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Monday, February 23, 2015

The Week in Vegan: New Dietary Guidelines, Healthy Kids and Penguins, Penguins, Penguins

Posted By on Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:15 PM

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The new dietary guidelines are here and vegans are very into them. No, cupcakes are not at the bottom of the food pyramid (I wish!), but the new guidelines demystify a plant-based diet, showing that it can help prevent diabetes and increase longevity. 

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AL's Place Offers Vegetarians and Their Meat-Loving Friends an Unusual Meal

Posted By on Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:52 AM

Mixed Brassicas, Sudachi, Pickled Radish, Wild mushrooms came in a delicious savory broth, and was one of our favorite dishes of the night. - ALIX WALL
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  • Mixed Brassicas, Sudachi, Pickled Radish, Wild mushrooms came in a delicious savory broth, and was one of our favorite dishes of the night.

A few days later,  we’re still not sure what we think about titling a menu section “Snackles.” But besides that, we enjoyed an early meal at AL’s Place, the new restaurant from Chef Aaron London, who took over when Chef Jeremy Fox left Ubuntu, the outstanding vegetable-celebrating restaurant in Napa that closed in 2012.

With its teal exterior and not-too-clinical white interior, the restaurant gives off a bit of a beach-y vibe, all the more noticeable in this outer Mission corner spot.

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