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National Nutrition Month – March Meat-Out Day – March 20 Earth Day – April 22 World Vegetarian Month – October World Vegetarian Day – October 1 World Farm Animals Day – October 2 World Vegan Day – November 1 |
Chinese New Year Dinner with Special Guest Vesanto Melina, RD Thursday Feb 21 6:30pm: Affinity Vegetarian Garden, 208 Edmonton St. TICKETS: $15 WVA Members, $17 Non-members - includes tax & tip Tickets must be purchased by Wed Feb 20 8pm at the restaurant! VEGAN MENU: * Spring Roll * Hot & Sour Soup * Lo Han Chow Mein * Spicy Tofu Hot Plate * Sesame Seeds Veggie Balls w/Sweet & Sour Sauce * Assorted Mushrooms w/Seasonal Greens * Brown and White Rice * Tea & Fruit Following dinner, we'll have a half-hour veg nutrition Q&A with Vesanto Melina, RD, well-known vegan dietitian and author of numerous vegetarian books including "Becoming Vegetarian" and "Becoming Vegan". Vesanto will also sign copies of her books - feel free to bring your own copies, new copies will also be available to purchase. WVA CELEBRATES WORLD VEGETARIAN MONTH (OCTOBER)! For the first time in our history, Winnipeg has four vegan establishments - Affinity, Boon, Delicious, and Mondragon - and we'll be visiting them throughout World Vegetarian Month! All dinners begin at 7pm, please be punctual, as we hope to start as close to 7pm as possible! Tickets MUST be purchased in advance at each restaurant at least 3 days prior to the event.
Monday Oct 1 7pm: Boon Burger on Bannatyne, 141 Bannatyne Ave. TICKETS: $13.75 WVA Members, $16 Non-members - includes tax & tip Tickets are available at both locations of Boon Burger - 141 Bannatyne & 79 Sherbrook MENU: * Burger of your choice - Boon, Thanksgiving, or Buddha * House Salad * Fries with Gravy * Iced Tea Tuesday Oct 9 7pm: Affinity Vegetarian Garden, 208 Edmonton St. TICKETS: $15 WVA Members, $17 Non-members - includes tax & tip Tickets are now available at the restaurant! MENU: * Bean Threads Soup * Potato Curry Turnover * Shanghai Noodles with Satay Sauce * Chili Eggplant * Veggie Meat Balls with Brown Sauce * Stir Fried Bean Curd Layers with Bok Choy * Brown and White Rice * Tea & Fruit RESCHEDULED! Thursday Nov 29 7pm: Delicious Vegetarian Restaurant, 1467 Pembina Hwy. TICKETS: $13.50 WVA Members, $15.50 Non-members - includes tax & tip Tickets must be purchased before Mon Nov 26 12 Noon at the restaurant! MENU: * Tomato & Tofu Soup * Spring Roll * Vegetarian Mock Duck with Broccoli * Vegetarian Fish with Ginger & Green Onion * Mixed Vegetables in Satay Sauce with Vermicelli * Eggplant & Tofu in Black Bean Sauce * Brown Rice & White Rice * Chinese Tea & Dessert
E-mail: wva@ivu.org Last updated: February 2013
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