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Devilrobots To-Fu

September 23, 2010 By chow 10 Comments

Devilrobots To-Fu

For today’s show and tell presentation, I have for you one of my favorite things – a little To-Fu. Created by the Japanese design team, Devilrobots, To-Fu Oyako is a well-known character in Japan. Simple but iconic. Sometimes happy. Sometimes sad. But always lovable.

To celebrate the many upcoming Vegan/Vegetarian Month/Day/Hour/Second (Google “vegetarian day” to find what’s going on near you. Hug A Vegetarian Day sounds like fun), I’m giving away a To-Fu mini print and dunny from my own personal collection.

Devilrobots To-Fu

What’s the mini print?
Haiti Earthquake Relief Poster designed by Devilrobots, for The Poster Cause Project, an online store selling and promoting limited editions by various artists and donating some or all of the profits to charity. To support the relief efforts, 100% of the profits from the Devilrobots print was donated to Doctors Without Borders. The print is full color on coated stock, size is 6″ x 11″.

What’s a dunny?
It’s a toy figure that’s like a blank 3D art canvas. Different artists create designs that are then made into collectible limited edition designer toys. The Devilrobots dunny is 3″ tall and made from vinyl, produced by Kidrobot for their Dunny Series 2009. To add to the fun of collecting, sometimes a series is packaged as a blind box assortment. You don’t know which design is in what box until it’s opened. Obviously, the To-Fu box has already been opened.

To enter the giveaway:
Leave a comment in this post with what if anything, you’re going to do for any of the upcoming veggie celebrations. Comment must be made by midnight PST on Tuesday, September 28th; one entry per person. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.

One winner will be randomly selected (using random.org) from the comments received and announced in a new post on Wednesday, September 29th. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be randomly chosen. Prize awarded is one Devilrobots To-Fu Oyako mini print and one Devilrobots To-Fu blue dunny (approximate total retail value $18.00).

Official Rules:
Open only to U.S. residents age 18 and over. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Void where prohibited by law. Giveaway is sponsored by Chow Vegan, the above mentioned companies and organizations in no way, shape or form have anything to do with this giveaway. Shipping and postage will be paid for by Chow Vegan. Prizes are not transferable, no substitutions are permitted, except at the discretion of the sponsor. Any tax is the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner releases Chow Vegan from any liability arising out of participation in this giveaway or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize.

Filed Under: Cool Stuff Tagged With: devilrobots, dunny, giveaway, mini-print, poster cause project, to-fu, to-fu oyako, tofu

Patxi’s Chicago Pizza Palo Alto Review

September 17, 2010 By chow 9 Comments

Patxi's Chicago Pizza Palo Alto Review

Yeah, I’m having a bit of a pizza binge over here in Chow Vegan land. You would think I had my fill of pizza after reviewing three Tofurky Pizzas in my last post. But hey, it’s pizza! And man, I haven’t had deep dish pizza in years, decades even.

Needless to say, I was very excited to try the vegan deep dish at Patxi’s Chicago Pizza in Palo Alto. I got the small 10″ Stuffed Vegan – spinach, crushed garlic, red onions, and Daiya vegan mozzarella cheese on a whole wheat crust.

After waiting 30 minutes for the deep dish to cook, it didn’t disappoint. The crust is nice and crusty, you can’t even tell it’s whole wheat. The Daiya cheese is nice and melty. Creamy too.

One slice and I was pretty much full. I haven’t had this much cheese in ages, it seemed really rich. Maybe because I’m used to eating lighter, cheeseless pizza. Next time I would leave out the onions and add other veggies instead.

Patxi’s also offers thin and extra-thin crust pizza which I would like to try sometime. All of their sauce and dough is vegan and made fresh daily.

Located in downtown Palo Alto, I’ve been racking my brain trying to think what was there before the pizza place (I use to live right around the corner). The decor is nice, the servers super friendly and the vegan pizza is clearly noted on the menu. A great addition to the list of places to eat vegan in Palo Alto.

Related Posts
California Pizza Kitchen Review – There’s a CPK downtown, they have vegan thin crust pizza but it’s cheeseless.
Garden Fresh Vegan Cuisine Review – All-vegan Chinese restaurant, also located downtown, one street over from Patxi’s.
Vegan Red Velvet Cupcake From Sprinkles – A little further away at nearby Stanford Shopping Center, but totally worth the walk or drive over there.

Filed Under: Restaurant Reviews Tagged With: california, chicago, deep dish, palo alto, patxi's, pizza, stanford, stuffed, vegan, vegetarian

Tofurky Pizzas

September 12, 2010 By chow 9 Comments

Tofurky Pizzas

Finally found Tofurky pizzas at my local Whole Foods, I’ve been wanting to try them ever since I’ve heard about them. I picked up all three flavors seeing as they’re currently on sale for $6.49, regular retail price is $7.99 for the 10-inch pizza pie.

First up is the Pepperoni Pizza pictured above. The crust is crispy if eaten right away, less so if I pretend to be a photographer and shoot pictures of everything. Normally, I don’t like whole wheat crust but this one is thin and tasty. Plenty of pepperoni chunks and not overly cheesy.

Tofurky Pizzas

Next is the Italian Sausage and Fire-Roasted Veggie – I like how it’s not smothered with toppings. Some cheese but again it’s not an overwhelming amount, I thought the mix of sausage to veggies was nicely balanced.

Fortunately, there’s more zucchini than bell peppers and the bell peppers (which I do not like) are small pieces so it’s not overpowering. It reminds me of the meaty-type-of-sausage pizzas but a whole lot less greasy.

Tofurky Pizzas

The Vegan Cheese is melty just like a regular cheese pizza, definitely a lot more cheese than on the other two flavors. The taste is close to cheese but if you ever had Daiya, you know it has a distinct taste to it.

Tofurky Pizzas

Out of the three flavors, I like the veggie one the best. Of course, it doesn’t compare to a pizzeria or homemade but it’s still good for frozen pizza. If you’re short on time or lazy like me, how else could you be eating a vegan pizza in 12 minutes?

Filed Under: Product Reviews Tagged With: frozen, pizza, review, tofurky, vegan

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