If you're surfing Bostonist right now, wishing you were somewhere else, listening to your stomach grumble its way through the post-lunch-pre-dinner doldrums, we've got some fantasy fodder for you. Because no matter who you are—a princess, a jock, a nerd, a criminal or a basket case—there's a food-filled party in your honor this week. Get ready to make some reservations.......

...Not with a traditional hot dog, but a veggie dog of course! In response to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council declaring July 23rd National Hot Dog Day, Compassion Over Killing has dubbed July National Veggie Hot Dog month. Nothing says summer quite like a veggie hot dog on the grill and vegans everywhere can enjoy that pleasure with the great meat-free hot dogs on the market today. LightLife has a lot of......

Let's face it, as a culture we just can't get enough celebrity news and gossip. Activism by celebrities then is a useful tool in getting the word out about a veg lifestyle. Veganism got a great push recently by the Queen of All Media herself, Oprah Winfrey. Oprah went on a 21-Day cleanse during which she abstained from all animal products, gluten, caffeine, alcohol, and sugar. She talks about the process on her blog,......

Just because we don't eat animals products doesn't mean that vegans don't love to EAT. As such Veggiest is happy to welcome Vej Naturals to the Boston area. Vej Naturals (hereafter VN) is an all vegan restaurant serving brunch, lunch and dinner to the under served vegan community. While its location in Malden may seem out of the way at first, VN is located right across the street from the Oak Grove T stop......

Pizza. The word alone can kick-start the salivary glands of most Americans, and we might remind you that vegans and vegetarians have pizza-craving taste buds too. Going veg doesn't mean that you have to give up the delicious foods you grew up with: enter T.J. Scallywaggle's Vegan House of Pizza in Allston. Touting itself as "comfort food for enlightened times," TJ's is a mainstay in the Boston veg community and the only completely vegan......

Veggiest is back after a brief hiatus and just in time for World Vegetarian Week (May 19 - 25). This week is the perfect opportunity to think about making more vegetable-friendly dietary choices. We love the quote from Sir Paul McCartney, and couldn't agree more: “If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That’s the single most important thing you could do. It’s staggering when......

For the past 28 years, people across the country and throughout the world have dubbed the first day of spring as the Great American Meatout, using the day to spread the word about veganism. Spring is a season of renewal and birth, making it a perfect time to learn more about a compassionate diet that celebrates life - both the life of the animals and the preservation of our own health. We encourage you......

Veggiest is passionate about a meat-free diet, and will happily discuss the innumerable benefits of adopting a veg lifestyle with anyone who asks. When it comes to speaking of slaughterhouses and the meat-producing industry in the U.S. however, Veggiest almost always keeps mum. Why? Well, to be frank, we don't want to piss anyone off. We understand there are many happy carnivores out there who want nothing less that to hear the reality of how......

Unfortunately the world of vegan gourmet dining is a small one, with most restaurants concentrated in the Veg-friendly cities of New York, San Francisco, and Portland. While visiting San Francisco, Veggiest was able to dine at Millennium, which is consistently rated among the very best veg restaurants in the country. Everything about the experience was impeccable, the decor, staff, wine, and of course FOOD, were all top-notch. We dined on avocado and endive salad,......

Veggiest Quick Hits -- Happy Valentine's Day! For us being vegan is all about the love. We love our bodies and want to keep them healthy and strong and free of animal products. We love the environment and want to protect it from the extremely destructive practices of factory farming. We love animals and don't want to see them mistreated. You'll most certainly be doing your heart a favor. Heart disease is still one......

While in San Francisco this past week Veggiest was able to take a trip to the beautiful headquarters of VegNews magazine. For those of you unfamiliar, VegNews is the premier (and only completely vegan) vegetarian publication on the shelves right now. What sets VegNews apart, aside from their fabulous staff of course, is that they seek to promote the entire vegetarian lifestyle and offer informative stories on a wide variety of veg topics. The......

Bostonist's intrepid Veggiest is off this week--but never fear! Veggiest is dining in the finest vegan restaurants of San Francisco and meeting with the brains behind the magazine VegNews. Next week, Veggiest will be back with a full plate (nyuk, nyuk) of news, recipes, and advice on how not to subsist entirely on French Fries when you give up meat. Until then, here's "Store Wars," also known as "Star Wars With a Cast of......

You are what you eat, so the saying goes. Well, this one old adage certainly rings true. Ask a vegan/vegetarian why they keep their diet, and health will be near, if not at, the top if their reasons. Putting healthy vitamin-rich whole foods into your body makes you feel better, gives you more energy, and helps to prevent against both short and long-term illness. In his book SuperFoods RX, Dr. Spencer Pratt talks about the......

Those who keep a vegan diet will probably tell you that eating a healthy breakfast out can often be a challenge, especially when hoping to get something quickly. Breakfast in America is heavily focused on animal products and often the only options involve bacon, eggs, milk, or all three! Enter the chain of Bagel Rising and Espresso Royale cafes in Boston. These green-leaning, eco-friendly, and vegan-catering cafes are warm, inviting, and most importantly, delicious!......

In part due to the all the wonderful feedback we received from our two vegan-themed holiday posts, we've decided to have the vegan column be a regular feature. Every Thursday Bostonist will offer some vegan love; not limited to recipes, veg/vegan restaurant reviews, compassionate living information, and more. We're excited to start this project and wanted to open it up to you all - the readers - to see if you had any ideas......

We received such a great reaction to our Vegan Thanksgiving post we wanted to offer a sweet treat for the Christmas holiday. This Bostonist made these cookies last weekend and they were a big hit - the omission of eggs/milk, etc certainly didn't hurt their taste or consistency...these were gooey and delicious. The addition of chocolate chips makes them just a bit more naughty, but since they're so healthy otherwise you can munch away guilt......