Meatless Meetup

Join Brian to explore the inexpensive vegan food offerings at IKEA.

We're meeting in the Restaurant upstairs. I'll post on the comments which table we're at. Either find us first, or order food then find us. Each person will pay separately and order their choice of the following:

• Plant Balls meal, substitute mashed potatoes with fries and no cream sauce to make it vegan $8
• side of Fries, Peas or Vegetables $4 to $6
• Salad Bowl, dressings ask staff which are vegan $4
• Vegetable Samosa $1.30
• Vegetable Spring Roll $2
• Plant Based Chocolate Torte $4
• Cinnamon Bun, regular or maple $1.50
• Juice, Orange or Apple $1.50
• Bottled Water $2
• Nordic Fruit Water (Cola, Cola sugar-free, Pear, Lingonberry, Raspberry, Lemon Lime) $1.50
• Coffee or Tea, no milk or cream $1.50 (or free with Ikea Family Account)

The Restaurant closes at 8pm. Soon after 8:00, we'll head downstairs to the Bistro which closes at 9pm. There are standing tables and bar seating.

• Strawberry Frozen Treat (Plant based) In standard Cone or Cup. Kids $1.50 or Regular $2.00. Sugar Cone $2.50. Waffle Cone $3
• Veggie Dog $1
• Plant Based Nuggets with BBQ Sauce $3
• Fries $2
• Cinnamon Bun, regular or maple $1.50
• Juice. Orange or Apple $1.50
• Nordic Fruit Water (Cola, Cola Sugar Free, Pear, Lingonberry, Raspberry, Lemon Lime) $1.50

Prices are approximate.

For ingredients: https://www.ikeafoodfacts.ca

The Ikea Family Account is free to join and you'll get a discount on the Coffee or Tea. If interested, please sign up ahead of time here: https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/profile/signup/family/

If you need or can offer a ride, please post in the comments.

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Special thanks to our sponsor, vegan realtor,
Lynn Harvey, at Royal LePage Elite West.
Contact her at 778-998-3746
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Not to be confused with the Chinese Buddhist monasteries we visit, this is the Thrangu Tibetan Monastery, a large Buddhist temple in Richmond.

We are meeting at 10:50 just inside the back door of the monastery. We cannot be late because we are getting a tour.

First we will have a tour of the monastery. Following that there will be a very short talk, followed by a question and answer session, and a meditation. We will then have lunch. The lunch is made up of Nepali, Indian and Chinese dishes.

Please note: While vegetarianism is not a requirement of Tibetan Buddhism, this monastery serves only vegetarian and vegan food. 50% of the lunch buffet is vegan. Be sure to check which dishes are vegan before taking a portion.

Lunch is by donation.

Come prepared with cash for your donation and a question to ask.

N.B. We have to give the monastery an accurate number of guests as they are a charity and buying food for our attendees, so agreeing to the registration question when you RSVP is a requirement for attendance at this event. If you get removed from this event by hosts, it's nothing personal--you are very welcome to reregister and just answer the RSVP question.

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Special thanks to our sponsor, vegan realtor,
Lynn Harvey, at Royal LePage Elite West.
Contact her at 778-998-3746
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This organizer dinner and planning meeting is only open to the hosts and organizers of this group. However, if you want to be part of the organizer team, message Nancy directly.