San Diego is taking off as a veggie-friendly city! New restaurants are appearing often (see vegsandiego.com) and we boast an active “Vegetarians Unite” meetup group (also see this San Diego Vegans meetup and others). We are also fortunate to have local experts to help newcomers along the vegetarian path. Veg-Appeal’s informative classes are a perfect [...]
Reprinted from Veg-Appeal Sometimes mistakenly called a vegetable, the avocado belongs to the fruit family. Botanically it’s a berry; a very large berry that contains a large seed. Admittedly we don’t think of fruit as having a high fat content, but the luscious, smooth and creamy meat of the avocado is an exception. A very [...]
Many people came out to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Loving Hut Asian vegan restaurant in Mira Mesa, which will hopefully follow in the successful footsteps of the one on El Cajon Blvd. Loving Hut claims to be the fastest growing international chain of vegan restaurants. The entertainment was by Nominjin of Mongolia who [...]
Summer is coming to an end, and no better way to celebrate the outdoorsy season than with a pool party in lovely San Diego with a vegan menu. Several women who follow veggie diets enjoyed an afternoon of snacks and swimming in Poway. The group called Veg Gals was started around the year 2001 by [...]
While it doesn’t compare to the abundance of vegetarian options in Los Angeles, New York or San Francisco, San Diego is becoming an easier place to find veggie food. Compassion Over Killing and Animal Protection and Rescue League have teamed up and impress with their new brochure, “The Vegetarian Guide to San Diego.” The Guide [...]
As spring sunshine makes an appearance, so does the opportunity to attend more outings. There were so many veggie health and similar events the last few weeks it would be hard to attend them all, at least in San Diego. We had a visit from the vegan comedian Leo Flowers who cracked us up at [...]
People in San Diego are lucky that three food-loving ladies who have all been vegans for nearly 20 years decided to combine their expertise and passions. Early this year, Sheila Fisher, Marge Wurgel, and Tracy Childs started to educate people about the health and planetary benefits of the vegan diet through their business called Veg-Appeal. [...]
