Join the Stumptown Vegans as they answer these questions, and more, from their built-up mailbag. This conversation includes notes about local, travel, and chain dining.

If you have a question for the Stumptown Vegans, emailStumptownvegans@gmail.com, or tweet @stumptownvegans.

We’ve got Episode 19 posted over on the main website, here.  It should be up on Itunes shortly – stay tuned! We’re figuring out moving our RSS Feed over.

The Stumptown Vegans play catch up, while discussing current events in the vegan world, dining with allergies, and recent Portland culinary happenings.

Show Notes:

• Australian Wool
• Bamboo Sushi
• Cafe Yumm
• Cakewalk Baking Company
• ChixStix Japanese kabobs (on our to-do list!)
• El Cubo de Cuba
• D.C. Vegetarian
  • VegNews’ 7 Best Vegan Sandwiches Listing
• Ellen
• Farm Sanctuary
• Gin Northern Thai cart
• Green Lady – anyone know if this mysterious raw restaurant will reopen?
• I Hate Cilantro
• Julie Hasson & Vegan Diner
• Just Thai cart
• Martha Stewart’s Vegan Show
  • Alexis Stewart
  • The Vegan Show Segment with Biz Stone
  • Vegansaurus recap
  • Why Honey Is Not Vegan
• Miho Izakaya
• Natural Selection
• New York Times: A Century of Meat
• Oprah’s Vegan Challenge
• Petunia’s Pie & Pastries
• Portland Farmers Market
• Portland Zine Symposium
• Portland’s Vegan Iron Chef
• Prasad
• Sizzle Pie
• What’s Up? (What’s Going On)
• Ukiyoe Sushi

From Weekend #3 for the Portland Farmers Market at PSU

Tempeh Bento at Cafe Yumm

Note: We’ve decided to move our podcasts over to this main site (from StumptownVegansPodcasts.com – the things you learn through the years) and will have more coming this way soon – to keep updated, make sure to subscribe to our bright and shiny new feed!

This episode may not be available just yet, but we have an Itunes store with free downloads you can subscribe to and check out all our past podcasts, as well.

And as always, feel free to email or hit up @StumptownVegans on twitter with any tips and suggestions.

Check out the Stumptown Vegans’ live appearance on Breakfasts in Bridgetown last week.

Webly and Jess catch up with Paul Gerald, the man behind both the recently updated book, and show, to discuss the state of vegan breakfasts in Portland.

Episode 46: StumptownVegans.com

We discuss sustainable practices, dining options, and tips.

Stumptown Vegans Episode 17: Sustainable Dining

Resources:

• Oregonmetro.gov
• Eat Well Guide
• BEST Business Center
• Dine Green
• Go Green Man
• Take Out Without
• Papa G’s Vegan Deli
• Artemis Cafe
• Portobello Vegan Trattoria
• Blossoming Lotus
• Prasad
• Proper Eats

If you have any tips about responsible, sustainable dining, please share.

Papa G’s Vegan Organic Deli is dedicated to sustainable practices and was a runner up for the BEST awards this year.
Image Credit MsConnections on Flickr

The Stumptown Vegans are joined by special guests for a lengthy blind taste test and critical discussions of vegan muffins, scones, chocolate cake/cupcakes, gluten-free selections, and cheesecake from local vegan baked goods providers.

Disclaimers and Set Up:

This podcast contains a no-holds barred, colorful, opinionated conversation amongst delightfully spoiled Portlanders, who all eventually succumb, on air, to sugar overload.  The showdown is based on items acquired on a specific weekend, and purchased with the Stumptown Vegans’ own money.  We were not able to attain everything uniformly, and were missing items normally available from some bakeries. That’s just how the cookie crumbled.

For example, there are chocolate cupcakes and cake reviewed in one category, and generally available scones missing from another. We did not place any special orders.

Even as Stumptown Vegans, we purchased independently and were not aware of where each item was from.

There are vegan-friendly bakeries missing.  If they bake your favorite items, or you disagree with our results, please share!

We do not know when items were baked or prepared.

We aimed to have at least 3 selections for every category.

Coming soon to Stumptown Vegans: the pie graph breakdown, item descriptions, more photos and quotes.

Special Guests:

• Alex Wrekk
• David Agranoff
• Maeve
• Crystal (our official non-vegan opinion)

Show Notes:

The Bakeries:

• Back to Eden Bakery & Boutique
• Blacksheep Baking Co.
• Blossoming Lotus
• Dovetail Bakery
• Monkey Wrench Vegan Bakery
• Portobello (formerly of Cherry Bomb)
• Sweetpea Baking Co.

Additional References:

• Vegan Iron Chef
• Chloe and Louvella’s Dating Service
• Try Vegan PDX
• Portland Zine Symposium
• The Vegan Revolution…with Zombies – available at VegFest 2010 in September!
• Sweet Life Patisserie (Eugene, OR)
• Vegan Treats (Bethlehem, PA)
• Red & Black Cafe
• Vegan Bakeries on the Rise in Portland Neighborhood Notes

Thanks to our special guests, Portland’s fantastic vegan bakeries who just keep getting better and better, and for listening!

The Cheesecakes:

Taste test set up:

Portobello Cupcakes & Monkey Wrench Snickerdoodle:

This includes the reveal of the Stumptown Vegans’ picks for Portland’s Best Bowls, which you can now check out posted on our website, with photos.

Episode 15: Healthy Spring Dining

Show Notes:

• Blossoming Lotus
• Prasad
• The Bye & Bye
• Native Bowl
• The Whole Bowl
• Papa G’s Salad Bar
• Proper Eats
• Pho PDX
• Just Thai
• New Seasons
• Portland Farmers Market
  • Downtown PSU, King Market, Shemanski Park and Buckman Market (formerly Eastbank) are all open!
• Tastebud Pita
• Hot Lips
• Homegrown Smoker Vegan BBQ
• Chaos Cafe
• Cafe Yumm – coming to downtown Portland this summer!
• The Stumptown Vegans Present: Portland’s Best Bowls

Tastebud Pita from the Farmers Market

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Webly and Jess sit down for a riveting conversation about the current advances in vegan cheese, and reflect on just how far commercial and homemade vegan cheeses have come, historically.

They contemplate:

• The Daiya Invasion:
  • Has Daiya changed the world?
  • How easy has veganism become?
  • The revolutionary melt.
• Which is the best for pizza?
• Is anything superior to homemade nut cheese?
• Past experiences with vegan commercial cheeses.
• Vegan curiosity & standards.
• Commercial popularity & restaurant use.

Show Notes:

• Daiya
• Teese, by Chicago Soy Dairy and the Teese Challenge
• Tofutti
• Follow Your Heart
• Wayfare Foods
• Dr. Cow nut cheese
• The Uncheese Cookbook
• Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, SoyInfo Center
• Galaxy Foods
• Paradox Cafe’s vegan queso

Wayfare We Can’t Say it’s Cheese Hickory Cheddar Spread and Dr. Cow’s Aged Cashew & Hemp Seed Cheese

Grilled Cheese with Tofutti Mozzarella from The Grilled Cheese Grill

Pizza with Daiya Mozzarella (formerly known as Italian Blend)

Pizza with the new Teese Mozzerella formula

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This is modeled after recent similar listings by Willamette Week and ExtraMSG, except this time – it’s all vegan!

The full listing is published on Stumptown Vegans.

Instead of the usual Show Notes this episode, we’ll just send you that way!

Episode 13: 25 Great Vegan Foods for $7 or Less

This episode is dedicated to….

Coda was a great friend and will be missed beyond words. There was even a short documentary about her called a Cowboy Hat and a Cane. May she rest in peace.

And Happy Easter from Webly’s Parents:

Don’t forget, you can also subscribe via Itunes!

P.S. We went really cheap during one of our first podcasts – Cheap Ass Eats: $5 or Less. Recorded in March 2008.

Webly and Jess sit down with Jess, a local vegan and professional wine steward, for an in-depth conversation about wine.  Jess, the wine steward, touches upon her personal favorites, what isn’t vegan about a lot of wine, food pairings, regional wines, and more.

All three vegans also sample an array of chocolates purchased from local chocolatiers, and review in detail.  Missionary’s chocolate mint truffle, Sahagun’s brand new Stumptown pure coffee bar, and Alma’s fig and marzipan chocolate, were among the favorites!

Show Notes:

Wine:

• Barnivore.com
• Vegan Wine Guide (Frommars)
• Orleans Hill Winery, makers of Our Daily Red Organic Wine
• The issue of allergens and wine labeling (not currently happening).
• Charles Shaw (aka Three Buck Chuck. FYI, the red are vegan-friendly, according to Barnivore).

Chocolate Review:

• Missionary Chocolates
• Alma Chocolate
• Sahagun Chocolates – various
• Sweet Masterpiece Inc. – medallions
• Blossoming Lotus – raw chocolates and brunch
• Go Max Go Candy Bars
• Holy Kakow Chocolate Syrup
• Lillie Belle Farms – Caramelized Almond Bar
• Coco & Co
• Fran’s Chocolates, sold at Cacao
• LuLu’s raw chocolate
• Stirs the Soul organic raw chocolate
• Moonstruck Chocolate Co.

Of course, there are more vegan chocolates available around town, and our selection was limited to what we were able to buy in time.  Please let us know if you have other local favorites to recommend!

Which leads into…

Upcoming Valentine’s Day Events/Vegan Options in Portland

• Blossoming Lotus has a special Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu – make your reservations!
• Portobello WILL be open.
• Place your dessert orders from Sweetpea Baking Co. and Back to Eden, etc.
• Chocolates from Food Fight!
• The numerous chocolates named above!

Local Chocolate Review, Round 1

Chocolate Prep

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Please feel free to contact Stumptownvegans [AT] gmail.com if you’d like to get in touch with Jess, the wine steward, about wine questions or personal consultations.

As always, feel free to email us or contact us on twitter with questions.

P.S. Two Additional Portland Vegan Friendly Wine Notes:

• We hear that Vino Vixens wine shop on SE Powell is vegan friendly.
• Alu Wine Bar on NE MLK has a vegan label specifying their vegan friendly wines, as well.