Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Soy latte, yes.

A special Raspberry Danish, by Evan


My weekend at the Let Live Northwest Animal Rights Conference and our week of Dittering ended with a coconut creme pie and mingling with tons of friends at the cart village following the Bye & Bye after party. It was super cool to attend the conference and see everything Chad and Josh mentioned on our podcast last month and more! come to fruition.

I went to inspirational talks on Regional Issues in Animal Activism, Online Social Networking as an Activist Tool, and an update on the "Green Scare". I saw most vegans I recognize in Portland, plus a buttload more, so many! My friend Evan of Bjorked Off! from Vancouver, BC has been in town for it, and that means I've been very caffeinated. We visited
Barista in the Pearl District on Sunday, because that's what we do. Dude, I sit down and sip my lattes from there, and every time, I think...it's so creamy, so light, so much more perfect than I anticipated....that's what you get going to an innovative shop opened by an award winning barista.

Soy latte from Barista

We also hit up Sweetpea, because that's what all vegans do. Audra made us swoony lattes - that girl is the best barista I've seen on the East Side! Evan had a hemp and almond one, and I opted for an iced. It had just a hint of chocolate and hazelnut, two of my classic favorite flavors.

Iced Latte from Sweetpea

If you want to see more gushing over Portland Soy Lattes, check out this write up from March.

10 comments:

aimee said...

That Danish is very Georgia O'Keefe!

veggievixen said...

yup, officially wish i lived in portland.

Glenn said...

Yum! Evan's danishes are awesome. It was great meeting you at Let Live!

nora said...

Hi Jess! I just realized I met you at Let Live, I didn't know it was you though (I recognized Evan). I think I was behind you in the social media (twitter/fb) workshop! I had a really good time at the conference too despite the fact that I came by myself not knowing anyone! haha. that danish is pretty! oh, and i went to brunch at sweetpea for the first time and i loved it!

Unknown said...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw a vag when I looked at that.

bjorkedoff said...

that latte was like drinking a cloud!

Sarah Jane said...

That's some danish. Anyway, I assume you've heard the album "Evan is a vegan" by Arrah and the Ferns?
If not, get on it.
Amazing.

Minta said...

nice! I want! My mouth is watering!

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Oh, I wish I could have been there with you & Evan! That's a gorgeous latte!

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