Brooklyn’s First Annual Vegetarian Week, Brooklyn Goes Veg! Launches October 21-27, 2007 during National Vegetarian Awareness Month.
Brooklyn, NY Thursday, September 6, 2007 – Melissa D. Haile, Brooklyn-based Wellness Practitioner announces Brooklyn’s First Vegetarian Restaurant Week in celebration of National Vegetarian Awareness Month.
Vegetarian Restaurant Week will take place October 21-27, 2007 at participating restaurants throughout the borough. Diners can take advantage of a 3-course lunch and dinner prix-fixe. Brooklyn’s Vegetarian Restaurant Week is part of a national effort to increase awareness of vegetarianism, including resources for support, community building, and dining out.
Melissa D. Haile, who specializes in plant-based nutrition guidance for the vegetarian, near-vegetarian, and “flexitarian” – a part-time vegetarian, teamed with Atlanta-based Black Vegetarian Society of Georgia founder Traci Thomas to promote local vegetarian outreach efforts. This partnership quickly grew to 4 more cities, all of whom will be hosting Vegetarian Restaurant Week simultaneously.
Despite a growing number of vegetarian, vegan, and raw food restaurant options citywide, newcomers and seasoned vegetarians alike complain about not having enough choices when it comes to dining out. While vegetarian-friendly dishes do exist at mainstream venues, having a dedicated establishment provides confirmation of one’s dietary choices. Vegetarian Restaurant Week hopes to encourage everyone to “go vegetarian”, if only for one meal. “We want to increase patronage of Brooklyn’s vegetarian restaurants, regardless of the diner’s primary eating preference,” says Melissa D. Haile. “We’re not trying to convert anyone. Instead, we’d like to offer an additional dining option to vegetarians and omnivores alike”.
As one in five diners are requesting a vegetarian menu, allowing vegetarian restaurants a chance to showcase their culinary creations could inspire other restaurants to offer more plant-based fare.
Vegetarian Restaurant Week kicks off Thursday, October 18th with an Opening Reception at the V-Spot Café, located at 156 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. Owned by Danny Carabano, The V-Spot Café, a 100% vegan restaurant, recently celebrated their first anniversary. The reception, which is open to all, will feature light fare from the V-Spot kitchen, giveaways, and more.
Vegetarian Restaurant Week hopes to show diners that vegetarian meals are more than just a mishmash of side dishes, but well-crafted whole food meals guaranteed to satisfy everyone’s palate, from comfort food to fine dining.
For Media and Sponsorship Inquires Contact: Melissa D. Haile
ProducerBrooklyn Goes Veg!
Phone: 347 241 5058
Email: melissa@vegetarianrestaurantweek.com
Web: http://www.BrooklynGoesVeg.com
Press Release: Brooklyn Goes Veg! Brooklyn's First Vegetarian Restaurant Week
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Common Definitions of Vegetarian and its subcategories
Labels:
plant-based,
vegan,
vegetarian
Herbivore: Mainly eats grass or plants. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
Fruitarian: Same as VEGAN, but only eats foods that don't kill the plant (apples can be picked without killing plant, carrots cannot).
Vegetarian: a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc
Lacto-Vegetarian: a vegetarian who consumes dairy products
Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian: a vegetarian who consumes dairy and egg products
Nonmeat-Eater: Does not eat meat. Most definitions do not consider fish, fowl or seafood to be meat. Animal fats and oils, bonemeal and skin are not considered meat.
Pescetarian: Similar to VEGETARIAN, but also consumes fish. (often is a person avoiding factory-farming techniques...) See also PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN.
Plant-Eater: Mainly eats plants. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
Pseudo-Vegetarian: Claims to be vegetarian, but isn't. Often used by VEGETARIANS to describe SEMI-VEGETARIANs, and PESCETARIANs.
Semi-Vegetarian: Eats less meat than average person. See also PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN.
Strict Vegetarian: name given to vegetarians who do not consume animal products, but not to the extent of vegans
Vegan: a strict vegetarian who eats plant products only, and also does not consume products derived from animals, including but not limited to honey, silk, leather, fur, lanolin, gelatin, and skincare and household products.
Dietary Vegan: a vegetarian who maintains a strict vegetarian diet but doesn’t necessarily exclude the non-food uses of animals.
Vegetable Consumer: Means anyone who consumes vegetables. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
from www.ivu.org
Fruitarian: Same as VEGAN, but only eats foods that don't kill the plant (apples can be picked without killing plant, carrots cannot).
Vegetarian: a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc
Lacto-Vegetarian: a vegetarian who consumes dairy products
Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian: a vegetarian who consumes dairy and egg products
Nonmeat-Eater: Does not eat meat. Most definitions do not consider fish, fowl or seafood to be meat. Animal fats and oils, bonemeal and skin are not considered meat.
Pescetarian: Similar to VEGETARIAN, but also consumes fish. (often is a person avoiding factory-farming techniques...) See also PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN.
Plant-Eater: Mainly eats plants. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
Pseudo-Vegetarian: Claims to be vegetarian, but isn't. Often used by VEGETARIANS to describe SEMI-VEGETARIANs, and PESCETARIANs.
Semi-Vegetarian: Eats less meat than average person. See also PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN.
Strict Vegetarian: name given to vegetarians who do not consume animal products, but not to the extent of vegans
Vegan: a strict vegetarian who eats plant products only, and also does not consume products derived from animals, including but not limited to honey, silk, leather, fur, lanolin, gelatin, and skincare and household products.
Dietary Vegan: a vegetarian who maintains a strict vegetarian diet but doesn’t necessarily exclude the non-food uses of animals.
Vegetable Consumer: Means anyone who consumes vegetables. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
from www.ivu.org
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