Forget Canada Day, celebrate Vegan Pizza Day in Vancouver

by Stephen Hui on Jun 26, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Should Vegan Pizza Day be a national holiday?
Stephen Hui

A very important holiday falls on the coming weekend. That’s right, I’m talking about Vegan Pizza Day on Saturday (June 30).

Last year, the first-ever Vegan Pizza Day was observed on January 29. Described as a “worldwide celebration of the awesomeness of the vegan pizza”, the holiday is super easy to celebrate. All you have to do is make, buy, eat, or share vegan pizza.

In Vancouver, several restaurants offer vegan pizza. If you like your pizza dripping with Daiya dairy-free cheese, head to the Vegan Pizza House (2119 Kingsway). Vancouver’s first all-vegan pizzeria opened in May 2011, cooking up varieties such as Hawaiian, Vegan Meat Lover, Seafood, and All Dress.

Perhaps you prefer your pizza uncooked. OrganicLives (1829 Quebec Street and 451 Granville Street) serves pizza on a vegetable-flatbread crust which even raw-food haters will enjoy.

Port Moody’s Chomp Vegan Eatery (7-201 Morrissey Road) features a pizza of the day. You can also find raw pizza at White Rock’s Organic Connections Café (15622 Marine Drive).

What are you waiting for? Start making your plans for the Vegan Pizza Day long weekend.

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Should Vegan Pizza Day be a statutory holiday?

Yes 35%
20 votes
No 60%
34 votes
Maybe 5%
3 votes
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Taxpayers R Us
Jun 26, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Respect your country much?
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Lothar of the Hill People
Jun 26, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Nothing is more annoying than a militant vegan -- well maybe a hipster vegan but not by much...
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DavidH
Jun 26, 2012 at 2:31 pm
The hilarious thing about vegans is that they spend their lives searching for food that tastes "just like" meat and dairy.

Dairy-free cheese, meat-free pepperoni ... yum. Hey, it tastes just like REAL food!!

The craving for real meat and real dairy is a sign. It's a bit like the craving for real human sexual interaction, instead of porn and toys.

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mishkamoo
Jun 26, 2012 at 2:37 pm
The previous commenters are taking this way too seriously. Stephen, I enjoy your vegan posts - please keep them coming.
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JackieP
Jun 26, 2012 at 3:24 pm
the gluten free epicurean and whole foods (cambie) also now have vegan pizza (as well as perch)! like i need an excuse to scarf down vegan pizza though...
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Tyler
Jun 26, 2012 at 4:56 pm
I celebrate vegan pizza day twice a week, but I'll participate June 30 with 2 extra larges from Vegan Pizza House!!
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Rog
Jun 26, 2012 at 5:44 pm
The hilarious thing about omnivores is they spend their lives eating food that is killing them, destroying our planet and is cruel to other living beings when they could eat food that tastes as good if not better while avoiding all of the negatives.
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wait
Jun 26, 2012 at 7:37 pm
I'll take one, with an extra topping of HAM and Cheese please.
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MIMI
Jun 27, 2012 at 3:22 am
DAMN RIGHTS I will be celebrating vegan pizza day! To all the idiots above, the reason we love vegan pizza so much is because it does not cause cancer, heart disease and kidney stones, it tastes fantastic, animals don't have to be tortured and killed, AND we aren't polluting the water and land while reducing our carbon footprint to a fraction of a meat based diet. I'll be getting my pizza from the Vegan Pizza house! VEGAN PIZZA DELIVERY!!!!
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R2
Jun 27, 2012 at 8:21 am
I'm siding with Joe Jackson....'Everything Causes Cancer'
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Anton
Jun 27, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Can't we celebrate both?
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Rationale
Jun 28, 2012 at 9:34 pm
I don't like to wade into discussions on whether it is better to be a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore, but I remember my coworker went vegan for a couple months. At the end of it he looked like Christian Bale in "The Machinist."

Don't deny what nature designed you to do.
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VeganMyWay
Jun 28, 2012 at 11:54 pm
It's not FAKE meat or cheeze, it's an ALTERNATIVE. Anyone who thinks a vegan gave up eating animal products because they dis-liked the taste or the tradition around sharing food is a fool. We just got over those things and are trying to do better.
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Ray I
Jun 29, 2012 at 5:21 pm
You don't believe in celebrating Canada Day? What is your problem? Not enough animal proteins to sustain rational thinking? I don't preach diet to anyone. Why do vegans feel the need to inform us of what they eat and/or why? No one gives a shit what you eat. Eat whatever you want and STFU about it!
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