Returning for its sixth annual event, Vegan Street Fair returns after COVID halted their events for two years. The largest vegan event in the world is back in Los Angeles March 26 and 27, 2022 and is eager to wow attendees with 150 local and out-of-town vendors, family-friendly fun rides, attractions, DJs and games.
Vegan Street Fair will take place yet again in North Hollywood at 11223 Chandler Boulevard, between Tujunga and Vineland and will traverse a mile worth of streets and feature some brand-new talent for some fresh-takes and revolutionary dishes.
The open-to-everyone free-entry event (but you can purchase Fast Passes HERE) will allow guests to nosh on delicious bite-sized and full-portioned plant-based eats, as well as shop for apparel, cosmetics and jewelry. “Everyone has been eagerly awaiting the return of this massive event and we are no exception,” said Jessica Cruz, founder of Vegan Street Fair. “We’ve missed seeing people in person and enjoying good vibes, good eats, and good times with old friends and new friends alike from all over the world. We can’t wait to see everyone’s smiling faces at the event of the year.”
The event presents a variety of talented vendors with multiple returning vendors as well as new ones from across the country. Some of the vendors we suggest you stop at include:
Word of Mouth – Located at booth R6, Staci and Chris have been curating craveable menu items that create food nostalgia in their eye-catching food truck. Their housemade menu includes: Hot Fries (like Andy Caps), Mac and Cheese Bites, WOM Fauxstess Cupcake (think hostess style), Truffle Popcorn, Fries Fries Fries! and their stand out Philly Mac N Cheesesteak. Made with house seasoned mushrooms with grilled peppers and onions this hoagie is topped with their famous mac and cheese. Stop by for a great bite, friendly smiles (both from Staci and Chris and decorated on their truck) and also note that they are offering a Donation Meal for LA’s unhoused in partnership with @polospantry so that each meal of a beyond burger and fries goes directly to feed someone in need.
GOODFOOD CHICAGO – Located at booth G13, the restaurant group based out of Chicago brings plant based sausages with a Chicago twist to festivals across the United States and Canada. At the fair they will be serving the: the Obama, the Al Capone, the Hugh Hefner and their stand-out Chicago Style which is made from plant based sausage and topped with mustard, tomatoes, onion, green relish, pickle spear, sport pepper and celery salt.
ERB’s Vegan Kitchen – Located at booth B19, the vegan company from Las Vegas specializes in comfort food at the Farmer’s Markets as well as meal prep and custom menus for private events. Hailing from sin city they will bring their: Philly Cheezestaek and Grilled Rueben Sandwich both served with hand cut French fries, Mozzarella Cheeze Bites, ERB’S fries and the popular Stoner meal which is includes their French fries, mac and cheeze and garlic parmesan cauliflower topped with a drizzle of buffalo sauce.
Community Vegan – Located at booth G20, they are bringing their plant based comfort food from Austin which focuses on making eating veggies fun. On their menu is the Phis Mack, a double no-fish filet sandwich, Crab Cake Sliders and the Crab Cake Totchos topped with Credo cheeze and Good Catch chopped crab cakes. And to get the kind of flavor that will touch your soul, their fan favorite Southern Fried Shrooms can be enjoyed in Vegan Lickin Good Bucket served with waffle fries and a hot pepper.
Champignon Eats – Located at booth G2, utilizing an array of fungi to mock favorite meat dishes, Champignon Eats is a vegan pop up from Los Angeles. They will be selling their: Champ classic and Champ spicy with their crispy enoki chik’n, the cheesy fun guy burger made with a juicy portobello patty and the crispy guy teriyaki which has a panko fried portobello. Along with their sandwiches they will be selling regular fries and a brand new item called the champ cheese fries which are topped with grilled jalapeno, onions and melted cheese.
Black Rican Vegan – Located at booth R14, and hailing from the Bronx, NY, this pop up combines vegan soul and Puerto Rican food to the Bronx and other boroughs in NYC. Founder Lyana Blount is bringing across the country a menu which features: Empanadas, arroz con gandules, chopped cheese no egg rolls, oyster mushroom burgers and mini Mofongo con vegan chicharron which after one bite takes you on a nostalgia memory lane to your abuelas house.
Cena Vegan – Located at booth B24, they have been serving authentic Mexican food with locally sourced ingredients providing delicious plant-based food that fuels the “sí se puede” dream since 2016. At the fair they are offering their: big vegan burritos, tacos on hand pressed tortillas, burrito bowls, a cena plate and their signature Nacho Boat along with freshly made horchata and Jamaica agua frescas.
Veggietize Me – Located at booth R1, the burger company brings their burgers from Panorama City, CA made famous for replicating all of the fast food chain burgers and succeeding. They will be serving spicy beyond tacos, their famous single patty burgers, while their stand out dish is the V-Tommy’s chili burger and fries, which tastes just like the original tommies.
Yoga-urt – Located at booth B10, Melissa presents a healthier soft serve at her three stores in Los Angeles Glendale, Echo Park and Santa Monica. All of their flavors are made from scratch and have expanded to offer organic smoothies, kombucha floats, banana splits, shakes, pints to go, ice cream sammies and pie crusts. This year Melissa will be bringing pre-packaged: Heart Popsicles, Ice Cream Sandwiches, Half Pints, Kombucha Floats and Mini Popsicles which are vanilla or strawberry soft serve covered in magic shell, and topped with sprinkles or pistachios. And all of her items are gluten-free, vegan, soy-free and kosher!
Scandylous Delights – Located at booth P5, former winners of ‘Best in Show’ from the 2017 Vegan Street Fair will be offering their Unique Puffed Pizzas, Crispy Mozzarella Sticks and Funnel Cakes at this year’s event. They will be serving: mozzarella sticks, three puffed pizza flavors (cheese, italian and the new garlic cheese meatball flavor), pretzel with sweet mustard or churro style with caramel, but their show-stopper is their funnel cakes with The Works truly being a crowd pleaser. This year they will also have a Gluten-Free version for both Funnel Cakes and Mozzarella Sticks.
Honey Greens Juice Bar – Located at booth R21, is SoCal’s first vegan soft serve and juice bar truck (their first storefront is coming to Downey, CA this summer) offering a full menu of cold pressed juices, superfood smoothies, wellness shots and soft serve. At the fair the women owned and operated business will be serving pineapple soft serve in cups, cones along with their signature Dragon Fruit Float which is poured over a house made dragon fruit lemonade topped with their superfood dragon fruit sprinkles.
Vegan Street Fair helps to incubate and nurture newer vendors who are making their mark on the vegan scene while introducing as many people as possible to veganism and the plant-based lifestyle through their free event. Their inaugural event hosted 44 vendors and 10,000 attendees and has grown year by year to now being a two day festival with over 60,000 attendees.
Additional information, including a full list of vendors can be found at www.veganstreetfair.com.
Article by Jarone Ashkenazi
