Madison, Wisconsin is an easy place for vegans to visit. Here are some of the top spots you won’t want to miss in this progressive Midwestern college town. Green Owl Café Madison’s first all-vegetarian restaurant, the Green Owl can make most dishes vegan. This is your comfortable hangout spot, all decked out in cheerful green, […]
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Annual Tofurky Trot coming on on Thanksgiving Day
My favorite race of the year is coming up, Portland’s Tofurky Trot. This 5K, put on by Northwest VEG and sponsored by Tofurky, has become a tradition for many residents of this town known as a vegan paradise. It’s is fun a veg alternative to the country’s depressing glut of Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trots which […]
5 Places Vegans Should Visit in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, has been a popular summer haven for rich Chicagoites. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 many moved here and starting to ring the 20.6 miles of shoreline with their swanky mansions. Nowadays, it’s an all-season destination for summer boating, fall foliage, winter snow sports and spring relaxation. While Lake Geneva is […]
A Vegan Visit to Sydney, Nova Scotia
At the eastern end of Nova Scotia, the town of Sydney is having a vegan awakening. Just in the last year, two vegan chefs are introducing locals to plant-based eating, and vegan dishes are popping up on menus all over town. “It’s booming now,” says Chef Amy Lane. “Now is a really good time to […]
Vegan Hot Spots: Columbus, Ohio
The fast-growing city of Columbus, Ohio, is clean, friendly, historic, and has lots of wonderful places for vegans to eat. I visited in early May, when the weather was warming up, and found the town easy to navigate via walking, buses, Uber and bike share. Columbus has an impressive number of entirely vegetarian restaurants, and […]