Dine-Out: Pizza Pi

You're invited to join other Victoria Vegan readers for another of our fun Dine-Outs, this time at Pizza Pi (1412 Douglas Street, www.pizzapi.ca) this coming Friday, August 20th at 7pm.  They make their own cashew cheese, and I, for one, am eager to try it out.

As a group, we'll be getting 25% off, and apparently that works out to around $2 per slice.

If you're on Facebook, feel free to RSVP here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139985222703861

Otherwise, please send us a note by noon on Thursday to let us know to expect you! We'll want to reserve seats.

Hope you can join us!

Also, on Wednesday night is our monthly meeting/discussion group, where we talk about various animal rights and vegan issues, please do join us! It's at Green Cuisine (in the 'side' room) at 6:30pm. Come at 6pm if you're getting a bite to eat first, there's usually several of us having dinner beforehand.

Hope to see you there!

Dave Shishkoff
Canadian Correspondent
Friends of Animals
Web Site: http://FriendsofAnimals.org
Victoria: http://TheVictoriaVegan.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2496490922
Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FoA_Victoria
FoA Vegan Starter Guide PDF: http://bit.ly/foa-vsg

Restaurant Review: Kissako Green Tea Cafe

 As mentioned earlier, the Victoria Vegan blog is accepting submissions from readers, here's the first of hopefully many pieces from "Chris-the-Vegan-Fifty-Something"! Send us a note if you'd like to contribute something. =)

KISSAKO GREEN TEA CAFE
2027 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria BC
Tel: 250.370.5195
Web: http://www.kissakogreenteacafe.com/

Superb.  One word to describe the delicious vegan delights that the scrupulous owners of this Oak Bay cafe painstakingly and consistently prepare every day, Monday through Saturday. 

While this cafe is not vegan, the owners, Hiroshi Shibata and Tamae Yoshizawa, have specialised knowledge of macrobiotic cooking.  Hiroshi is a sushi master, and his fresh vegan sushi selections all feature brown rice.  I have taken several Europeans and well-travelled visiting guests to this place, and each one remarks:  "this is the best sushi place to which I've ever been, in all of my world travels!"  Echoing that, I have never visited a sushi place that offers more superb vegan sushi, miso soups, gobi salads, exquisite green teas, tofu and veggie dishes, vegan udon noodle soups, and vegan deserts. 

Even if you're not a vegan, you will enjoy their vegan offerings, and they are all easily digested.  A vegan meal at the Kissako Green Tea Cafe just leaves you feeling wonderful, and Victoria is lucky to have this delightful little gem.

Reviewer: Chris-the-Vegan-Fifty-Something

Thanks Chris!

Dave Shishkoff
Canadian Correspondent
Friends of Animals
Web Site: http://FriendsofAnimals.org
Victoria: http://TheVictoriaVegan.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2496490922
Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FoA_Victoria
FoA Vegan Starter Guide PDF: http://bit.ly/foa-vsg

Summer 2010 Act*ionLine Magazine Online

Hey everyone, the latest issue of the FoA quarterly magazine Act*ionLine is online. If you'd like a copy to read at your leisure (and to share with friends afterward), just send me a note with your address!

Summer 2010 Table of Contents

A Fistful of Dollars: Understanding BP and the Gulf Disaster

In My View

Peter Wallerstein and the Marine Animal Rescue Team

Cheers and Jeers

Movement Watch

Photo Essay: March for Mustangs

Saving Wild Horses: An Interview with Ginger Kathrens

Becoming Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets by Brenda Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina, MS, RD

Getting Active for Cats

Create a Sustainable Style Revolution

Letters

Merchandise Catalog

Dave Shishkoff
Canadian Correspondent
Friends of Animals
Web Site: http://FriendsofAnimals.org
Victoria: http://TheVictoriaVegan.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2496490922
Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FoA_Victoria
FoA Vegan Starter Guide PDF: http://bit.ly/foa-vsg