Allen Salkin is an American journalist, author, and critic who has written for the New York Daily News, New York Times, and other publications.
Isa Chandra Moskowitz is an American vegan chef, cookbook author, former host of the vegan community access cooking show Post Punk Kitchen, and restaurateur.
Sarma Melngailis is an American chef, cookbook author, and businesswoman. She was the owner and co-founder of Pure Food and Wine and One Lucky Duck, both vegan raw food restaurants in New York City. Melngailis' restaurant appeared in New York Magazine's Top 100 Restaurants round up, and made it into Forbes' list of All Star New York Eateries for five consecutive years. Both businesses closed in 2016 after staff walked out over unpaid wages. After fleeing New York, Melngailis was tracked down in Tennessee and arrested for fraud in 2016. She was convicted in 2017.
Chloe Kay Coscarelli is a vegan chef and author.
Matthew Kenney is an American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, author, and educator specializing in plant-based cuisine. He is the author of 12 cookbooks, founder of dozens of vegan restaurants, and founder of the companies Matthew Kenney Cuisine and Matthew Kenney Culinary, a plant-based diet education business.
The Sweet Hereafter was a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon. It closed on February 29, 2024.
Kann is a Haitian restaurant by Gregory Gourdet in Portland, Oregon.
Dirty Lettuce is a Black-owned vegan restaurant serving Southern, Cajun, and Creole cuisine in Portland, Oregon. Alkebulan Moroski began operating as a food cart in 2020 and opened a brick and mortar restaurant in 2021.
Baby Blue Pizza was a vegan pizzeria in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant operated from July 2019 to January 2022, closing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top Burmese is a small chain of restaurants serving Burmese cuisine in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, in the United States. Owners Kalvin and Poe Myint started the business in 2019. There are three locations in addition to the original restaurant on 21st Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District: Top Burmese Bistro Royale has operated in Beaverton since 2020, Top Burmese Burma Joy opened on 23rd Avenue in the Northwest District in 2021, and Top Burmese Ambassador opened in Hillsboro in 2022. Top Burmese branch off beyond Burmese Cuisine with Old Asia Teahouse opened in Beaverton in 2023.
Mama Đút was a vegan restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine in Portland, Oregon.
Berlu is a Vietnamese restaurant and bakery in Portland, Oregon.
Maruti Indian Restaurant, or simply Maruti, is an Indian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Desi PDX, or DesiPDX, is an Indian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
3 Doors Down Café and Lounge, or simply 3 Doors Down, is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. is a 2022 Netflix docuseries by director Chris Smith. It documents how restaurateur Sarma Melngailis illegally transferred money to her husband so he could pay a deity to bestow immortality upon them.
Mis Tacones is a Chicano and queer-owned vegan taquería in Portland, Oregon.
Rose City Book Pub is a bookstore and bar in Portland, Oregon. Owner Elise Schumock started the business in 2018. It was described as the only business of its kind in the city in 2022.
No Saint is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon. Spouses Gabriella Casabianca and Anthony Siccardi launched the business as a pop-up in 2019, before moving into a brick and mortar space in 2022. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception.
Pear Ravioli
Salsify Noodles with Radicchio and Figs
