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Saturday, August 9, 2014

The Seed, a vegan event (August 9th and 10th 2014) in New York, NY

image of The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Yeah, I know: you are probably wondering what the heck I was doing at The Seed, a two day event currently going on in the city. The goal is to have people who embrace a vegan diet, vegan curious and vegan skeptic to meet and discover what being vegan means, either via listening to over 30 speakers or trying some food. 
image of speakers at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

So, I got invited to that event, and went, decided to explore some of the food presented there. People often think that vegan food is tasteless and boring and, coming from a country where butter is widely used in cuisine, I was in that mindset few years ago, until I tried some vegetarian restaurants that served vegan dishes, like the regretted Table Verte that had this fantastic chocolate tart, completely vegan and gluten-free, made with rice flour and avocado instead of butter. Or Café Blossom on Carmine where I was invited recently. I will be honest: this event did not convert me, but convinced me more that, if some food was served to people without mentioning that it was vegan, they would love it, like these delicious bean and rice chips (my favorite was the ranch one) or the Love Beans chocolate spread.

If you are interested in going, you can get a 50% discount if you enter the code seed50 when ordering your entrance ticket on the ticketing site.

Here is some of the things we saw and tried:

Ortaggi - dairy free and organic frozen snacks made with vegetables, herbs and fruit juice.

Red pepper and peach:
image of Ortaggi red pepper and peach frozen snack at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Avocado and cucumber:
image of Ortaggi avocado and cucumber frozen snack at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Whole Foods - Basil, Kale and walnut crostini:

image of Whole Foods basil, kale and walnut crostini at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Arty - Artichoke water:

image of Arty artichoke water at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Nicobella Organics:

Dark chocolate, maple coated pecans and sea salt:
image of Nicobella organics chocolate at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Ginger and green tea dark chocolate:
image of Nicobella organics chocolate at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

This Pie Is Nuts - various pies:

image of This Pie Is Nuts at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Vegan Divas - Brownie:

image of Vegan Divas' brownie at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Fairy Bites - Chocolate chip cookies:

image of Fairy Bites chocolate chip cookies at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Beanfield - Bean and rice chips:

Nacho:
image of Bean and rice chips from Beanfield at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Ranch:
image of Bean and rice chips from Beanfield at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Treeline cheese:

image of Treeline cheese at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

image of Treeline cheese at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

Love Bean - Chocolate spread:

image of chocolate spread from Love Bean at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

The Regal Vegan - Faux Gras:

image of faux gras from The Regal Vegan at The Seed, a vegan event in New York, NY

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And Remember: I Just Want To Eat!

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