oh man, i really wish i was eligible to win my own contests! LA’s newest upscale vegan restaurant, seed bistro, is giving away a dinner for 2 at chef eric’s tasting table to one lucky quarrygirl commenter.

the prize includes a six course dinner prepared by chef eric on seed bistro’s opening night—monday, august 29th at 8pm. the value of the dinner is $60 per person, but seed will comp the winners up to $75 per person to include alcohol. that’s a $150 value! epic! please note that gratuity is not included…so if you win, tip and tip well.

the chef’s tasting table is a “sushi bar-esque” raised counter that only has room for 6 guests at any given time, so to occupy 1/3 of it on opening night would be quite an honor!

here’s how to enter…

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UPDATE: this contest is closed. we have two winners! huge congrats to lolahippie and wendy samson!

huge news, dudes! we have TWO $20 GIFT CARDS to give away from juicy ladies in woodland hills! saturday june 18th is the restaurant’s 2 year anniversary, and they are throwing a massive party from 10am-4pm with samples, massages, face painting, live music and tarot readings. but first, they’re getting warmed up with some awesome generosity towards QG readers. read on for your chance to win some free grub.

this vegan restaurant is rockin’, with great burgers, sandwiches, salads, bowls, breakfast items, and specialty smoothies. you could do a lot of things with 20 bucks at juicy ladies; may i recommend the juicy special burger (pictured above) paired with a rich chocolate almond shake?! here’s what you gotta do to win:

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UPDATE: we have chosen a winner! congratulations CYoFC! to everyone else, you can still buy tickets to this amazing event…so get on it. it’s gonna be awesome!

healthy taste of LA “where the finest in plant based cuisine meets the best of nutritional science” is an event going down in redondo beach on november 7th, and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader. the event sounds pretty great…there’s gonna be health presentations by experts, as well as cooking demonstrations and VEGAN FOOD from some of our favorite chefs including david anderson of madeleine bistro, rachel carr of cru, eric lechasseur of seed kitchen, tanya petrovna of native foods, and rawsheed of sunpower natural cafe! i can’t even imagine being in the same room with all that tastiness. my head would explode.

more details and how to win after the jump—>

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UPDATE 10/21/10: we have a winner! congratulations, miel! enjoy the ball. 😀 everyone else, you can still buy tickets!

hey everyone, time for a quick giveaway! there’s a fancy-schmancy masquerade ball going down this friday to benefit the World Animal Awareness Societies, and the event’s organizers have agreed to giveaway a pair of tickets to one lucky quarrygirl.com reader! sounds like it’s gonna be a crazy night with good food, celebrities, and musical guests at a ritzy estate. more details and how to win after the jump.

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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!

who's your daddy pie: rich creamy carob Mousse cheesecake

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.

life is sweet potato pie. by earth cafe. 🙂

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
twitter.com/earthcafe

Strawberry Fields Forever Cheesecake by Earth Cafe

UPDATE! WE HAVE A WINNER.

hey everyone, last week we held a contest to come up with a new kale chip flavor for rawk-n-roll cuisine, and we need your help choosing the winner!

the 3 finalists are:
“buffalo” by the broke-ass bride
“chipotle lime” by vegyogini
“sour cream & onion” by anandajc

rawk-n-roll is in the test kitchen right now, getting creative and trying to make these flavors work…but they want quarrygirl readers to influence the final decision! which flavor of kale chip do YOU think sounds best?! let us know!

UPDATE 08/09/10: WE HAVE A WINNER!

UPDATE 08/02/10: we have finalists! help choose the winning kale chip!

hey, everyone! time for another giveaway, and today’s comes to you from rawk-n-roll cuisine!

i am happy to announce that we are giving away an ENTIRE CASE of their HIGHLY ADDICTIVE kale chips. i have been a fan of these things for a long time, they make the perfect snack, and are available at most whole foods in los angeles. rawk-n-roll makes nacho cheese flavored, pizza flavored, and bbq flavored kale chips, and all 3 are fantastic. these things are delicious, raw, and totally healthy, so you are gonna want to get on this. not only do you have the chance to win this prize, but also come up with your very own kale chip flavor that rawk-n-roll will add to their menu!

here is what you need to do to win —->

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today is officially the first day of summer, and what better way to celebrate than to do a dandies giveaway with our friends at chicago soydairy!

if you haven’t tried dandies yet, they are the tastiest, most realistic vegan marshmallows ever. they go great in rice krispies treats, hot chocolate, and smores…the perfect treat now that camping season is upon us. chicago soydairy is giving away AN ENTIRE MONTH’S SUPPLY of these beauties (4 bags!) to one lucky reader, so get ready and enter the contest.

here’s what you need to do for a chance to win a month’s supply of dandies:
1.) you must “like” chicago soydairy on facebook. (do that by clicking HERE.)
2.) you must leave a comment on this blog post about dandies.
3.) 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!)

…that’s it!

a winner will be chosen at random after 5pm CST on friday june 25th…so be sure to get your entries in before then! if you don’t win, you should still stock up on dandies for the summer. these things are pretty much a miracle product, and you won’t believe how much they taste like traditional marshmallows. you can order them online here, or find them around LA at places like the meet market and locali.

ENTER NOW!

UPDATE 5/26/10: we have a winner! the dozen cupcakes go to sampson, congratulations! check out sampson’s winning haiku:

downtown lights abound
cupcakes, loaves, and cakes astound
babycakes is here

thanks everyone for playing, and a HUGE thanks to babycakes for donating cupcakes! even if you didn’t win, you must go get some of there delicious treats from their downtown LA bakery!

FREE CUPCAKES! that’s right, it’s time for another giveaway! today’s contest comes courtesy of babycakes in downtown los angeles. our city’s only brick and mortar vegan bakery opened early this year and specializes in delicious organic treats, free of animal products and allergens. if you haven’t had a chance to try babycakes yet, this is a great opportunity.

this one is gonna be a lot of fun, because instead of just picking a winner at random, we are having a haiku contest! get creative and come up with haiku poem about babycakes, for the chance to win a dozen cupcakes. babycakes founder erin mckenna and i will be judging the poems, and picking a winner within a week.

here’s exactly what you need to do to win…

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UPDATE 05/15/2010: WE HAVE A WINNER!!! hey everyone, the winner of the vegan ice cream contest is “ttt” with a creation called “cracker jack”: salted caramel ice cream with peanuts and/or peanut butter swirl!

mooi is gonna crank out this ice cream in the near future, and it will be on the cafe’s menu when they open. ttt, congratulations! email me for your prize!

runners up included chick-o and the man(go) by LCMom, cop’s breakfast by Liz, standing avoation by Emily, and birthday cake ice cream by Veggywood.

FREE VEGAN ICE CREAM BY MOOI! enter to win! i’ve had a lot of great contests on this blog, but this has got to be my favorite! instead of just winning a 32 oz container of ice cream, you have the chance to create your very own flavor that will appear on the mooi restaurant menu!

orange cream with peppermint fudge ice cream

in case you haven’t heard of mooi, it’s this amazing raw/vegan restaurant that’s about to open up in echo park. their ice cream is already available at naturemart in silverlake, and it’s seriously some of tastiest, most inventive dessert food i’ve ever eaten.

here’s what you need to do to win:

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