North/South (Odd) | Veggin' Out And About

Cocoa Village Celebrates Its Inaugural Space Coast VegFest!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Oct 9, 2015 in Cocoa, I-95, SpaceCoast VegFest, Veg Fests | 0 comments

This Sunday, Oct 11th, Riverfront Park is the place to be in Cocoa Village, Florida, where Healthy Planet of Brevard will be celebrating its first ever vegfest from 11am to 5pm.

Healthy Planet of Brevard is a vegan/vegetarian organization that has been operating for 20 years. Founded by Susie and Eric Sricker, Healthy Planet is a local organization that promotes plant-based living through education and entertainment.

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Enjoy Fresh Local Fare At Mossfire Grill, Jacksonville, FL!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Sep 16, 2015 in I-10, I-95, Jacksonville, Southwestern US | 0 comments

by Michael Wilkins

Today was my best friend’s birthday so we went out to dinner to celebrate at the Mossfire Grill. The food here is outstanding and one of the reasons is because this enterprise is a farm to table restaurant.

For those of us who are not carnivores they offer dishes that include tempeh and tofu. The Mossfire Grill has a Southwest flair to their offerings and is located in the community of Riverside in Jacksonville. The specific area is called Five Points and the restaurant is a short walk from the five points intersection in the Riverside area of Jacksonville.

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European Street Café, A Favorite Vegan Meetup Venue In Northeast Florida.

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jul 16, 2015 in European, FL, I-95, Jacksonville, Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly | 0 comments

by Michael Wilkins

European Street Café Interior

Jacksonville is fortunate to have a strong vegetarian/vegan community. There are a couple of Meetup groups here that host regular functions. The Northeast Florida Vegetarian Society is Jacksonville’s vegetarian society and JaxRaw Meetup Group is for raw food enthusiasts. Recently I had the opportunity to attend one of these gatherings which convened at the European Street Café.

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Plant-Based Fare At Reggae Shack Café In Gainesville, FL

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jul 9, 2015 in FL, Gainesville, I-75, jaimacan, Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly | 0 comments

by Michael Wilkins

Reggae Shack Cafe Storefront

I attended the Jacksonville VegFest in April of this year which is where I found out about the Reggae Shack and where I met Danielle. The Reggae Shack’s booth at Veg Fest always had a long line. I was busy doing other things and could not spend the time waiting in line to sample their food. I made the decision to visit them on one of my dive trips to Blue Grotto or Rainbow River. I had the opportunity this past weekend to stop there on the way back from Rainbow River. (more…)

Always Organic, Always Plant-Based At Christopher’s Kitchen, West Palm Beach, FL

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jun 8, 2015 in I-95, Juice Bars, Vegan, West Palm Beach | 0 comments

by Michael Wilkins

Marjie and I were diving in West Palm Beach over the weekend. On Sunday we decided to look for a restaurant for brunch that catered to vegetarian/vegan diets. We had quite a bit of time, so we sat down on the couch with the laptop and began browsing through the different options available on the internet. Many of the places listed as vegetarian either were not popular or had only one item on the menu that qualified them to be put into the group of restaurants that had vegetarian/vegan offerings. We were patient while looking for a place and our patience paid off.

We struck gold with Christopher’s Kitchen in Palm Beach Gardens, just north of West Palm Beach. The restaurant was easy to find as it was a short distance from I-95 going West on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard. As it says on their website, the mission of Christopher’s Kitchen is to serve only the finest high-quality organic plant-based food. In this restaurant you will find food that has great nutritional value and outstanding taste. There will be no need to remove items from your plate that you don’t want to ingest because I found nothing on their menu that any of us would exclude from our diet.

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Serving It Up Vegan At Lemongrass Cuisine of Thailand, Jacksonville, Florida!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jun 5, 2015 in Asian, I-95, Thai | 0 comments

by Michael Wilkins

Lemongrass Cuisine of Thailand is a great place to find something deliciously vegan in Jacksonville, Florida. The restaurant was easy to get to, reasonably quiet and had great options. The wait staff was courteous and friendly while taking care of our needs. The restaurant is located on Old Bay Meadows Road on the south side of Jacksonville. It has been in this area for quite a while and seems to do pretty well. Most of the entrées had tofu choices as a replacement for the carniverous options.

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