Tallahassee Eatery Serves Up One of PETA's Top Five Vegan Mac-and-Cheese Dishes

Group Celebrates National Macaroni Day by Recognizing the Best Vegan Comfort Food

For Immediate Release:
July 6, 2012 

Contact:
Kaitlynn Kelly 202-540-2202; KaitlynnK@peta.org

Tallahassee, Fla. — Americans who choose to stick to healthy and humane vegan meals love comfort food as much as anyone else—and in honor of National Macaroni Day, which falls on July 7, PETA is celebrating the Top Five Best Vegan Mac-and-Cheese Dishes. Taking the number-four spot on the list is Tallahassee's own Soul Vegetarian, which nabbed the distinction thanks to its creamy mac and cheese, a side dish that perfectly rounds out Soul Vegetarian's well-loved plate of steamed collard greens, barbecued tofu, and cornbread.

Taking first place is Sublime in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., whose oven-baked vegan mac and cheese starts with a decadent Dijon béchamel cheddar and finishes with a crumbly topping of panko bread crumbs.

The top five also include Salt Lake City's City Cakes & Café, whose rich and creamy vegan "cheeze" sauce is made of blended cashews and roasted red peppers and Belmont Vegetarian Restaurant in Worcester, Mass., where the mac and cheese is a creamy blend of almond milk, soy milk, and vegan cheddar cheese, with even more vegan cheddar cheese baked on top.  And even though it's not in the U.S., PETA's tasters couldn't including Vancouver's Wallflower Modern Diner, where the flavorful baked mac and cheese—made with soy vegan cheddar—can be bulked up with sliced veggie hot dogs.

Seattle's Plum Bistro and the Cornbread Café in Eugene, Ore., both nabbed honorable mentions.

"Nowadays, it's easier than ever to enjoy delicious comfort food that's both healthy and humane," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "PETA applauds Soul Vegetarian for demonstrating how dairy-free mac and cheese nourishes diners' bodies and souls without clogging their arteries."

For more information, please visit PETA.org.