Vegan Drinks @ Angels & Kings, July 30

I had never been to a Vegan Drinks event before although the event, held monthly at the East Village’s Angels & Kings, has graced my calendar plenty of times since they started in May of 2008. As soon as I heard this month’s social gathering of like-minded veg-friendlies would include free Sweet & Sara‘s vegan marshmallows, I knew this was the perfect time for the first time.

Walking in to tables of free Sweet & Sara’s was almost dreamlike. All her delicious flavors were there, including her S’mores and rocky road bark. CandyPenny, my p-i-c, and I tried to remain calm. We had stormed vegan tastings and events plenty of times before… from the mind-blowing Boston Vegetarian Food Festival to the mysterious Wheeler’s ice cream tasting, from SuperVegan‘s birthday at S’nice to Natural Gourmet and ThanksLiving buffet lines, to name just a few. Together we’ve shimmied in lines for free eats that more so resembled mosh pits, steadfast in our goal. We’ve dined vegan across this great country, from corner to corner, and traveled hours for the lone reward of a satiated appetite. So… it was to our surprise that these tables were not thee priority of the group of attendees, that we could stand leisurely and gape at the piles of perfect little confections all we wanted.
Somewhere between my 10th marshmallow and my second conversation with a vegan who didn’t cook at all, I realized that I more identified with being a vegan foodie than a vegan: that after 12 years of being vegan, my convictions have remained static, strong and unwavering. But it is my love of vegan food that has dynamimcally flourished… and that this has carried me through my journey, working in tandem with my passion for animal rights. Hmmm, I wonder what I’ll learn next time?