great news, everybody! the much anticipated new and official happycow iphone app has hit the itunes store even sooner than expected. you can get it NOW, and i swear, it’ll change your vegan-restaurant-finding life.

happycow iphone app now available!

i was fortunate enough to test drive the new happycow iphone app for a couple weeks before the launch, and i must say i’m obsessed…

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oooooooh, this is gonna be epic. we’ve already blogged about love like beer’s upcoming vegan dinner this thursday in san diego, and the menu they released today is making us really wish we didn’t have to work on friday. the taps and food all look amazing.

check it out for yourself…

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talk about turning a grim situation into something awesome! this thursday may 10th, the spanish kitchen on la cienega will be hosting a “defend the donkey” 3 course vegan dinner, and if it does well, they will continue the vegan dinners as a weekly event!

check out this email i got from the spanish kitchen:

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wanna take mom out and show her that vegan food is actually delicious and not weird?! here are your LA options for that special day.

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well my friends, vegan cinco de mayo has come and gone. the event was held last night at the other door in north hollywood, and it was a blast. tons of quality beer on tap, vegan fried food overload, and a great turnout of friendly peeps.

there was even a girl dressed up as a taco. vegans know how to party!

check out the pictures…

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do you live in LA and wanna celebrate the 149th anniversary of the mexican army’s victory over french forces at the battle of puebla with some craft beer and amazing vegan food?!?! if you answered “yes” to that question, you’re in luck!

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hey everyone, time for another festival field report. this one by jacquelyn drayton comes to us from stagecoach—you know, the big country music festival that happens every year in indio, CA. check it:

I travel A LOT for work, so a country music festival in the middle of the desert was the last place I thought I would be able to find anything remotely vegan. But like an angel that fell from heaven, Texifornia Tamale Company appeared. Thrilled that I wouldn’t have to dine on a warm apple and smushed vegan protein bar at the bottom of my purse for dinner for a second night in a row I hopped in line!

They had beef (blech) and two vegan options. The “Tamale dog” and vegan chili.

I opted for the tamale dog which is a faux sausage wrapped in a tamale smothered in vegan chili which set me back about 9 dollars. Not to bad for a place where a simple slice of pizza will cost you about the same…

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a couple years ago, we blogged about the surprisingly vegan-friendly food at LA’s very own dodger stadium. now in 2011, we’re happy to report that ball parks across the country are stocking more and more meatless options. today kevin of vegan brew sent us some pix of his vegan visit to a phillies game, and we were just blown away by the amount of options! we’ll show ’em to you in this edition of quick bites.

vegan hot dogs at a phillies game

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well, i’ve got some bad news and some good news. the bad news is, stone’s vegan pairing dinner is already SOLD OUT! wow, that was quick. good job, vegans! hopefully the interest will convince stone to hold another one asap. the good news is, there’s gonna be another vegan beer dinner in san diego that very week hosted by the folks at LOVELIKEBEER!

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looking for an excuse to be gluttonous and charitable at the same time?

the perfect indulgence

look no further than veggie grill on sunset this thursday…

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i can’t even believe it! the LA Vegan Beer Fest is less than 2 months away! advance tickets are on sale—do you have yours yet?! we are talking unlimited craft beer, access to several vegan food vendors and trucks, and live performances by awesome bands. plus the proceeds will be donated to ARME, one of our favorite charities! what’s not to love?

here is the vital info:

LA Vegan Beer Fest 2011 presented by Tony’s Darts Away, The Roxy and Quarrygirl
Saturday June 25th at The Roxy on Sunset
1pm – 5pm
Admission includes unlimited craft beer, vegan bands, food for sale from local vegan businesses and vegan food trucks!
Advance tickets on sale now!
General Admission $40
VIP Admission $50 (includes VIP lounge access and early entry at noon)
Non-Drinking $15
Proceeds from the event will be donated to ARME (Animal Rescue Media Education)
sorry, this event is 21 and over.

We will need some volunteers to work through the fest, help clean up, and then celebrate with us at an on-site after party. All volunteers will get a free LAVBF shirt and commemorative glass. Please email us if you’re interested in helping out!

check back for a list of breweries, food vendors and bands. we’re gonna have most of the same eats that were there last year, plus a few new surprises. were you there last year? it was epic. and this year is gonna be even better, so don’t miss it. we even have non-drinker tickets this year! so, no excuses.

happy easter, vegan buddies! we may not eat dairy or believe in jesus but we’re still ALL about the easter treats. what better way to celebrate than with a bake sale for a good cause? head on over to locali today between 10am-3pm and buy some treats to help japan. it’s a win/win!

PLUS, if you time it right, you may be able to get your hands on some of the elusive vegan creme eggs from the fakery bakery…

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and who said no good would come of all this? in the wake of vegan photogate, a new website called veganstockphoto.com has risen from the ashes. the official launch is tomorrow, and it’s gonna host pretty much exactly what you’d expect: vegan stock photos.

here's a picture of genuinely vegan waffles by "meet the wikos"

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hey everyone! coachella is officially over, but that doesn’t mean we’re gonna shut up about the awesome vegan food that was available to festival goers last weekend. today we bring you our third and final field report from our 2011 coachella correspondent, the sexy vegan. he did a great job eating his way through the indio polo fields, and his food experiences alone have convinced me i need to hit up the fest next year. screw the lineup—i want curry!

Coachella – Day 3: Here it is…the last post of the festival. The post that really doesn’t do you any good, since you won’t be reading it until Coachella is over. But that’s ok…I’ve got
some poorly lit pictures to share with you. Yay!

Dinner happened late, so there was not ample light to get a good shot of my Indian combo plate. I’m not sure if it would’ve really been all that pretty anyway, but it does prove one thing…I’m definitely NOT using non-vegan stock photography.

This was the Indian combo plate from the only Indian stand at the festival. I was a little aprehensive about having Indian food in such an environment, as itt can go wrong in so many ways: in addition to the fact that you’re already sweating, and you don’t want to be burping up curry all day, it can also be too oily or too spicy, and cause multiple, unpleasant trips to the port-a-john tent.

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