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The New York Times lauds Philly's vegan dining scene
Flying Kite Staff
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
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We can even forgive the lazy cheesesteak reference -- and the odd Passyunk fountain mention -- in this great rundown of Philly's vibrant vegan dining landscape.
What do you call a Philly cheese steak with no cheese and no steak?
It sounds like the setup to a punch line. But there’s nothing to laugh at when it comes to eating vegan in
Philadelphia
, which, in the last few years, has blossomed into a dynamic universe of vegan food, from old-school doughnuts to adventuresome tacos. Veganism is so hot that the city declared last Nov. 1
Philly Vegan Day
.
“There’s a new energy here,” said Mike Barone, the owner of Grindcore House, a vegan coffee spot in South Philadelphia, famously an Italian neighborhood that’s undergone a restaurant renaissance near the grand Passyunk fountain. “You can go out to more places that are vegan. A lot of other places are accommodating, and that’s snowballing.”
Philadelphia’s vegan cheerleaders say what’s happening comes from living in a
food-curious city
where it’s cheap to explore new ground.
Much credit for the city’s vegan boom goes to Richard Landau and Kate Jacoby, a husband and wife team whose “vegetable restaurant”
Vedge
opened in 2011 in a townhouse near the trendy 13th Street neighborhood. (Horizons, their previous restaurant, helped endear the city to vegan eating.) The menu emphasizes seasonal vegetables and hearty, savory proteins like tofu and seitan (wheat gluten).
“We are cooking good food,” Mr. Landau said. “I don’t think most of our clientele care that it’s vegan.” Last year Philadelphia magazine named Vedge and V Street among
the best 50
restaurants in town, calling Vedge “our favorite place to send anyone looking for a true taste of Philly talent.”
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