AVN Weekly: Rebel Cheese wins award, a new truck, a new location and a letter to the mayor from PETA

Pandemic Updates

Per the Statesman, “Travis County coronavirus data trends downward, but caution urged.”

Free neighborhood Covid-19 testing expands throughout the Austin community.

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FREE #COVID19 neighborhood testing is available throughout the #ATX community! . Ways to Enroll: 💻 Visit COVID19.AustinTexas.gov ☎️ Call 512-972-5560  (Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-6pm + Sat. 9am-1pm) 🚶 Or walk-up to a neighborhood test site! . Locations: 📍 Givens District Park 📍 Southeast Branch Library 📍 Little Walnut Creek Library . For your safety, please remember: ✅ Bottled water ✅ Umbrella or hat to provide shade ✅ Wear a face covering ✅ Stay 6ft apart from others ✅ Wash or sanitize your hands . #COVID #Coronavirus #Test #SafetyFirst #Health

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Veg News

Rebel Cheese wins Best New Restaurant in the Culture Map Tastemaker Awards.

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• Yay!! We won! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR VOTING! This makes a huge difference for us (and the vegan movement at large), so we truly appreciate all of you who voted! We look forward to what’s next! • #GroundToTable #ElevatedVegan #TasteAndSee • #vegancheese #vegan #veganfood #plantbased #austinfood #atxfood #atxvegan #atxvegans #atxeats #austinwine #AustinVegan #TexasVegan #keepaustineatin #austinfoodstagram • 📸 @culturemapatx

A post shared by Rebel Cheese: Vegan•Deli•Wine (@rebel.cheese) on Jul 23, 2020 at 5:39pm PDT

Credo Foods spreads its plant-based offerings through Veracruz Tacos.

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A plant-based announcement… @Veracruztacos is now serving our Cashew Queso on their menu 🥳 . We're very excited to announce this partnership and look forward to seeing our Cashew Queso used on some of the best tacos in Austin! . Go check it out! Tag us @credofoods when you go! . #credofoods #tacos #vegantacos #bestofvegan #cashewqueso #cashewcheese #dairyfree #glutenfree #oilfree #vegan #veganfood #veganfoodshare #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #eatmoreplants #supportlocal #austintexas #austinvegan #delicious #vegancheese #texasvegan #austinfoodtruck #atxvegan #topveganplaces #comfortfood #yummy #veganeats #yummy #queso #nongmo

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Bone-a-fide Vegan Bistro updates its summer hours.

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Possum Pizza reopens in new location.

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And the announcement is…. POSSUM PIZZA! Has moved to the East side! We are NO LONGER at 510 w Oltorf, but not too far from our old location! We will re-open our new trailer at our new location for pickup at 1210 Parker lane just off of Riverside! PLEASE CALL OR TEXT TO ORDER! So we can quote you a time for pickup. When you arrive PLEASE WEAR A MASK! As we will be too. Our menu will remain pretty much the same EXCEPT WE CURRENTLY WILL NOT BE DOING SLICES! Sorry. But we are trying to figure out how to do this the safest way possible with the least amount of contact during these times. So we are still offering all of our pizzas as whole pies on either a 12” or 16” crust. We will still have mozzarella stix, crispy fried wings, buffalo wings, and bbq wings and of course possum popplers! We will reopen Today! Friday the 24th from 4-8Pm! PLEASE bare with us while we try to provide you the best service we can in these conditions! PLEASE CALL OR TEXT TO ORDER! 512-939-7787!

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The Vegan Nom replaces its trailer truck.

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NOW OPEN! Whose gonna be our first customer!?! See ya soon Austin!❤️🌯🌮 CALL AHEAD FOR PICKUP OR HAVE IT DELIVERED WITH @postmates @ubereats or @favor #bestof2020 🌮 ❤️ FREE BEERS ALL DAY!🍻 Open: 9am-11pm 2324 E. Cesar Chavez 512-497-3147 #plantpower #plantstrong #plantpioneers #dairyfree #eatmoreplants #tacos #eateratx #do512 #atxfoodie #atxvegan #veganfoodshare #vegansofig #texmex #myfab5 #austinfoodie #damnthatsdelish #eatdrinkvegan #whatveganseat #plantbased #food52 #climatechange #animallovers #love #eater #food #bestfoodaustin #tacogram 📸cred @tacosandtattoos Thank you!

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Veg Delights

Austin 360 says, “We’re nuts for these vegan picadillo empanadas” in its Food and Dining post.

Veg in the Media

Rebel Cheese is “Austin’s best restaurant and chef unveiled during Tastemaker Awards 2020” per Culture Map Austin, and it gets a mention in the Statesman: “Lost that loving feeling? Date night ideas for when you’re staying at home.”

The Vegan Review covers Citizen Eatery in its post: “Citizen Eatery Review: The Perfect Time for Breakfast is Always.”

VegNews includes a Sweet Ritual item as one of “10 Trendiest Vegan Ice Cream Creations.”

PETA writes to Austin’s Mayor Adler: “Will Austin Fight COVID-19 by Going Vegan?”

Veg Events

Rebel Cheese to host “Book Club: White Fragility” Monday, August 3.

Veg Jobs

SCOOP: Cool Beans is teaming up with Lick It Up out of El Paso for a new joint venture to be announced. They are searching for a GM and a line cook. Interested parties should contact Rolando Garza via Facebook Messenger.

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