What’s it like leaving the vegan paradise of the San Francisco Bay Area and spending most of a month in Cleveland? In this episode, I talk about all the great activist opportunities that exist in cities with an emerging vegan presence, and I give a special shout-out to one of my favorite groups: Mercy For Animals.
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It’s nice to see someone take a positive approach to non-vegan Meccas, instead of whining about the lack of good restaurants. Keep it up!
would love to know where you ate in cleveland. i live here. it can be tough. but i do know what you are saying about it being a bit of a fun challenge or game to stay vegan in a town like cleveland. and it is very special to be a part of the change. i made mini vegan, organic, whole wheat carrot cake cupcakes last night and brought them into work today to share with co-workers. it is always fun to see their opinion of “what vegan is” shift a bit when they taste something vegan and yummy.
Tammy,
I lived in Cleveland Hts so I ate at Tommy’s on Coventry a bunch…they have vegan milkshakes and vegan cookies and everything! Just before I left Ohio I discovered a place called Melt in Lakewood…not an all veg restaurant at all but they have vegan cheese and you absolutely must go and try their Grilled Vegetable sandwich with vegan cheese! Quite possibly the best meal I’ve ever had. Just try to go in the middle of the week because it’s so popular there can be a huge wait…up to 2 hours on weekends! And word on the street is that they will be opening a Melt in Cleveland Heights sometime soon. Finally, if you’re up for a farther drive you can try VegiTerranean in Akron, which is an all vegan restaurant and amazingly delicious, but on the pricey side.
I love to hear about people’s responses to vegan food. Keep bringing yummies into work…it’s the best way to convince people that being vegan is far from a sacrifice!
-Michelle