Twin Cities Vegan Events

❗Space is limited. Reserve your spot HERE.❗

Brianno's Chart House kept their Vegan Chef Challenge dish on the menu. Let's show our support!

Join Compassionate Action for Animals for a fun evening at Brianno's Chart House to try their Caribbean Vegan Bowl — with a jerk-spiced black bean patty, jerk plant-based beef crumble, cilantro lime rice with Argentinian chimichurri, fire-roasted corn salsa, avocado chimi-mousse, and pepitas. It was so popular during the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge that they kept on the menu permanently!

🌟 What to expect: This is a casual, social evening centered around good vegan food and community.

🍽️ Why dine out with us? When we gather at restaurants offering vegan options, we’re showing them there’s a customer base for good, plant-based food. Plus, it's a great way to discover restaurants committed to offering compassionate choices.

🌱 About the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge: Each August, restaurants across the Twin Cities create new vegan dishes for this month-long competition. The 2025 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge drew over 1,600 votes from diners across the metro!

🎉 Who should come?

• Anyone who loves trying new restaurants and great food
• People curious about plant-based eating (you don't need to be vegan!)
• Folks looking to meet friendly community members
• Anyone who wants to support restaurants offering more vegan choices

About Compassionate Action for Animals: We’re a Minnesota nonprofit working to encourage people to embrace their empathy for farmed animals and move toward a plant-based diet. From organizing Twin Cities Veg Fest to events like this, we’re here to make compassionate living accessible and fun. Discover more at caa.mn/events.

See you there! 🌱

Join us for a Vegan Potluck in the West Suburbs! On Thursday December 11th we'll eat delicious plant-based food, share recipes and get new cooking ideas.
Come to the Base Camp coffee shop area of Unmapped Brewing Co. in Minnetonka from 6:30pm. All are welcome regardless of where you are on your vegan journey.

• Please bring a dish to share and the list of ingredients.
• If possible please bring a plate & utensils.
• Your dish should not contain any meat, dairy, eggs, fish, or butter – there are plenty of alternatives! Need ideas? Check out these websites for easy vegan potluck recipes: Insanely Good recipes, the Edgy Vegan, and The Vegan Atlas.

It's a great opportunity to make new like-minded friends, and have fun tasting yummy plant-based food!

This group is sponsored by Compassionate Action for Animals. Please contact info@exploreveg.org with questions.

*** REGISTER TO SAVE YOUR SPOT AT: Volunteer | Compassionate Action for Animals***

Join CAA to serve a vegan lunch at Simpson Housing Services! Simpson provides shelter to around seventy unhoused people each night, and partners with community groups to prepare meals for shelter residents. This is a wonderful way to care for our Minnesota community in an animal-friendly, eco-friendly way.

Please sign up at the link above to receive the address and other information to prepare for the event. We will gather at 10:00am and together, we’ll cook lunch in the kitchen, and then serve the meal to residents. Once food service comes to a lull, we will take breaks in small shifts to join the residents for lunch. Afterwards, we’ll tidy up, and everything should be finished by 1:00pm.

CAA provides a meal for Simpson guests every month. Watch this space for another opportunity to participate!

Other Notes:

• Please dress comfortably, with closed-toe shoes.
• We expect to serve about 30 residents.
• Please keep in mind that this is a community service event. While we may explain more about CAA’s work or veganism if residents ask, it is not an outreach event.
• If you have any questions, please email Nicola at nicola.philpott@exploreveg.org.

*** REGISTER TO SAVE YOUR SPOT AT: Volunteer | Compassionate Action for Animals***

Join CAA to serve a vegan lunch at Simpson Housing Services! Simpson provides shelter to around seventy unhoused people each night, and partners with community groups to prepare meals for shelter residents. This is a wonderful way to care for our Minnesota community in an animal-friendly, eco-friendly way.

Please sign up at the link above to receive the address and other information to prepare for the event. We will gather at 10:00am and together, we’ll cook lunch in the kitchen, and then serve the meal to residents. Once food service comes to a lull, we will take breaks in small shifts to join the residents for lunch. Afterwards, we’ll tidy up, and everything should be finished by 1:00pm.

CAA provides a meal for Simpson guests every month. Watch this space for another opportunity to participate!

Other Notes:

• Please dress comfortably, with closed-toe shoes.
• We expect to serve about 30 residents.
• Please keep in mind that this is a community service event. While we may explain more about CAA’s work or veganism if residents ask, it is not an outreach event.
• If you have any questions, please email Nicola at nicola.philpott@exploreveg.org.