CA No meat? Yes please: Vegan restaurants get more aggressive

[Andy_T]

Interesting article:

Vegan restaurants are aggressively pushing no-meat menus, and it seems to be working

"NO SALADS!" screams the sign on the wall. "MIX DRINKS NOT MORALS" yells another sign behind the bar.

And with that, the tone is set for a meal at Doomie's, a no-meat fast food joint in Parkdale that is as forceful about what's on its menu as what's not.

Doomie's is part of a trend in Toronto that's seen veganism take an abrasive turn, with so-called "extreme vegan" cooks pushing in-your-face ethics, making the case that not eating animals is a morally superior lifestyle.

Jeff Merkel wears combat boots in his food-truck — not traditional combat boots, though. They're vegan combat boots with not a stitch of leather to be found on them.

Merkel says his truck will be Toronto's first all-vegan mobile restaurant when he gets his mobile food license, which he hopes will happen in June. The non-leather boots and his vegan cooking symbolize Merkel's attitude toward food: he is a self-described vegan extremist, an avowed enemy of meat-eating. And fittingly, he's called his food truck The Vegan Extremist.

"We took a risk with the marking idea," Merkel admitted. "But that's who I am."

While I do not agree with the shunning of salads, I find the article very interesting and hope that this style of restaurant also makes it over here....

 

[Danielle]

Salads can be great, but if you're eating at at a typical restaurant, it's mostly going to be a poor excuse for a salad. Iceburg lettuce, some carrots, and to top it all off, no good vegan dressing. For shame!
That burger looks delicious.