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http://VegetarianRestaurantsNYC.net – Discover the very best vegetarian restaurants NYC offers! No matter whether you are looking for vegan restaurant NYC or maybe vegetarian restaurants NYC in midtown, new york offers everything you need.

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Michelle Taylor from Vegan Break visits Millennium, a gourmet vegan restaurant in the heart of San Francisco.

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Review Featured Recipe: Paella

Serves 6

Ingredients
2 ears of fresh corn, husked
11⁄4 teaspoons saffron
1 cup hot water
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1⁄2 pound oyster mushrooms, stemmed and chopped
21⁄2 teaspoons sea salt, plus more for sauteing
Freshly ground pepper
1⁄2 cup chopped white onion
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
11⁄4 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 cup chopped cauliflower florets
1 cup chopped tomatoes
3 to 4 cups vegetable stock
2 cups Valencia or Arborio rice
1 cup ground seitan sausage, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
1⁄2 cup chopped scallions, white and green parts (optional)
Lemon wedges, for garnish

Instructions
Using tongs, hold the corn over a gas flame and cook, turning, until nicely charred. When cool enough to handle, cut the kernels off the cobs and set aside.

Soak the saffron in the hot water for at least 15 minutes.

Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and saute for 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside.

Using the same pan, heat another 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, bell peppers, and 1 teaspoon of the smoked paprika and saute until just tender, about 3 minutes. Add the corn, cauliflower, and tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to the mushrooms.

Heat the stock in a saucepan and hold it at a simmer.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a soup pot or traditional paella pan over medium heat. Add the rice and stir until well coated, about 30 seconds. Add the salt and the saffron water and cook, stirring, until it is absorbed. Add 1⁄2 cup of the simmering stock to the rice and cook, stirring, until the rice has absorbed it all. Continue adding the liquid in 1⁄2-cup increments and stirring until the rice has absorbed it, until the rice is tender, not mushy, and retains its bite, 25 to 30 minutes.

To get the socarrat, or caramelized crust on the rice, uncover the pot and increase the heat to high. Cook until the rice crackles and smells toasty, being careful not to burn it. Add the mushroom mixture and sausage and stir. Cook over medium heat, scraping the bottom of the pot so the rice doesn’t stick, for about 3 minutes.

Remove from the heat, cover with a kitchen towel, and let rest for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary.

Sprinkle the paella with the remaining 1⁄4 teaspoon of smoked paprika and the optional scallions. Garnish with the lemon wedges and serve.

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I gave up meat awhile ago, but I decided to go vegan about a week about. Are there are any good (inexpensive), vegan restaurants in Chicago?

Chicago Diner has vegan foods.

3411 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 935-6696

http://www.veggiediner.com/wp/

Everything there is delicious. I wouldn’t say it’s exactly cheap, but it certainly won’t break the bank either. You can view their menu (and accompanying prices) at http://www.veggiediner.com/wp/wp-images/ChicagoDiner-MenuSpringSummer2009.pdf

The following links will take you to lists of other vegan (as well as vegetarian) restaurants in Chicago:

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/vegetarian_vegan_restaurants_chicago.htm

http://j3n.net/food/

http://www.veganstreet.com/veganliving/chicagodine.html

Get your copy of the Vegetarian Thai Food Guide: http://www.eatingthaifood.com/vegetarian-thai-food-guide/

Eating delicious Thai food is the highlight of many people’s trips to Thailand, but if you are a vegetarian or vegan, it can be sometimes be difficult to find the right Thai dishes to eat.

One of my favorite vegetarian / vegan restaurants in Bangkok is known as Baan Suan Pai, a food court dedicated to eating healthy Thai food. Even though I’m not vegetarian, I love eating vegetarian Thai food here!

At Baan Suan Pai vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok, they serve their food food court style – you order you meals and dishes, pay for them, and then find a place to sit.

Here’s a quick overview of the tasty Thai vegetarian food I ate in this video.

1. Gaeng Phet Fuktong (Vegetarian Thai Pumpkin Curry) is tasty curry made with chunks of healthy pumpkin stewed in chillies and coconut milk. It had a wonderful mild flavor to it, but it was extremely soothing – I loved it, one of my favorite vegetarian thai food dishes!

2. Gaeng Jued Mala (Bitter Melon Soup) is a bitter soup made with huge chunk of bitter melon and a few other herbs and vegetables. Bitterness can be a hard vegetable to get used to, but if you do enjoy it as a vegetarian or vegan, you’ll love this dish at Baan Suan Pai.

3. Puak Tod (Taro Roll) is a loaf of ground up pieces of taro root caked together and fried on the outside. The dish was served with a nice sweet and sour sauce. Along with full plates of rice and mixed toppings, Baan Suan Pai also serves some incredible vegetarian Thai food snacks like this!

4. Kuay Teow Lui Suan (Fresh Noodle Rolls) is a Thai dish that made with fresh rice noodle warpers filled with lettuce, an assortment of Thai herbs, tofu, and mushrooms. The vegetarian roll are delicious when dipped in the sweet and sour sauce provided.

5. Het Hom Ping (Grilled Mushrooms) are my absolute favorite thing to eat when at this vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok. The mushrooms are so delicious that they actually taste like pieces of sirloin steak – but instead are purely vegetarian and vegan. These skewers are absolutely incredible and you don’t want to miss them!

That wraps up my vegetarian Thai food feast – all dishes were exceptional, especially the pumpkin curry, the fresh noodle rolls and the grilled mushroom skewers.

Directions:
To get to Baan Suan Pai take the BTS to Ari station, take exit 1 and go down the stairs to your left, walk along Phahon Yothin road for about one hundred meters until you reach a sign that says welcome to banana family park. Turn right into the small cafe alley way, walk all the way to the back past a few coffee shops and a few stores until you can smell the delicious vegetarian food.

Hope you enjoyed this video on eating healthy vegetarian Thai food in Bangkok.

If you are vegetarian or vegan and want to explore the best Thai food you need to check out the Vegetarian Thai Food Guide: http://www.eatingthaifood.com/vegetarian-thai-food-guide/

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I’m thinking about going vegan, but I’m already halfway there because I’m severely allergic to milk and eggs. I realized things would also be a lot easier whenever i go to restaurants… I could just ask for vegan options instead of scaring the chef with a list of my many allergies. So my question is: is the vegan food at restaurants (the restaurants that have non-vegan food too) carefully made so that it contains NO dairy/eggs? Or is "vegan" usually a general term used at these restaurants?

"The word ‘veganism’ denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to end the idea of animals as property and exclude all forms of intentional exploitation of, use of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, research or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, including people and the environment.
In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."

However thanks to those who want to weaken the definition and redefine it to fit them rather than fit the definition, people do believe some things that are clearly not vegan are now vegan. Some places get veganism or at least keep their stuff animal free so it just depends on the place. You would have to ask them but typically I try and avoid non-vegan restuarants unless I know the place or have asked questions and made sure.

You should keep in mind veganism is not a diet or a destination it is a path in life to understanding the full circle of compassion.

This should give you the info to help start off veganism a lot easier:

Here is a list of animal ingredients to avoid:

http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html

More things to avoid:

Animals as clothes:
Leather, skins, furs, wool, silk, down, feathers…

Animals as entertainment:
Circuses, rodeos, zoos, aquariums, animal fights, animal races, hunting…

Companies that DO NOT test on animals(however CHECK INGREDIENTS they only verify testing not ingredients):

http://www.leapingbunny.org/indexcus.php

Vegan products:
http://www.veganstore.com/ (I know them well and they aren’t doing as well in this economy but they are a great source for awesome hard to find stuff and they are very friendly and giving even if they really don’t have much if anything to give)

http://gentleworld.org/vegan-evolution/products/

Vegan recipes:

http://vegweb.com/

More info on veganism:

http://animal-rights.com/

http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm (I get the honey question a lot)

http://www.youcanhelpstopthis.com/

Preferably closer to Woodstock or Crystal Lake area. . . Thanks!

It is downtown, but offers great Vegan and Vegetarian meals.
Atwood Cafe
1 W. Washington Street
Chicago , IL 60602
Phone: (312) 368-1900

Thanks =) I’ll defineitly try those. Does anybody know where I could buy non factory farm like humanely raised and killed organic meat in Georgia? My family isn’t vegan and that’s the next best thing.

The only ones I know also serve veetarian and humanly treated meat dishes in addition to vegan dishes. As long as that is not a problem for you I suggest the 2 restaurant listed below.

World Peace Cafe: http://www.worldpeacecafeatlanta.com/kadampa-buddhism/
R Thomas Deluxe Grill: http://rthomasdeluxegrill.net/

ETA:
There are several certified organic farms but IMHO their meats are too expensive. Instead I buy beef from local farmers that for the most part do practice rganic farming but are not certified….IE the one I buy form most often does not use certified organic seed, but he doesn’t use pesticides or fugicides etc and he only treats the cattle as needed with medication. They are not given routine antibiotics or hormones etc.

Your best bet IMHO is to check for processors in your area and ask them for a list of farmers they recommend.