueling my dorky, themed party planning obsession, I hosted a dip-themed potluck and party last weekend. Double Dippin’: The Party* featured 4 tables of dips: Sweet, Savoury, Miscellaneous, No Holds Barred, and Michele performing the grand & appet

Dwaraka, Brief Review Overall Service Food Quality Atmosphere Vegan Options 8 9 8 8 7 Location: 3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214 503-230-1120 Recommended Dish: Masala Dosa Hours: Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Dinner: 5pm – 9:30pm Open Daily Times Visited: 3 ~ How many …

Important Update: My sister has informed me that this is “Spin Dip”. Carry on. Spicy Spinach Artichoke Dip with Nayonaise Hello, vegan specialty ingredient time!  This Spicy Spinach Artichoke Dip is absolutely a guilty pleasure of a party treat. At my recent Double Dippin’ party, it was one of the first thing

The Third Annual Try Vegan Week PDX is coming up in two weeks! What better way to observe it than engaging with the varied, vegan-friendly and much-lauded Portland food cart scene? Consider it a challenge--can you not only try vegan for a week, but try a week's worth of novel food

Putting a baby inside a piece of pizza may not be cruelty-free, but come next Monday, August 2nd, trivia totally is. Are Skittles vegan? Who is the richest vegan in the world? What doesn’t belong in hummus? Which vegan cheese company had a tie to the television series Home Improvement? You know you know. What’s

Portland Smoothie Company, Brief Review Overall Service Food Quality Atmosphere Vegan Options 9 10 8 8 10 Location: SW 3rd between Washington and Stark Recommended Dish: Strawberry, pineapple, mango, and almond milk smoothie Hours: 10am – 3pm Times Visited: 5 …

Just kidding, I only like the fruits of your labor. The fruits of eight months of Portland drizzle. Rathermore (that’s right), your glorious fresh fruits and vegetables. Come on, weirdo summer, let’s get through the heat wave and onwards to heirloom tomatoes and spin the color wheel of bell peppers, eggplant and

This listing was originally compiled in 2009. It was a collaborative, vegan reality & internet effort. It has been updated for the 2010 Try Vegan PDX Guidebook, coming later this summer. The PDX Vegan Hundred: 100 Great Foodz in Portland, OR Some of the best and most unusual vegan options Portland has to offer, with [..

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Maui Tacos, Brief Review – Kihei, Hawaii Overall Service Food Quality Atmosphere Vegan Options 6.25 6 7 5 7 Location: 2411 S. Kihei Road, Kihei, HI Recommended Dish: Paid Burrito Hours: 9am-9pm Times Visited: 2 The Stumptown Vegans Travel! The … Continu

Vegan Cashew Alfredo, topped with sautéed Maitake and Porcini Mushrooms If you’re vegan and enjoy cooking, I’m sure soaking nuts for cream sauces and vegan cheeses has already entered your culinary repertoire. If not, get on it. I’ve enjoyed my share of tofu-based cream sauces, but the silkiness of soak

Vegan or not, who can deny this mac and cheese looks realistic? I spy melting! Somewhere out there, a vegan couple is considering giving their newborn the middle name “Daiya”. Somewhere in Portland, I’ve come to accept and appreciate Daiya more than ever before. The latest test? Adventuring into Macaroni &

My Thai Vegan Cafe, Brief Review Overall Service Food Quality Atmosphere Vegan Options 6 5 5 5 9 Location: 3 Beach Street Boston, MA Recommended Dish: Soup of the Day Hours: 11am-10pm Times Visited: 1 ~ From the Stumptown Vegans … Continue reading U

A few things seem to have changed at Vita Cafe since our

Dave’s Killer Breaded Seitan, Steamed Kale, BBQ Sauce This very American dinner was appropriately based around the seitan lite from the American Vegan Cookbook.  Of course, the other star is the pride of the Pacific Northwest: Dave’s Killer Bread. The baked seitan cutlets were breaded with a mixture of toasted,

I’m currently in between short business trips somewhere calming, but less than bountiful, vegan-option wise.  It’s been quite some time since I’ve had to truly rely on my emergency rations (bars, instant soup, hummus, fruit, peanut butter, go!). I’ve become so spoiled by Portland and trips to cities

Yes, finally, the time has come. I know I'm certainly not the first vegan blogger to write about the Radical Reuben at the Chicago Diner. It seems as though every vegan who visits the windy city (at least, every vegan who also happens to write online), is careful to make a stop at this famed restaurant, serving delicious

In connection to Stumptown Vegans Podcast Episode 16, available on Itunes. The Stumptown Vegans are joined by special guests Alex Wrekk, David Agranoff, Maeve and Crystal for a lengthy blind taste test and critical discussions of vegan muffins, scones, chocolate …

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Portland has crowned its first VEGAN IRON CHEF: Qausu AsaaseYaa! The Competitors: Wes Hannah from Blossoming Lotus, assisted by Talha Abubakr Aaron Adams from Portobello Vegan Trattoria, assisted by John McPhillips The winning team of Qausu AsaaseYaa from Asaase Ital Palace, assisted by Paapa Wastiq I’ll repeat for a

Lots of quick little things that have filled my inbox over the past few months. You’ve probably heard much of this before, but for those who haven’t… Gabriel Rucker, chef of Le Pigeon is opening a new restaurant downtown. The new venture called “Little Bird” (get it?), will focus on s

This dark and rainy spring has made me more impressed than ever with our intrep

Sicilian Collards with Pine Nuts and Raisins, from Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet Life has been purposely hectic and these greens were hecka refreshing and simple to make! I added a splash of Braggs to my individual servings. The Kind Diet isn’t a book I’ve cooked a bunch from, but I find reading it in

The Fixin’ To, Brief Review Overall Service Food Quality Atmosphere Vegan Options 7.75 8 7 8 8 Location: 8218 N Lombard St. Portland, Oregon 97203 Recommended Dish: Hail Setain Sandwich Hours: :Monday-Saturday 4pm-2am Sunday 10am-1am Times Visited: 4 The developing …

Updated 6/2/2010 Tube has both updated their laid back but creative dinner menu and rolled out a brand new brunch menu since the last update on this post. The dinner menu has added mini english muffin pizzas, vegan mac and … Continue reading →

On Sunday, June 6 Try Vegan is hosting an event in Portland called Vegan Iron Chef. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Tickets are all sold out, but there will be live-streaming!The chefs:Aaron Adams from Portobello Tra

Who are you rooting for? In just over a week, Portland will crown its inaugural Vegan Iron Chef! On behalf of the organizers, can I just thank the Portland and internet vegan community and our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers and host and Vegan Alton Brown and Judges for supporting this? A million times over!

To celebrate finishing graduate school, I prolonged my journey back to the West Coast with some stops in Illinois and Wisconsin, to visit friends and family. Milwaukee was a pleasant town with a surprising number of intriguing vegan options, including at least three vegan reubens. However, we found that--perhaps in order

Thought I’d pass this along! artwork by @gawkylu! Speaking of thematic fun, I’m helping plan this year’s third annual Vegan Prom as part of Try Vegan Week – so expect more news soon! Sorry if this is one of those ‘I wish I lived in Portland’ things. Maybe you should. Maybe you live in

Over the past five months we have consumed approximately eighteen burgers. Between the two of us, that

You want to know a relationship deal breaker? If you start talking about dessert and somehow this wonderful pe

For one, I am back in Portland, albeit only for a few weeks. In the process of re-immersing myself in the vegan food culture (that is, acquainting myself with all these new food cart options), I have good news in that I have discovered a new vegan reuben to review, one which sounds quite unique and exciting. Just when I th

Mini Marionberry Pies $5.95/each Last year, I was introduced to Petunia’s Pastries during their premiere Last Thursday on NE Alberta via my friend Michelle Crocodile. I sampled one of their very few vegan offerings at the time, a beautiful Chocolate Hazelnut cupcake. This was before I was aware of my stupid new hazeln

Let’s start with this: Goodbye frapp, hello ice… Soy Coffee Frappucino: The Flashback Long ago… Is this a dream? Starbucks has really had their eye on the vegan market this past year. This winter, they added Lucky’s Cookies into the majority of the national shops. This May, it’s been the dawn o

My friend Mike, of the vegan pig cake achievement and so much more, is gloriously and mischeviously trying to unite Portland vegans on Sunday, May 23rd.  If you’re in the Portland area, stop by! Here are the details from the facebook event (hint: RSVP there for updates): Hey Portland Vegan! Ever wonder if there are

The Stumptown Vegans Present: Portland’s Best Bowls As part of Podcast Episode 15: Healthy Spring Dining. During the podcast, we reveal our top bowl picks to one another, and discuss bowl options as part of a look at Portland’s healthiest …

let’s get it out of the way that I’ve yet to have a smoothie. this isn’t an attempt at a poignant review, it’s a shout out to a really fantastic, fresh juice from Portland’s newest all vegan cart, The Portland Smoothie Company. what I did try is their daily fresh juice, and I swear, it put [..

This weekend I had a great birthday celebration vacation with some friends in preparation of my big 30th birthday on Wednesday. It's nuts that I've lived in Portland for over 5 years now, but what it's even more nuts is that I no longer will be in my 20s!! It's not that I don't like getting older, I'm totally fine with it.

Early Strawberries from Denison Farms April showers seem to have brought May showers, no flowers. B

Latest Update 5/12/2010: Well, apparently the downtown cart is closed.  If anyone sees them reopen elsewhere, please let us know – and support your favorite carts! Update: We’ve been warned they’ve closed! Any folks seen them open? We’re on the …

Smiling vegans and the temporary shelter of our bake sale tables… The scene: Last Thursday on NE Alberta, in front of the Green Microgym The event: Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale Fundraiser for Try Vegan PDX & Vegan Iron Chef, one of 120 international fundraisers during the time period! The goodies: adorable and delici

Dove Vivi's Vegan Corn Cashew...with an LRBC "Zoo Bomb" egg! Customized by Kyle "Hustle" Simmons, 4/2

I've been ignoring this blog a bit, somewhat due to that I now have another blog. I had been discussing with a friend that I frequent coffee shops with about how I was thinking of starting a fashion blog. So many times I'm looking online at online shopping