Memphis Vegan Restaurants

There is a good chunk of vegan friendly restaurants hidden in the city of BBQ ribs. These are not large chain restaurants, as I covered in this blog post.  I have been to a few of these places, and can't wait to dive in and try the rest of these local vegan favorites.
All of the dishes listed are ordered without dairy if they come with a dairy option to make them vegan.

R.P. Tracks 
BBQ tofu nachos
BBQ tofu burrito

Huey's
Black Bean Burger

Trolley Stop
Vegan Pizza
Monday Night is Vegan Night

Fuel 
Vegan Nachos
Tofu Scramble
Veggie Burger

Balewa's Vegan Gourmet
Vegan Burger

Brother Juniper's
Tofu Vegi Scramble

Mellow Mushroom
Vegan Pizza w/ daiya cheese

Three Angels Diner
Tofu Scramble
Mock Egg Salad Sandwich
 
Cafe Eclectic
Black Bean Burger 

Deja Vu Creole Soul Food 
Veggie Burger
Vegan Tacos
Mock Chicken Salad
Mushroom Hoagie Rolls
Vegan Pasta Dishes
Spinach Mushroom Quesadilla
Veggie Rolls

Hi-Tone
Sunday Vegan Brunch Special
Vegan Pizza
Veggie Burger

Imagine Vegan Cafe
All Vegan Menu including hot dogs, chicken nuggets, steak, desserts, etc.

Vegan iPhone App

VeganXpress

VeganXpress is like a portable menu for Vegans! The app has a list of restaurants and the vegan options you will find at each of them. A good grip of these restaurants have some surprising vegan options or even items you can combine to make a vegan entree. The one thing you will want to do is to double check with the restaurant that the items listed are actually dairy & egg free. The making of these items varies from location to location throughout the country, so something that is Vegan in Denver could possibly not be vegan in Memphis. Great app for the vegan on the go, or if you need to make some quick choices about where you eat.

Another De Armond M75T

I got a new (well, new to me) De Armond M75T. These guitars are amazing! The pickups are hot, but have a cutting clear tone. No muddy tone to be found here! A couple of things I did to this guitar is change out the pickguard (it came with a clear pickguard) & add some Sperzel tuners. I bought it from Guitar Center Chattanooga, Thanks Chad!

Mike Ness: Meat's Not Green

Mike Ness is one of my favorite musicians & Social D is one of my favorite bands. Here is Mike talking about animal cruelty and being vegan for PETA2. Can't wait to see these guys play in Dallas at the end of April! WOOT! Also, yes, I am aware that the hot rods behind them are gas guzzling, non-hybrid vehicles. I'm not sure driving a Prius would make you to rockabilly.

Famous Vegan Musicians...

Betcha didn't know these cats were vegan...
Fat Mike - NOFX
Propagandhi
Alanis Morissette
Joan Jett
Rikki Rocket
Chrissie Hynde - The Pretenders
Moby
Barry White
Dave Davies - The Kinks
Wierd Al
Morrissey - The Smiths

& vegetarian
Mike Ness - Social Distortion
Elvis Costello
B.B. King
Bonnie Raitt
Rivers Cuomo
Kelly Clarkson
Avril Lavigne
Kevin Eubanks
Tom Delonge
Tommy Lee
Travis Barker
Billy Joe Armstrong
Phil Collen
Paul McCartney
Joe Jackson
Lenny Kravitz
Cindy Lauper
Peter Buck - REM
Meatloaf
Peter Gabriel

Bob Dylan
Billy Idol

Tons more check'm out:
http://www.happycow.net/famous_vegetarians.php
http://www.vegan-gal.com/famous_vegans.html

Gardein Trio's

Picked up some Gardein Trio's from whole foods. These are made in less than 5 minutes in a microwave and are perfect to take to work for lunch. The thai chicken is in a creamy-tomato based sauce. The burgundy trio are like gardein's beef tips, if you have tried these you know that you'd have no idea they aren't real beef.  They both come with a side of rice. It's the exact right portion size for lunch and is so quick and easy to make. Go pick some of these things up! 

"Honey" Seared Tofu

This is my version of "Honey" Seared Tofu.
Ingredients:
1 14 oz Package Firm Tofu
1/2 Flour
1 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp paprika
1/2 cup vegetable oil

8 tbsp agave nectar
1 tsp ginger

4 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tbsp chopped garlic

Heat oil at medium heat on stove. Cut tofu into squares. Combine pepper, paprika, & flour and coat the tofu squares with the mixture. Fry the tofu in the oil, takes about 2-3 minutes to fry.

Combine agave nectar, ginger, rice vinegar, & garlic in a sauce pan and heat over medium heat for 5-7 minutes. 

Cover fried tofu with the sauce and serve over rice or with vegetables.