Philly VegFest
Philly VegFest was really exciting because it was my first time going. I took the train in with Alena and we enjoyed a bunch of free food samples (including cookies, tahini, maple syrup, bread, coconut fries, and pickles all from various vendors, as well as other goodies in a reusable grocery bag). For our lunch, we got BBQ seitan tacos ($4 each) from Vstreet, which we enjoyed while sitting at the fountain. They were really good, even if they were a bit messy, haha!
We'd hoped to get something from Blackbird Pizzeria and Dottie's Donuts, but the lines were long; next year we'll be sure to stick it out! Philly VegFest wins for best food samples!
Chester County Vegan Festival
This was my second time going to the Chester County Vegan Festival, and Alena made it this year for her first time, so we had a lot of fun and made sure to pile up our plates at the picnic buffet. My plate included a hot dog, portobello mushroom, rice, potato salad, green beans, spicy cabbage, vegetable skewer, and sausage on a hamburger bun.
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| Alena's plate. |
While the smallest of the three events, Chester County Vegan Festival wins for best value for the most food ($10 entry, $9 if you brought your own place setting, which we did). It also has a really nice and relaxed atmosphere since it takes place in a park.
We bought ice pops at the end from Mompops (2 for $5).
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| Alena got the mint chocolate chip. |
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| I got the orange coconut, which was like a creamsicle. |
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| The blogger as seen in the wild! Hehehe! |
Bethlehem VegFest
Alena, Zach, and I went to the Bethlehem VegFest today (our second time going). Alena and I got some free samples of veggie chips (a small bag, not pictured, which we ate right away, and a larger bag which we got later in the day, seen below).
After walking around for a bit, we decided to get lunch from Freakin' Vegan, sharing an order of mac & cheese and a cheesesteak empanada. Both were delicious ($5 each).
I later bought two cupcakes from Mo'Pweeze Bakery; they got a bit bumped along the way home ($3.50 each).
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| double vanilla delight |
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| moo's choco choc, which has now been devoured, was so good, especially the icing |
And then of course we made our way over to Vegan Treats' tent for more goodies to bring back with us. We stood in line for around 20 minutes but it was worth the wait and we placed our order quickly. I got a "chicken" and waffles donut and an almond pretzel donut; Alena got a cannoli and a chocolate chip cookie ($18 total).
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| almond pretzel donut |
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| "chicken" and waffles donut |
Bethlehem VegFest wins for best variety of food and baked goods, but it was definitely the most expensive one for me, haha!
Well, that's it for this year's vegfests; thanks to Alena for taking lots of photos! And of course, I'm already looking forward to next year's vegfests!
Finally, here's Leela in her cat tent and Buttons being silly.
Peace. :)
