BULL CITY VEGAN CHALLENGE 2010
Come October of this year there is going to be a unique Durham event that yours truly along with my good friend and documentarian/vegan advocate, Eleni Vlachos, are curating. The first ever Bull City Vegan Challenge, or BCVC as we like to call it.

Building on the popularity of “Meat Free Mondays” and Durham’s popular monthly vegan brunch (Now run by my friends Caroline Morrison and Siobhan Catherine from Fiction Kitchen who recently served 163 people within 30 minutes!), we thought it was time to encourage adding inventive vegan options to our favoriterestaurant’s menus — in a fun way.

To this end, Eleni and I hit the streets asking Durham chefs to add a vegan entree, appetizer, or dessert for the month of October. To our surprise, 90% of the chefs agreed to the challenge. Each entree will be voted on by the public, and the winner will receive recognition and a prize.

Thus far, participating restaurants are: Piedmont, Alivia’s, Dos Perros, Rue Cler, Beyu Caffé, Nosh, Toast, and Federal (a few more to come!) We targeted restaurants carefully since the voting public may not be able to eat?out several times per week.

A short documentary will also be included and screened following the October challenge.

I will post a link soon to the official BCVC site when it is up where all you local people can vote with your taste buds!

Yay for Durham Chefs!!!

So, the menu for the Sunday February 7 Vegan Brunch will be in celebration of LOVE…and what says love like Pancakes with luscious sauces:

*Vegan Pancakes w/ 3 sauces, strawberry, blueberry and chocolate (maple syrup and Earth Balance will be on hand as well)
*Savory Vegan Sausage links
*Coffee
$7.00
Cash bar for Mimosas and Bloody Marys and other libations.

Hope to see you all there!

Chef Shirle’s Vegan Brunch is Back on!
I am very much looking forward to serving the Vegan Community again! (I was hoping that by now someone would have opened a veggie/vegan restaurant in Durham, but alas, not yet) so in an effort to help the Vegan community of the Triangle area of NC I have found a permanent home for The Vegan Brunch.

On the First Sunday of each month The Pinhook, in downtown Durham, will host the brunches. The menu will be different each month so check back here to see what’s coming up. here’s all the details.

Hope to see you there!

Event: Chef Shirlé’s Vegan Brunch

When: The First Sunday of every month, 12pm-2pm

What: a prix fix menu with coffee that changes monthly

This Months Menu: Biscuits & Faux-sage Gravy, roasted potatoes, garden salad

Cost: $7 suggested donation, cash

Where: The Pinhook 117 Main Street, Durham NC 27701

Features: Plenty of seating, alcohol will be served including Mimosas and Bloody Marys- cash bar. A beautiful back porch area overlooking DPAC and the Durham Bulls Stadium. Live music in the near future.

Links:

The Pinhooks Site: http://www.thepinhook.com/thebardetials.htm

Vegetarian-Vegan Meet Up of The Triangle:
http://www.meetup.com/triangleveg/calendar/11498645/