Field Report: Jerusalem

Update: We are sad to say that we have been informed that both the rice and baba ganoush at Jerusalem are unfortunately not vegan.

Veggie combo from Jerusalem. All vegan, so good. Falafel, saffron rice, tabouleh, fatouche, stuffed grape leaves, baba ganoush, pita, hummus, FRIES:

 

Field Report: Waffle of the Week

A carrot cake waffle with vegan cream cheese sauce is the waffle of the week. Hooboy:

Field Report: Pizza Fusion

I love that Daiya has made it possible for pizza places all over the country to offer vegan options, and I love that so many vegans love it and think it's the best thing ever. But when it comes to pizza, I am a Follow Your Heart girl through and through (that is, if there's not homemade cashew ricotta around). FYH mozz takes a bit more heat and time to melt, but when it does, it's magic. And when you leave your leftover pizza in the fridge over night, the cheese becomes one firm, delicous sheet, like it's supposed to. It wasn't until I had leftovers from Pizza Fusion that I realized I missed cold pizza for breakfast. 

Pizza Fusion (571 East Colfax, Denver) offers both FYH and Daiya on their vegan pies, and just started carrying vegan chicken as well. With a menu full of organic, locally-sourced ingredients, and plenty of vegan options (brownies, you guys!), this place is becoming one of my favorite places to get pizza. The Denver location is operated by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless as part of their job training program, and restaurant proceeds support the Coalition’s Renaissance Works program– designed to provide jobs, job training and supportive employment services for homeless individuals. 

We went last night, and I have the grainy, poorly lit pictures to prove it:

Will you look at that? The cheese is bubbly, melty, and just greasy enough. I ate the whole thing and was immediately sorry that I didn't save a piece for breakfast. 

To celebrate Earth Month, they were giving their dine-in customers samples of their raw produce. We got cherry tomatoes from Eagle Springs! I am always skeptical of Colorado tomatoes before June or July, but these were like candy. 

And finally, the booze. It's cheap and plentiful and pretty great. There was twice as much in the glass when I got it, and it was $4 and delicious:

Pizza Fusion has a great happy hour Mondays through Thursdays, 3:00 - 6:00: $3 personal cheese pizzas (FYH or Daiya, whatever your pleasure), $1 draught beers, and $3 glasses of wine. And did I mention they deliver now? Happiness is great vegan pizza that comes right to your door. Get some!

PS: For more vegan pizza, check out our Colorado Vegan Pizza Roundup. For more vegan food in Denver, check out our restaurant guide. 

Field Report: Hi*Rise Tofu Banh Mi

Delicious:

They also have a vegan wild rice and mushroom soup on the menu, and some magical sounding vegan cheesecake spread for bagels. Get thee to Hi*Rise!

Sweet Surrender

Let's be real: it was a LONG Monday. It was cold. I got rained on. I accomplished nothing on my to do list. It was cloudy, in Denver. I was the first one at the office and the last to leave. You know. You've had those days, too.

Here's the thing... my day just got SO much better. On a whim (ok, really, because the heart wants what the heart wants, and my heart wanted chocolate) I looked up what Sweet Action was serving tonight, and my happy heart skipped a beat when I found out one of the vegan specials was fudge brownie. I circled the block (twice) before parking illegally to run into the shop and get a little bucket of heaven to bring home.

Tonight I met Vegan Fudge Brownie--and I could not WAIT to take him home with me.

Suddenly, things aren't lookin' so bad.

So join me in raising a pint to the first freeze warning tonight! And consider yourself warned--like our recent bout of summer days, this frozen treat will be gone before you know it.