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Vegan Cooking Class: Sushi & International Cuisine

Posted by Tim Meinberg on May 18, 2012 in Cooking, Events, Food | 0 comments

Sunday, May 20, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Fairfax Station, VA. Learn the cuisine of other cultures without leaving home. Past classes have included some of the following: Sushi, Wasabi, Chana Masala, Aloo Gobi, Basmati Rice, Saag, Chapati Bread, Moong Dal, Coriander Chutney, 7-Layer Mexican Bean Dip, Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Pesto Pizza, Baked Ziti, Lasagne, Baked Spring Rolls, Hunan-Style Orange Beef, Chicken & Broccoli with Black Bean Sauce, General Tso’s Chicken, Seitan Bourgiugnonne, Paella, Stuffed Cabbage, Seitan Stroganoff, Pad Thai, Pho.

No meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, or honey. $55/person; $100/two people; $50/VSDC, VRG, COK members. Demonstration classes include recipes, organic food samples, manufacturers’ samples and coupons. Gift certificates available.

Make checks payable to Mimi Clark, 9302 Hallston Ct., Fairfax Station, VA 22039. Sorry, no phone or email reservations. Seventy-two hour cancellation policy for refund or credit. Class subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not met.

Email veggourmet@aol.com, or call 703.643.2713 for space availability.

Coming up: Salads/Picnics/BBQs, June 10

US VegWeek

Posted by Tim Meinberg on Apr 14, 2012 in Events, Food, News, Nutrition, Restaurants | 0 comments

Just a little over a week till US VegWeek! DC Vegan is excited to be a sponsor for the event! We will be hosting DC Vegan Drinks during this week at Casa Oaxaca. This is one of many other events that will be happening during the week.

VegWeek is seven-day celebration highlighting the many benefits of choosing vegetarian foods—for our health, the planet, and animals—and thousands of people nationwide are taking the 7-Day Veg Pledge as a fun way to discover new and delicious meat-free meals! Sign up today–and we’ll even send you a Starter Pack loaded with recipes and product coupons.

To see all the events planned, sign up to take the 7-Day Veg Pledge, and help spread the word, visit http://usvegweek.com.

DC Vegan Drinks at Casa Oaxaca, April 25

Posted by Tim Meinberg on Apr 7, 2012 in DC Vegan Drinks, Events, Food | 0 comments

DC Vegan Drinks is a monthly social networking event for people interested in sharing veganism and advocating for animal rights. Our mission is to bring together people from all walks of life (lawyers, students, small business owners, etc…) to build a stronger community and promote the sharing of resources. There is no requirement except for an interest in veganism, animal rights, and to have a little after-work fun.

This month the event will be on a Wednesday during VegWeek and also starting an hour earlier at 6pm.

Next Drink: Wednesday April 25 from 6pm to 9pm
Where: Casa Oaxaca, 2106 18th ST NW Washington, D.C. 20009
Metro: Green, U Street
Are you coming? Facebook or E-Mail Me

Vegan Cooking Class: Soyfoods 101

Posted by Tim Meinberg on Apr 6, 2012 in Cooking, Food | 0 comments

April is National Soyfoods Month. Reserve now!

Soyfoods 101, Sunday, April 15, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Fairfax Station, VA. Dispel the myths! Learn to cook with soyfood derivatives including tofu, tempeh, miso, TVP, shoyu/tamari. Past classes have included some of the following: roasted soy nuts, organic soy milk smoothies, edamame hummus, miso tahini spread, ranch dressing, miso soup, tofu boursin cheese, tempeh salad, tempeh hash, tempeh Reuben, TVP meatloaf, marinated baked tofu, tofu chicken nuggets, breaded tofu, soy 2-way chili, Thai tofu curry, sesame tofu bowl w/ peanut dressing, fudgesicles.

Pressing tofu will be demonstrated with the awesome TofuXpress

No meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, or honey. $55/person; $100/two people; $50/VSDC, VRG, COK members. Demonstration classes include recipes, organic food samples, manufacturers’ samples and coupons. Gift certificates available.

Make checks payable to Mimi Clark, 9302 Hallston Ct., Fairfax Station, VA 22039. Sorry, no phone or email reservations. Seventy-two hour cancellation policy for refund or credit. Class subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not met.

Email veggourmet@aol.com or call 703.643.2713 for space availability.

Coming up: By popular demand, May 20, repeat Sushi & International Cuisine!

DC Vegan Classifieds are BACK!

Posted by Tim Meinberg on Apr 6, 2012 in News, Web | 0 comments

Classifieds are now BACK!

I had been getting emails about having classifieds on the site, well we now have them! We have a general set of categories up but are open to adding more and we will most likely do some editing as ads get posted. So do you have some stuff to sell? Job to post? Event to promote? Head on over to DC Vegan Classifieds! It takes just a second to sign up and a minute or two to post your ad!

Doron Petersan Continues World Domination Tour with Vegan Brunch

Posted by Amber McDonald on Apr 5, 2012 in Events, Food | 0 comments

Doron Petersan joins Chef Todd Gray for a vegan brunch at Muse in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In addition to sharing bakery treats with guests, Doron will be on-site selling and signing her first cookbook, Sticky Fingers’ Sweets: 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes.

Chef Gray will offer a special buffet of delicious, seasonal vegan items, including bananas foster vegan pancakes with caramelized baby banana, roasted mushroom and black walnut pate with toasted baguette, and smoked tempeh and roasted garlic cassoulet.

Art and Soul Mixologist, Ronald Flores, will be shaking up brunch with his Artini 2012 cocktail, Zeitgeist, and The Bumper Jacksons will provide live folk and traditional jazz music.

WHEN: Sunday, April 15
Seatings at 11:00 am and 1:15 pm

WHERE: Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC

RESERVATIONS: reservations@toddgraysmuse.com
Cost: $35 for adults, $12 for children 12 and under (exclusive of tax and gratuity)

Get Blissful Tonight at Busboys & Poets

Posted by Amber McDonald on Mar 12, 2012 in Cooking, Events, News | 0 comments

Join Busboys and Poets on 5th and K for a free event with Christy Morgan, the author of Blissful Bites. Watch a cooking demo, taste samples from the book, and chat with the author about health and wellness.

In Blissful Bites, Christy Morgan shows readers how to make healthy, delicious meals—without animal products and without a lot of effort. Blissful Bites has 175 of Christy’s inventive recipes that work with seasonal produce and multiple diets (including raw and gluten-free). She contributes to MeatlessMonday.com, One Green Planet and other websites and has been seen in VegNews Magazine, on Martha Stewart Living Radio and Good Day Fox 4. She teaches regular vegan cooking classes showing both amateurs and seasoned veterans how to make meals that nourish mind, body, and spirit.

Busboys & Poets
1025 5th Street NW
6:30 pm – 8 pm
FREE

Please RSVP to this event.

DC Vegan Drinks at the Science Club

Posted by Tim Meinberg on Mar 11, 2012 in DC Vegan Drinks, Events, Food | 0 comments

Next Drink

Thursday March 15th from 7pm to 10pm

Where

Science Club, 1136 19th Street Northwest, Washington, DC

Metro

Red, Dupont

Are you coming?

Facebook or E-Mail Me

More Info

So if you don’t remember this is where we started DC Vegan Drinks a little over 3 years ago! So for 2012 we decided to start visiting new and old spots per your request, the Science Club is one of my favorite places and I hope you can make it out this coming Thursday! Here is the menu’s for the night, we will also have a raffle for some tix to the 9:30 (still TBD).

Tea & Cupcakes: Upcoming Vegan Events

Posted by Amber McDonald on Feb 21, 2012 in Events, Food, Restaurants | 0 comments

Yola Hosts a Zen Zara Tea Tasting Class

Date: February 25, 2012

Time: 11:30-12:30

Location: Yola, located at 1323 Connecticut Ave, NW

Event: Loose leaf tea tasting class taught by the experts at Zen Tara Tea. Will cover a range of teas, brew methods, history and tasting notes. Class will include take home samples of featured teas.

Cost: $12, email rachel@yoladc.com to reserve your spot.

Author Chat and Books Signing with Sticky Finger’s Doron Petersan

Date: March 1, 2012

Time: 7:00-10:00

Location: Sixth & I Synagogue, located at 600 I Street, NW

Event: Come and chat with Doron Petersan about the Sticky Fingers cookbook, ‘Sweets!’ and much more. Ask questions, heckle, grab a signed book, and treats of course!

Cost: $8 in advance,$10 the day of the event, or receive 2 FREE tickets with the purchase of the book ($27.50) through Sixth & I.

Meat-Free Week: Continuing Specials at Casa Oaxaca and Photo Contest Winner

Posted by Amber McDonald on Feb 21, 2012 in Events, Food, Meat-Free Week, Restaurants | 3 comments

Thank you to everyone who helped make Meat-Free Week such a success this year! We’ve heard great things, especially from our participating restaurants. In fact, the folks at Guajillo Grill and Casa Oaxaca had such a great Meat-Free Week, they’ve decided to extend their vegan prix fixe menu until the end of the month!

Beginning in March, the sister restaurants will have a rotating selection of seasonal vegan options. Let your servers know your favorite items from the prix fixe menu and they just may find a permanent spot on the menu!

Please support our new friends at Casa Oaxaca and Guajillo Grill as they make their restaurants more delicious spots.

Finally…drum roll please…congrats to Mike F., who won our photo contest with his submission below. Mike definitely made the most of it went H Street went veg!