HipCityVeg is celebrating Pride Month with a colorful shake that celebrates gay pride and supports local LGBTQ+ organizations. Available during Pride Month in June, The Love Shake is a lil’ old strawberry shake topped with shimmery rainbow sprinkles and garnished with a rainbow straw. Five percent of all sales of The Love Shake will be donated to local … Continue reading
Category Archives: Vegan
Happy 10th Birthday, HipCityVeg! 🥳
HipCityVeg is celebrating 10 years since opening its first store in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia next week. Since then it has opened 10 more stores in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, and in Washington, DC, and New York City, with more on the way this year, including in DC’s Navy Yard. It’s hard running a successful business, let … Continue reading
Banza Pizza Coming to Oath Pizza in Philadelphia
Starting today, Banza will begin rolling out its chickpea pizza crust to guests at Oath’s 50+ restaurants, beginning with one of its Philadelphia-area locations in Ardmore, PA at 59 St James Place. This is a strategic decision made by Oath, whose consumers have been asking for a pizza that is both gluten-free and vegan — … Continue reading
PLNT Burger Opens New Jenkintown Location This Friday
PLNT Burger, a plant-based burger and milkshake chain, will open its newest Philadelphia-area location inside of the Whole Foods in Jenkintown this Friday at 11 a.m. This will be the second Pennsylvania location of the DC-area-based company started by celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn. The first area location is inside of the Whole Foods in Wynnewood. … Continue reading
New Site Finds Suitable Philadelphia Restaurants for Food Restrictions
Over 10% of the population has an allergy, and an even larger portion follow a diet. For most, finding suitable dishes at restaurants is a frustrating process. The lack of options means settling for the same tiring dishes like garden salads, veggie burgers or plain rice. A new start-up is helping anyone with a dietary … Continue reading
New Jersey-Based Manolo’s Best Farmstand Chili Expands Westward
Seeing how much I love chili, Manolo’s Best Farmstand Chili reached out to me to see if I’d like to sample some of its uniquely spiced 100% plant-based chili. Of course, I said yes. I’m an equal opportunity chili lover, after all. Founder Mitch Wolinsky delivered it himself. Though, I feel his days of home … Continue reading
Terron East Falls: A Local’s Rave Review (Guest Post)
This article was submitted by reader Shannon Mahoney. Nearly a year ago, I was frequenting a small vegan café (Milo) on Conrad Street in East Falls every weekend while looking to purchase a home in the neighborhood. This local vegan joint was not part of the reason I chose the East Falls neighborhood, but it … Continue reading
Voting Opens for 2019 Philly Vegan Awards
The American Vegan Society and Vance “V for Veg” Lehmkuhl are pleased to launch citywide voting in the 2019 Philly Vegan Awards (PVA) at VeganBallot.com. Greater Philadelphia food lovers, vegan or not, are invited to vote, and to nominate their favorite venues in categories including “Best New Vegan Restaurant” and “Best Philly-Made Vegan Cheese.” This second biennial extravaganza, which … Continue reading
Live Nation Introduces Impossible Burger at Philly Area Amphitheaters
For the 2018 summer concert season, Live Nation has introduced the Impossible Burger to 37 owned and operated amphitheaters in the U.S., including at multiple Philly metro amphitheaters such as Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, making this the first time the plant-based burger has been offered in a concert space. As part of our ongoing commitment … Continue reading
Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar Launches New, Plant-Based Spring Menu
Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar proudly launches a plant-based and vegan and vegetarian-friendly this week. CEO Dave Magrogan and Executive Chef Josh Short have continued their utilization of local, organic and plant-based ingredients to create the farm-to-table restaurant’s new spring menu, which is now available at all eight of the restaurant’s locations. The new spring menu includes … Continue reading