Comments on: My Top 9 Vegan Meals in Portland, Oregon. http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/portland-vegan/ The culinary adventures of a vegan in Los Angeles and beyond. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ian http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/portland-vegan/comment-page-1/#comment-9615 Ian Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:22:29 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=680#comment-9615 I think the thing I love about Portland re: vegan love is that in this town, you don't feel compelled to "have to support" the all-vegan or purportedly extra-vegan-friendly places just because they're there--like you would in some midwestern or southern town. That is--if the food isn't up to snuff. There are enough of us here who love food enough that nobody has to put up with any more uninspired, dried-out old hippie type stuff (amongst which, sadly, I'd include several of the places you list). Instead, almost every restaurant and cart offers vegan food, so you're able to not feel ghettoised and can simply go for the best food possible--change from "within the system," which I guess I personally feel is the most likely to get people to consider vegan food as real food, and then discover the ethical potential therein second. So next time you're in town, make sure to read up on stumptownvegans.com as they do an admirable job of covering vegan food at all restaurants (not just the explicitly vegan-centric ones) and then especially be sure to scour http://foodcartsportland.com because for my money (literally and figuratively) the carts are where it's at--incredibly high-quality food of almost every possible sort, an intimate interaction with owner-cook-proprietors, remarkable prices, and ever-increasing vegan awareness and support. They haven't yet reviewed the best vegan Thai in town, though--Just Thai, a cart at 3rd and Washington downtown--don't miss them! I think the thing I love about Portland re: vegan love is that in this town, you don’t feel compelled to “have to support” the all-vegan or purportedly extra-vegan-friendly places just because they’re there–like you would in some midwestern or southern town. That is–if the food isn’t up to snuff. There are enough of us here who love food enough that nobody has to put up with any more uninspired, dried-out old hippie type stuff (amongst which, sadly, I’d include several of the places you list). Instead, almost every restaurant and cart offers vegan food, so you’re able to not feel ghettoised and can simply go for the best food possible–change from “within the system,” which I guess I personally feel is the most likely to get people to consider vegan food as real food, and then discover the ethical potential therein second.

So next time you’re in town, make sure to read up on stumptownvegans.com as they do an admirable job of covering vegan food at all restaurants (not just the explicitly vegan-centric ones) and then especially be sure to scour http://foodcartsportland.com because for my money (literally and figuratively) the carts are where it’s at–incredibly high-quality food of almost every possible sort, an intimate interaction with owner-cook-proprietors, remarkable prices, and ever-increasing vegan awareness and support. They haven’t yet reviewed the best vegan Thai in town, though–Just Thai, a cart at 3rd and Washington downtown–don’t miss them!

]]> By: Sometimes It’s Just Tough | Vegan Bits http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/portland-vegan/comment-page-1/#comment-7715 Sometimes It’s Just Tough | Vegan Bits Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:51:10 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=680#comment-7715 [...] readily available to us. If we lived in West Los Angeles or Silverlake, or Portland (see FoodEaters tantalizing descriptions of her travels), we’d have many more options. If gas wasn’t $4/gallon…. or if we could stomach [...]

[...] readily available to us. If we lived in West Los Angeles or Silverlake, or Portland (see FoodEaters tantalizing descriptions of her travels), we’d have many more options. If gas wasn’t $4/gallon…. or if we could stomach [...]

]]> By: Kirby! http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/portland-vegan/comment-page-1/#comment-7664 Kirby! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:27:42 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=680#comment-7664 DROOL, sounds like the most scrumptious vacation ever. I'm hoping to make it up to Oregon in the fall, so I will definitely use all your posts as a culinary guide! GRACIAS, senorita! DROOL, sounds like the most scrumptious vacation ever. I’m hoping to make it up to Oregon in the fall, so I will definitely use all your posts as a culinary guide! GRACIAS, senorita!

]]> By: VeggieGirl http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/portland-vegan/comment-page-1/#comment-7642 VeggieGirl Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:13:43 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=680#comment-7642 Great re-cap!! Great re-cap!!

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