A Tale of Two More Break-ins

In this issue, a veganiversary, two birthdays, a new product, a break-in (times two), a debut, some comebacks and a new spot. But first…

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Veg News

Gabriel, co-owner of Rabbit Food Grocery, celebrates his 30th—that’s right, thir-ti-eth—veganiversary. Congratulations, Gabriel, and thank you for being such an inspiration.

Happy birthday, Kibo Foods!

🎂 It's Kibo's first birthday! 🎂 ⁠
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Can you believe it?? Kibo was born one year ago today (and what a year it's been)! Now we're in 300+ locations and are bringing chickpea chips to more people than ever. We couldn't have done it without you⁠.⁠ pic.twitter.com/y40fBR9qtc

— kibofoods (@kibofoods) September 27, 2020

Happy birthday, Zucchini Kill Bakery!

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3 years in the books!! We can’t begin to express how much your support means to us and how much we appreciate y’all. We are so sad we couldn’t party with you this past weekend (we’ll make up for it next year!) but y’all brought it anyway and we consider our 3rd anniversary a success! WE LOVE YOU! -Jess & Cece ❤️🖤 #3years #anniversary

A post shared by Zucchini Kill Bakery (@zucchinikillbakery) on Sep 22, 2020 at 12:53pm PDT

NadaMoo! and Austin Eastciders join forces to bring you a Hard Frozen Dessert.

Austin! Our @Eastciders Hard Frozen Desserts have arrived!🥳Available at the NadaMoo! Scoop Shop & Eastciders Barton Springs🙌 Apple Pie, Chocolate Blood Orange, Vanilla Rosé, & Piña Colada are ready for you!🍦 Pints contain 3.0% ABV of Eastciders. Only for 21+. Limited supplies. pic.twitter.com/iX9x1hComq

— NadaMoo! (@NadaMoo) September 25, 2020

Counter Culture got a new oven! Pizza, anyone?

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Our new oven has been delivered! 🥳 Please come get some dinner so we can start paying it off 😉 Pictured below is our buffalo cauliflower pizza. A best seller and staff favorite. See you soon. Orderonline at Countercultureaustin.com or by calling 512-524-1540. Our patio is open for eating but there is no service.

A post shared by Counter Culture (@countercultureaustin) on Sep 25, 2020 at 3:08pm PDT

Some sad news: The Nissi Vegmex and Bone-a-fide Vegan Bistro food trucks were broken into.

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A post shared by Nissi Vegmex 🇲🇽🌱 Vegan Mexican (@vegmexnissi) on Sep 25, 2020 at 8:47am PDT

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We will NOT Open at 12pm due to a break ins at the park. We are assessing the situation and will post an update. THANK YOU! #boneafidevegan #atxvegan #austinvegans #veganfoodtruck #austineater #austineats #eat512 #atxvegans #austinfoodtrucks #kennydorhamsbackyard

A post shared by Bone-a-fide Vegan Bistro ™️ (@boneafidevegan) on Sep 25, 2020 at 9:06am PDT

On the lighter side, Funky Mello makes its debut at Rabbit Food Grocery and dia’s market.

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Its always been a huge dream to see our mellos in a store. We still can't believe @rabbitfoodgrocery gave us a chance and we are so incredibly thankful for it🙌🏽! Please go and check out our vanilla and pumpkin spice mellos and let us know what you think! Hope you have a great weekend! 💚

A post shared by Funky Mello (@funky_mello) on Sep 25, 2020 at 9:14am PDT

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Can't believe we made it into @diasmarket_austin! Even though times are tough we are so happy and extremely thankful to have the opportunity to be accepted into Dia's Market😁! Please go check us out if you are in the area and let us know what you think! 💚.

A post shared by Funky Mello (@funky_mello) on Sep 26, 2020 at 9:04am PDT

They’re back!

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A post shared by Asters Ethiopian Restaurant (@astersethiopianrestaurant) on Sep 24, 2020 at 12:51pm PDT

Tellus Joe officially opens at The Beer Plant.

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We are officially opening this Monday, September 28th, out of The Beer Plant! Here is a preview of some menu items 🌮☕️ 🌿⚡️

A post shared by TELLUS JOE (@tellusjoeatx) on Sep 25, 2020 at 11:55am PDT

Veg in the Media

Austin Monthly covers NadaMoo! and Austin Eastciders joint venture. It’s mouth-watering. Check out “Hard Cider-Infused Ice Cream is Here (In Four Different Flavors).”

Veg Delights

Liz Velatini shares another delicious how-to video. Check out “Healthy Copycat Girl Scout Cookies – Vegan Samoas” on YouTube.

Veg Events

Mark your calendars because Cosmo’s Kitchen is closed October 1–3 per its Instagram post.

Rebel Cheese will host a “Virtual Cheese Tasting,” Wednesday, September 30, at 7:00 PM.

Today we learned…

Sara M. posted in the Austin Vegan group this past week:

Call It Spring, a San Marcos outlet store, is all vegan.

Thank you for the tip, Sara!

Not exactly Austin, but…

Hormel and Papa Murphy’s team up and offer a plant-based meat pizza option. Checkout “Hormel’s Plant-Based Line ‘Happy Little Plants’ Launches Vegan Pepperoni-Style Topping at Papa Murphy’s” on vegconomist.

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