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Today is the day! The second annual @veganinsandiego Vegan Taco Cook-Off is going down at @thedojocafe (5pm-8pm GA). We have 6 hot taco contenders vying for your hunger plus sweets and drinks to match. Tickets are available at the door ($6) with proceeds going to the wonderful people at @ccs_sd. • In an effort to not be biases, the tacos above will not be at the cook off because they are the seriously spicy work of @alchemyorganica from @veganstreetfair—another event happening today up in LA which you should totally check out if that is the side of SoCal you reside in. Also, if tacos aren't your thing but unlimited wine is, @plantbased_popup is pouring over in Little Italy. Or if you are in Orange County, @socalvegfest is in full swing today. I hope everyone has a delicious time at any of the events happening today—and while I of course want you to come to my event, I mostly want you to have your very best choose-your-own-vegan-adventure Sunday. • #SisterSolidarity

I wanted the pizza crepe. But due to sleeping in, limited appetites, and a quickly approaching lunch date, we settled on sharing the Breakfast Crepe ($13) at @little_choc. It turned out to be a favorite dish of NYC. Crisp wings of gluten free crepe are folded over a rich tofu scramble littered with fresh spinach, thin slices of cucumbers, and a generous dumping coconut bacon. The bold punch of sweet and smoke from the coconut bacon is the magic ingredient—casting a spell strong enough to make me forget about pizza (for a morning). We also split a pot of tea ($5) from their apothecary case—Digestion (alfalfa, dandelion, ginger, and peppermint) to hush the grumpy ghosts of cocktails past. ________________________________________ #KellyBoneNYC #LittleChoc #VeganCrepe

Sunday is coming fast! In addition to tacos at this weekend @veganinsandiego Vegan Taco Cook-Off we have some sweet treats lined up: • Luscious Fruit Pops by @vivapops • Delectable Baked Goods by @unisonbakingco • Fresh Salsa by @ruthsn5 • Quantity local coffee, tea, and other beverages by @thedojocafe • Tickets are just $6, available on Eventbright (link on @veganinsandiego's page) and benefit the good works of @ccs_sd—ticket sales end tomorrow at noon! Hope to see you there. _____________________________________ #SDxTacos #vegantacocookoff #VeganTacoFest

This weekend marks the anniversary of my first time organizing an event with @veganinsandiego. The Vegan Taco Cook-Off is now our annual fundraiser—this year supporting the incredible work of @ccs_sd, San Diego only rape crisis center and countywide bilingual crisis hotline. I sincerely hope you can join us to eat tacos, sweets, and drinks under the sunset skies of City Heights. • SUNDAY 10/21 5pm - 8pm • Admission is only $6 which gets you entered into the sweet raffle we are building—tickets are available on Eventbright (link at @veganinsandiego) • The fest is located at the corner of El Cajon Blvd and 44th St in City Heights at @thedojocafe ____________________________________________ #VeganTacosinSanDiego #Sdxtacos #VSDtacofest18 #vegantacocookoff

Small but mighty, the yuba stuffed New Creation ($7) caught my attention at @superiorityburger. Some people on the internet are calling this a vegan cheese steak and I am very grateful I did not read that before going in because such expectations would not have been met. I guess, I could say, this sandwich is like the delicious ghost of a cheese steak—in that it has no cheese, steak, and is honestly barely a sandwich. The open jaw of a sesame seed studded roll is loaded with singed sheets of tofu skin clumped into satisfying chewy bites as a milky dijon mayo drools under a fan of dill-licked pickles. It is actually quite small compared to the price. But at Superiority Burger you are paying for quality geared towards the masses, and the fact that this sandwich is also vegan makes me feel all the more richer. _________________________________________ #SuperiorityBurger #VeganSandwich #KellyBoneNYC

Though I'm currently gallivanting through NYC, I'm also preparing for the @veganinsandiego Taco Cook-Off! Last year's even—the first for the VSD team—was wildly successful and so much fun! If you came I was probably the person scanning your ticket at the gate. • We have six competitors lined up—some returning last year, some fresh faces. I have my favorites but what's important here is for you to find your favorite! Crowd judge tickets are selling out fast so snag one of those if you want to cast a ballot (the ticket gets you on of each competition tacos). GA tickets are available as well if you want to pick and choose your meal (there will be more than tacos available... but really, it will be mostly tacos). • Tickets on on Eventbright—the link can be found on @veganinsandiego's website. Hope to see you there! _______________________________________ #VeganTacosinSanDiego #Sdxtacos #VSDtacofest18 #vegantacocookoff

The mouth of my heart hungers for @nativefoodscafe's Popping Jalapeño Burger. But if I ever, oh, I don't know... got tired of a sure thing... the Bistro Burger ($12.25) makes a good second fiddle. The thick seitan patty gets a 9-5 marinade and comes slathered in a tofu blue (but really more just well seasoned) cheese, roasted tomatoes, arugula, and crispy shallots. This burger would be choice for those who have given up on learning to love spicy food. ________________________________________ #VeganBurgersinSanDiego #VeganBurger #NativeFoods

I'm not often taken by a cookie, but @nativefoodscafe's new Salted Caramel Cashew Cookie ($2.5) has my full attention. The soft caramel cookie carries a noughty caramelized cashew butter sauce with crunchy bits of roasted cashews. It's almost candy-bar-like but with the distinctive floury base of a bakery. A portion of sales goes to charity—which you select with the wooden doubloon supplied with each purchase. ______________________________________ #VeganCookie #NativeFoods #CookieForACause

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