St. Louis Announces Their First Ever Vegan Food Festival This August!

On August 4th, 2018, St. Louis will be having its first ever vegan food festival called Vegfest launching at the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park from 11 am to 8 pm!

The event will be organized by the St. Louis Animal Rights Team and everyone is pretty excited. Sasha Monik, one of the central organizers involved in the event, says its very exciting to finally be hosting an all-vegan event in the Midwest. After attending many vegan festivals in Los Angeles, Sasha wishes to bring those amazing experiences she had there back to her hometown of St. Louis.

The festival is expecting to see over 3,000 to 5,000 visitors and is completely free of charge to enter. The event will include guest speakers like vegan chefs, physicians, and cookbook authors, as well as cooking demos, vendors selling anything from food to vegan cosmetics, face painting for the kids, yoga, massages, and even a ventriloquist! Sasha explains that the event will essentially be a carnival, but completely veganized.

Some of the food vendors that will be featured at St. Louis’s VegFest will be Confluence Kombucha, Seedz Cafe, and Frida’s! Sponsors like Bombay Food Junkies, Lush Cosmetics, and Carol House Furniture will also be involved with the event.

One of the central focuses of this event is for everyone to have an amazing time. They are all about inclusivity and want to stress that this event isn’t just for vegans and vegetarians, but anyone who is interested!

For more information, visit the event page on Facebook! The creators of this festival expect it to be a great success.

Can’t make it to the St. Louis Vegfest?

If you are not going to be in the Midwest this summer and cannot experience the food from vendors like Frida’s, Seedz Cafe, and Confluence Kombucha, we have some recipes for you from this Food Monster App!

Nori and Scallion Avocado Toast 

Confluence Kombucha serves up a mean avocado toast, so if you cannot try it for yourself, why not try this Nori and Scallion Avocado Toast. It is packed with savory umami flavors!

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Seedz Cafe makes a delicious vegan chocolate chip cookie and other amazing sweets. If you cannot attend the St. Louis Vegfest, why not try this recipe?

Raw Creamy Spinach Mushroom Pasta

Frida’s in St. Louis serves the most mouthwatering raw fettuccine with a lemon-basil dressing. For a tasty at home alternative, try this Raw Creamy Spinach Mushroom Pasta!

For more recipes, we recommend downloading this Food Monster App, which is available for both Android and iPhone and can also be found on Instagram and Facebook. The app has more than 10,000 plant-based, allergy-friendly recipes, and subscribers gain access to new recipes every day. Check it out!

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