Vegan Chef Challenge Dine Out - The Howe - Beef Wellington

Join hosts Laura and Nick as CAA and ARC co-host a dine out at The Howe!

The Howe is a participant in this year’s exciting Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge and has a special, delicious dish entered in the competition– Vegan Beef Wellington. Join us for a chance to sample it with some like-minded folks. Your rating will help see how it stacks up against the many other restaurants in the competition! Plus, you’ll have fun while tasting some great food!

What’s the plan?
We’ll all be trying out their 2025 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge dish, Vegan Beef Wellington. It’s made with savory Impossible meat and sautéed mushrooms wrapped in flaky puff pastry, served with mashed sweet potatoes, sautéed green onion and arugula, and finished with vegan au jus.

We’ll also have the opportunity to take a simple action together at the event to help animals, like calling our reps or signing a petition to advocate for plant-based options in schools! Then, after we dine, everyone can rate the dish at caa.mn/tcvcc.

Want to try some AMAZING vegan food? You’re welcome to come, whether you’re vegan or not! Anything ordered outside of the chef challenge entry will need to be vegan (the menu is marked with vegan entrees or ones with vegan options). Please ask if you have any questions).

What is the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge?
Each August, restaurants around the Twin Cities add a new vegan dish to the menu. Diners visit restaurants and rate each dish they try. These ratings will be used to determine the winners!

The winning chef will be announced at a ceremony at 3:30pm on September 21, 2025, at Twin Cities Veg Fest in St. Paul’s Harriet Island Park.

Who is competing this year?
You can see the full list of competing restaurants here!

Why come?

• Meet awesome new people from all walks of life
• Enjoy great conversation over tasty food
• Make change for animals
• Help determine the best challenge dish of the year
• Get a chance to win gift cards when you rate your dish or post about it

Perfect event for those who want to learn more about vegan food

Parking: There is a small parking lot. Street parking is also available.

RSVP Agreement:
Please make sure to keep your RSVP up to date and arrive on time. We're asking the Howe to save a large number of spots for us and to ensure there is enough of their entry. Having an accurate count of people attending is needed so we can be respectful of the extra effort to accommodate us. Thanks!