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January 16th, 2011vegan bakers
want rich and creamy cupcakes without the guilt? try out half baked co, a vegan-friendly online bakery based out of burbank that makes “deceptively healthy” treats with half the fat, calories and sugar. half baked recently sent me some of their goodies to try, and was completely overwhelmed by how delicious they were. as she was handing me the box of cupcakes, half baked founder carolyn cannon explained to me that she was a very healthy eater and would only bake treats that she would eat herself. i’m happy to report that she has done an amazing job emulating the rich decadent taste of “normal” cupcakes, and none of the the excess fat, sugar, or animal products are missed.
have a look at the vegan treats i sampled…
the first thing i tried was the absolutely fantastic vegan chocolate dipped marshmallow. it was so damn adorable, i didn’t want to eat it at first…but i’m so glad i did. we are talking about a perfectly moist and chewy strawberry-flavored marshmallow covered in silky chocolate and topped with sprinkles. i could have eaten ten of these in one sitting. seriously, you gotta try these…and this month half baked co is running a special discount on the vegan marshmallow sticks! check it out.
next up, the cupcakes…
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January 7th, 2011more restaurants (not LA), philadelphia, vegan bakers
it’s that time again…for a vegan field report! this is the third one to come to us from kris of veganscraps, and she blogs about an entirely vegan bakery called sweet freedom located in the uncharted (by quarrygirl) territory of philadelphia. damn, it looks good! i have added this to my list of places to hit up when i finally make it to philly for an epic weekend of eating and drinking with vegan brew. check it:
Alas, I got to visit a bakery I’ve been wanting to for a while now! Sweet Freedom Bakery is located in the artsy city of Philadelphia and it is the city’s first bakery to bring a vegan healthy take on our favorite goodies! The items they offer are 100% Vegan as well as Gluten, Corn, Wheat, Peanut, and Soy free as well, while never using any Unrefined Sugars. Naturally I had to check it out while in Philly (it was my first stop from the train station!)…
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January 6th, 2011LA restaurants, vegan bakers, vegan cheese, zpizza
in celebration of the upcoming vegan pizza day (which you should all be spreading the word and blogging about), i’m gonna make an effort to post more about pizza on the blog throughout january…which shouldn’t be hard, because we eat a lot of it!
there are TONS of vegan-friendly pizza joints in los angeles, and we think zpizza is one of the best. we even added their amazing tuscan pizza to our vegan bucket list, it’s that damn good. another awesome thing about zpizza is, they’re a national chain and every location offers vegan pizza! so even if you aren’t in LA, you may very well have a zpizza near you.
recently we had a little zpizza shindig with us and the team from clara’s cakes, which meant not only was tasty pizza involved, but also mouthwatering desserts…
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December 21st, 2010doomie's, LA restaurants, vegan bakers
holy crap, guys! i thought doomie’s couldn’t get any better! the entirely vegetarian comfort food joint opened in hollywood not even two weeks ago, and since then they have been supplying LA with the best vegan burgers known to man, cruelty-free country fried steak with gravy, onion rings, chili “cheese” fries, deep-fried oreos, and more. as if all that awesomeness wasn’t enough, now doomie’s is selling clara’s cakes, stuff you need to try ASAP…
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December 10th, 2010franken's, LA restaurants, locali, vegan bakers, vegan events
we all know that doomie’s is opening up this weekend, but there are a couple other awesome vegan events that should be on your radar as well.
remember those insane donuts i raved about last year from the righteous fryers?!…
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December 5th, 2010vegan bakers
cookie fans, get excited! isabella’s cookie company specializes in natural treats (no artificial ingredients or preservatives) and they happen to make four vegan cookie flavors that are available in whole foods locations all over los angeles.
isabella’s sent me a huge box of sample cookies recently, and they were super tasty. as they say on their website, the cookies “only have a fourteen day shelf life before they begin to lose their freshness, but they never last that long!!“…
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December 3rd, 2010LA restaurants, sweet e's, vegan bakers
we all know vegans LOVE cupcakes and now LA folks can get their fix at the newly-opened sweet e’s storefront in beverly hills.
we have been fans of the tiny treats from sweet e’s mini bakeshop for a while now, so we were super excited when we heard they were getting a brick and mortar location, and would stock at least one vegan flavor daily. i checked out the cute new store earlier this week and as usual the desserts were delicious…
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November 30th, 2010Cobblermania, LA restaurants, vegan bakers
hey everyone! time for a reader review by leigh about an awesome all vegan los angeles cobbler stand called cobblermania. i’ve never tried their food, but this place appears to be a bit of a moving target, operating everyday at the NE corner of la brea and venice…as well at various farmers markets including hollywood, mar vista, torrance, culver city, downtown LA, and san dimas. the best way to track these guys down/get their hours is to call (323) 316-4793. i called them at 8:30pm on a weeknight, and they picked up and were ready to answer any questions about their schedule. from the looks of this review, they are definitely worth checking out. i know i am gonna make it a point to visit them soon!
Cobbler Mania is a cobbler stand on the NE side of the intersection between La Brea and Venice and it promises to be “So Good You’ll (Want To) Slap Somebody!”. They’re not out there every single day but they were today and were prominently displaying a tempting “$5.00 Cobbler Sale” sign…
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November 14th, 2010vegan bakers
there are a lot of vegan cupcakes available in los angeles, but i can say from what i’ve tried that clara’s cakes are some of the best. the blogosphere has been buzzin’ about clara’s cakes for a while, so i was super excited when i got a chance to try them yesterday. i’m happy to report that they exceeded my expectations, and i’m already plotting my next cupcake indulgence.
clara’s cakes is an all vegan cupcake company run by 13-year-old baker clara polito. that’s right, clara is only 13 and she makes some of the best cupcakes i’ve ever tasted. so far i’ve only tried the tiramisu flavor, and it was intense. as described on clara’s website, “If this cupcake could be a person it’d be a chic, sophisticated, Italian woman. Magnifico vanilla base with espresso filling and cream cheese. Delicato cream cheese frosting topped with cocoa powder and a single semi-sweet chocolate chip.”
the moment i tasted the rich cheesy frosting, i knew this was going to be a good cupcake…but when i got to the cream cheese espresso filling center, it blew my eff-ing mind! (keeping the language in this post clean, for the kids!) seriously, this thing was incredible. the cake was all soft and moist, and the frosting was luscious and creamy. to be honest, i usually get pretty bored with cupcakes once the frosting is gone. i have been known to only eat the frosting and discard the cake. not with clara’s cakes though, these tiramisu babies had frosting in the MIDDLE to keep me happy all the way through. the center of the cupcake was the best part, all gooey and coffee-flavored.
after trying the tiramisu, i’m dying to get a taste of clara’s other flavors. her menu is pretty creative, with stuff like bubblegum frosting, and vegan cupcake flavors including thin mint, orange dreamsicle and neapolitan. you can order cupcakes online from clara’s website, and i highly suggest you do so ASAP. there is also going to be a bake sale next month at locali to help raise money for clara’s school trip to nyc, so mark your calendars! let’s show this young vegan baker some support…i promise you won’t be disappointed.
clara’s cakes website
follow clara on twitterPS: i also got to meet clara herself yesterday, and she is rad. read her musings about animal rights, vegan food, and cool music at her blog, clara in veganland.
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September 17th, 2010vegan bakers
UPDATE! we’ve randomly selected two winners! the cheesecakes go to roxanne with sweet potato pie, and sue with blueberry thrill. thanks for entering, everyone! now go buy some earth cafe cheesecakes.
UPDATE: earth cafe just let me know that they are giving away TWO cheesecakes, instead of just one! so you now have double the chance of winning! comment away!
hey everyone, time for another giveaway from earth cafe! their cheesecakes are some of the best we’ve ever tried, and they’re completely raw, vegan, and gluten-free, with no refined sugars or hydrogenated oils. i’ve never met a person who tried an earth cafe dessert and didn’t rave about it nonstop, and now you have a chance to win an ENTIRE cheesecake just for yourself! be sure to enter!
here’s what you need to do for a chance to win your very own earth cafe cheesecake:
1.) you must comment on this blog post with your favorite of earth cafe’s flavors.
2.) you must leave your real, valid email address when you submit your comment. (the public won’t see this, just me…so i can contact you if you win!)
3.) you must live in the united states and have a valid address we can ship to.that’s it. super easy. the winner will be picked at random and announced on the morning of friday, september 24, 2010. they will receive one entire earth cafe cheesecake or pie in the flavor of their choosing.
and for those of you who don’t win, i highly encourage you to get over to earth cafe’s website and buy yourself a cheesecake anyways. these things are great crowd-pleasers! or, if you are just feeling like a slice, hit up earth cafe’s store locator and find out where you can get their products around los angeles.
good luck!
earthcafetogo.com
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September 5th, 2010vegan bakers
just a heads up that there is a new vegan flavor on the sweet e’s cupcake truck that we told you guys about last week!
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August 27th, 2010vegan bakers, vegan events
hey los angeles! this weekend is packed full of awesome vegan events that you should know about. cancel your plans, and get ready to eat.
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August 24th, 2010vegan bakers
we all know that vegans LOVE cupcakes. i’m not sure why, but it’s definitely a thing. we also know that los angeles LOVES food trucks, so it’s about time these two delicious worlds collided. less than a week ago, sweet e’s bakeshop (follow them on twitter for their schedule!) hit the streets in their brand new cupcake truck, and they have been carrying vegan red velvet cupcakes every single day.
i was fortunate enough to try sweet e’s goods back in may, and i can assure you, these cupcakes are delish! i’m talking moist fluffy cake, melt-in-your-mouth creamy frosting, and perfect presentation! plus, they are bite-sized and super adorable. <3
the photo above is from a special box of QG-decorated cupcakes sweet e’s sent me as a gift. so while i can’t say the cupcakes on the truck will have that rad quarrygirl design, i CAN say that they will taste amazing!
i mean, where else can you get roaming vegan cupcakes on demand in this city?! right?? follow sweet e’s on twitter, and get out to the truck to try some vegan cupcakes ASAP!
sweet e’s twitter
sweet e’s facebook
sweet e’s websitePS: more vegan cupcake flavors should be coming to the truck soon, we will be sure to keep ya posted!
PPS: if you are looking for some specially decorated cupcakes for a party or something, you should contact sweet e’s, because they can do just about anything.
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July 10th, 2010vegan bakers
you already know about the killer breakfast sandwiches that a taste of life sells every sunday at the hollywood farmers market, but now you have yet another delicious reason to visit their booth. PEACE TREATZ!
peace treatz is an all vegan bakery that has been taking private orders for a while, but now their treats are available every week at the taste of life booth at the HFM. i had a chance to try their cupcakes, and they were tasty beyond belief. if you are in town this weekend, you gotta go pick some up…
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June 22nd, 2010news, other, vegan bakers
when we heard that chef chloe was competing on the the food network’s cupcake wars, we were super excited. but now that she has WON, we CANNOT CONTAIN OURSELVES!
tonight’s episode just ended, and local vegan baker chloe coscarelli took the victory home BIG TIME. not only did the young chef compete against professional cupcake shop owners who have been in the business FOR YEARS, but she won EVERY round with her 100% VEGAN cupcakes!
here’s a re-cap!…
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