Veggie Conquest

Veggie Conquest 4 was amazing! The chefs did fantastic! The volunteers were on it and the judges were wonderful!

In our biggest give-away yet, all our attendees got a packet of MATCH meat alternative to take home and cook with!

We got to try Crazy Camel Dessert Hummus (it is really tasty) and Raw IceCream Company’s line of vegan raw ice cream!

Big thanks to all of the tasters, judges and volunteers, and especially the chefs.

Here are the winners:

First place
Michelle Barton
Tiny Tater Nori Roll

Click here for the recipe!

Second Place and Tasters choice
Jessica Gunter
Sweet Potato Cigars with Plum Sauce

Click here for the recipe!

Third Place
Kathy Cho
Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup

Honorable Mention

Jenn Lynskey
Loaded Baked Potato Perogi

Sherri Cohen
Papas Rellenas Al Horno

Jessie Mee
Curried Mash Canapés with Tamarind and Cilantro Chutneys

Jasmin from ourhenhouse.com made a really great video about VC4! Check it out…

Our Hen House on Veggie Conquest from jasmin singer on Vimeo.

Roll Ingredients

While your potatoes are boiling chop all other ingredients and place in a bowl, then add the potatoes.
Mix the sauce together.
Combine the sauce with the roll ingredients!
Roll everything in a nori wrapper and top with soy nuts and more sauce!

We are so happy to have the very talented Michael Parrish DuDell to emcee Veggie Conquest on Sunday!

Michael is the senior editor for Ecorazzi.com, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of VegDaily.com and a contributor for the Huffington Post and Crazy Sexy Life.

Michael is filling in for our regular emcee, Joshua Katcher, who has important business this weekend. Thanks, Michael! See you all on Sunday!

Yoli Ouiya is a chef and blogger, and maybe you’ve already tried her food – she’s catered for activist groups and festivals, and taught cooking and dessert classes at Whole Foods on the Bowery. We’re excited to have her as our third judge for Veggie Conquest 4!

Get to know Yoli better at her eco-chic living and green savings blog, yoliouiya.com. And check out her recipe for raw cacao mousse!

Potatoes!!

All chefs will make an appetizer featuring potatoes!

So many kinds of potatoes are available… from sweet potatoes to fingerling potatoes… and thousands of different ways to prepare them. Potatoes are versatile and delicious! Good luck, chefs!

If you are attending the event, check your inbox for details!

See you on Sunday the 25th!!

We are so happy to have the ultimate foodie on our panel of judges for VC4. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Patrick Kwan!

Patrick writes about food and restaurants for SuperVegan, New York City’s premier vegan blog and restaurant guide. He is an accomplished vegan cook and well-regarded expert on NYC’s vegetarian restaurants. His March ’06 article in Satya magazine profiling some of the city’s best veggie bets is still widely referenced and proudly displayed by restaurants in their windows. Over the years, he has served as a taste-tester and recipe-tester for dozens of vegan restaurants and companies.

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE Donuts! I think this is a great idea!
Let’s sell this event out to encourage Brooklyn Kitchen Labs (and Gavin Pherson) to have more vegan cooking classes!

Where: The Brooklyn Kitchen Labs, 100 Frost St. in Williamsburg
When: Thursday, April 15th, 6:30 pm
Cost: $50

Come join Gavin Pherson, owner and executive chef of the underground, vegan fine dining company Hole & Corner, as we patch the gaping hole in your culinary repertoire with…what else? Perfectly delicate, Vegan Donuts! You will learn how to customize your donuts with a neigh-sacrilegious array of succulent fillings, glazes, and toppings from both the sweet and the savory canon, and we’ll invite your personal creative touch along for the ride. In this class we will also learn to make several donut-friendly accouterments, including Cashew Coffee Cheesecake, to help convert the simple, noble donut into a stately dessert.

Feel free to bring any animal-free topping or filling-related fantasy ingredients your sweet mind may desire.

You can sign up online at The Brooklyn Kitchen Labs website.

Come and join us at the Veggie Prom at 8 p.m. Friday, May 14, in Park Slope!! Tickets are on sale NOW! $10 advance, $15 at the door.

Kick off Veggie Pride Parade weekend!

Drinks, dancing, and free vegan desserts! It’s going to be a blast!

Come as a couple or solo… creative prom attire encouraged!

Click on the flyer to buy tickets and learn more about Veggie Prom!

You might have seen her on Oprah, or the award-winning documentary Super Size Me. Or maybe you have read one of her books, Living Vegan for Dummies (Wiley, 2009) and The Great American Detox Diet (Rodale, 2005).

She is a professionally trained healthy gourmet chef and a certified health and nutrition counselor. We are so happy to have Alexandera Jamieson as one of our expert judges at Veggie Conquest 4!

I am so happy to announce the next Veggie Conquest! VC4 will be at  5 p.m. Sunday, April 25.

Tickets will be on sale at 10 a.m. EST this Tuesday, March 23. As most of you know, these tickets go fast! VC3 sold out in record time… so please don’t wait to buy your tickets, because they will be gone! You can buy your tickets here.

We have found a wonderful venue that is eco-minded and cute too! The venue is Green Spaces in Chinatown. It is easy to get to from any train.

New and exciting things

VC4 is going to be one to remember! We are very fortunate to have MATCH vegan meats as a sponsor. MATCH is a gourmet-quality vegan protein, beloved by restaurants nationwide, that is now available in New York City stores to buy for your own kitchen. MATCH comes in five flavors: Breakfast “Sausage”, Ground “Pork”, Ground “Beef”, “Crab” and Italian “Sausage”. Each provides the taste, texture and nutrition of meat without the saturated fats, cholesterol, hormones, antibiotics or cruelty! MATCH can be used in all your family recipes and can even please the adamant meat lover in your life. It can be purchased at all D’Agostino grocery stores in NYC.

You will get to taste MATCH for yourself at VC4 during the second course, prepared by volunteers!

MATCH also has a very exciting surprise for the attendees. Trust me, you will NOT want to miss this!!

With MATCH’s sponsorship, we are able to do new and exciting things! Now we will give all competing chefs $25 when they show up at VC with their competing dish. This will encourage chefs to take risks and splurge even more on fantastic ingredients! All chefs may also bring a guest for free to help cheer them along (and help carry food too!). Chefs, after you sign up, we’ll email you to ask who your guest will be. If you are interested in competing, check out the “How it Works” page on our website.

More exciting news

The kind people at Crazy Camel Dessert Hummus are sending all of their flavors (all 6!) for everyone to try. I am so excited to try these!

Once again, the talented and gorgeous Joshua Katcher (www.thediscerningbrute.com) will be our emcee for the night and DJ Lil Ray will be providing us with the tunes! YAY!

Find out more about VC4

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Can’t wait to see you all there!