This past weekend HappyCow had the pleasure of attending the fun, educational, highest vibe raw foods party on the planet—Raw Living Expo! The Raw Living Expo is a 3-day event where you can try out delicious dishes from raw food chefs (and even learn how to make some yourself at the demos), check out awesome products from all of the vendors attending, sit in on expert talks about important nutritional topics, and…
Karyn’s Fresh Corner 1901 N Halsted Chicago Illinois 60614 312-255-1590 Owner: Karyn Calabrese Is this your first restaurant? First restaurant but second location. What made you decide to open a vegetarian/vegan restaurant? I started being a vegetarian in my 20’s, that was over 40 years ago and there was not any place to eat, especially when I started moving into a completely plant based diet. I wanted to be able…
Being a Vegan doesn’t mean you’re some kind of extremist freak the way it did say 20 years ago. In fact, the number of Vegans in the U.S. has been increasing every year and is slowly but surely becoming main stream, even hip thanks to some celebrity endorsements and a growing concern for disease prevention. So now that Veganism has found a more acceptable place in society what has taken…