Kim and I spent most of the weekend at Vegfest in Seattle center, half volunteering, half just wandering around and eating. Saturday we both worked in the kitchen with Julie Hasson making all sorts of chocolate dishes. We later did Indian food with Sunita Shastri. After we prepped everything the chefs would go out and prepare the recipe in front of an audience.
Sunday I helped out cooking spinach pancakes for a demo station while Kim stayed in the kitchen. Both days we wandered and sampled all the great food. Some stuff was really, really tasty, including the stuff we helped cook. At the end of Sunday all the frozen and refrigerated food went on sale for cheap, so we got a bunch of stuff. I’ve been eating the fake chicken nuggets the last few days and they’re really good.
I think this was a good chance for Kim to meet some people in the vegetarian cooking world and see what the scene is like. I was honestly surprised how big the event was and how many people there were. I heard that there were 600 volunteers and I there was almost never a dull moment as a volunteer. There was always more food to prepare and questions to answer for people. I think if more people knew the benefits and of vegetarianism and how many great meat alternative foods there were, there’d be a lot less meat consumption, and an event like this will make a huge impact on the public’s knowledge and perception.