Mark Slater Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Source: Philadelphia Magazine » Foobooz Vance Lehmkuhl has been compiling nominations for Philadelphia's best vegan cheesesteak for the Philadelphia Daily News. He received over 1,000 nominations for 23 Philadelphia area vegan cheesesteaks. From those nominations, Lehmkuhl wittled his field down to three finalists; Blackbird Pizzeria, Cantina Dos Segundos and Hibiscus Juice Bar. Cantina Dos Segundos walked away with the people's choice award for their vegan cheesesteak burrito. The spices seemed to push that one over the top. The "professional judges," Jonathan Bagot (veganjawn.com), Takia McClendon (Uptown Soul Food), Frank Olivieri Jr. (Pat's Steaks) and Christina Pirello (local author) went in ... Read full article >> This is wrong on so many levels. What self respecting vegan would crave a fake cheesesteak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 This is wrong on so many levels. What self respecting vegan would crave a fake cheesesteak? It has been my experience that these types of things are for cardiac patients who ate a few too many of the original cheesesteaks, but now are on strict diets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 It has been my experience that these types of things are for cardiac patients who ate a few too many of the original cheesesteaks, but now are on strict diets. Just because it's vegan doesn't mean it's low Cal or low carb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The cardiac patients I know, who are friends and relatives, aren't put on low carb or low calorie so much as low saturated fats, and animal fats are anathema. Yes, I know there's a study out demonstrating sat fats aren't as evil as some think, but the advice from their doctors has not changed. Enter the fake meats, particularly sausage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruya Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 These cannot be called cheesesteaks. These are grilled cheese subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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