Yes, it’s the event we most look forward to in Venice every year – the post-Genesis Awards Animal Lovers Brunch. It’s grown in size and legend in four years and every year beautiful new people attend, along with many (now old friends) who haven’t missed a year. The menu, too, has evolved, this year featuring a cosmically insane 20 items for 50 people over the course of the afternoon.
It’s a decidedly “Venice” affair – a laid back garden chillout with a super casual vibe where superstars in the animal rights, vegan and humanitarian worlds mingle in the sunshine over awesome eats – no speeches, no swag bags, no anti-fur placards necessary. Below are some of the highlights:
endive leaflettes with blood orange segments, almond slivers, chives and macadamia nut "feta"
almond & cashew nougat-stuffed dates, tempeh & spicy daikon with fresh ginger, cherry tomatoes with jicama, basil & yacon
fennel cornbread
slow baked beans in blackstrap molasses & canadian maple syrup
asian buckwheat noodle salad with ginger dressing
moira's famous spanakopita with garlicy dairy-free tzatziki
chiyoko's beautiful veggie sushi
mac & peace
kale ribbons in oil-free blood orange and mint dressing
grilled asparagus & fiddleheads with Celtic sea salt
pumpkin seed pate
lavender peruvian chocolate truffles
elizabeth castoria, editor extraordinaire, vegnews
lorri houston, founder, animal acres
ron proulx, president of arpix media and sponsor of animal lovers brunch, and mark horvath, founder of invisiblepeople.tv and winner of the 1st annual feel good guru "hero of the year" woowoo award
brian wendel, producer of the upcoming doc "forks over knives"
the fabulous chiyoko
robert cheeke, veganbodybuilding.com, and brendan brazier, creator of vega
andrea gullo, coordinator, worldfest, and ani phyo, amazing raw chef and uncookbook author
