Video Updates from Massachusetts!

I'm currently in Massachusetts visiting family and friends...and finding lots of vegan grub! Of course there are reviews to come, but in the meantime I'm posting little video updates like these:

Slowing Down...Temporarily

I've had to slow down my posts and videos in the past few days due to a hectic schedule and upcoming traveling, but I've got a lot in store for you such as footage from amazing speakers at San Francisco Veg Festival and a review of Cinnaholic in Berkeley. If you miss the every day videos I'm doing my best to upload short and sweet content to my new channel What A Vegan Eats - so go check that out and be sure to subscribe!

Eco-Vegan Daily Download: Virgins, CSA, and New Vegan Food!

Food News

Sol Cuisine's products are finally available in Whole Foods stores in Northern California, Southern California, North Atlantic, North East, Midwest and Southwest regions. I love their falafel.

Simple Organic, Gluten-Free, Vegan Dinner

After I returned from Debra's Natural Gourmet in West Concord, MA (an amazing market with lots of organic, vegan, gluten-free options and bulk foods) I put together this simple organic meal for me and my mom.

• Broccoli "pan fried" in water
• Homemade polenta (seasoned with salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, garlic, and nutritional yeast)
• Veggie chili from Debra's
• Water with fresh peppermint, cucumber, and lemon

Vegan Dining in Somerville, MA at The Pulse Café & True Bistro

I became a vegan in Boston in 2003, but at the time there were limited options. There was Buddha's Delight (now called My Thai), a delicious Asian vegan restaurant that has a mind blowing selection of faux meats that was unbelievable to me as a new vegan. There was/is also Grasshopper, another yummy Asian place right outside of Boston in Allston. Allston is also home to one of the only vegan pizza joints in the whole country - once called TJ Scallywaggles (seriously) and is now called Peace O Pie. After I moved away a raw vegan restaurant opened in the North End called Grezzo, but they recently closed. Over the years all sorts of vegan options started springing up in and around Boston, so it's always a pleasure to visit.

When I landed at Logan Airport a few days ago I was ready to experience a new vegan restaurant, and I was happily overwhelmed with choices. Something told me I should check out one of two places in Somerville, a cozy residential neighborhood across the river from Boston and next to Cambridge (home of Harvard University). Turns out that was an excellent decision.