$63.95
Oh - you said a $50 BOWL of lentils, not a BAG.
My mistake....
Posted on 12/05/2023 10:40:21 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
California has been at the forefront of healthful eating and plant-based cuisine for decades, from restaurants like Chez Panisse in Berkeley to Michael’s in greater Los Angeles. But despite decades of offering meatless this or gluten-free that, some Southern California restaurants have recently decided that going entirely vegan is not a recipe for long-term financial success.
After years of being vegan, some very well-known LA restaurants are adding meat, dairy or both to their menus to appeal to a larger audience.
Even in a city like Los Angeles, which has consistently been named one of the most vegan-friendly cities for its plethora of meat-free dining options, targeting the vegan market may prove to be too limiting. A Gallup poll in August of this year, for instance, found that only 1% of Americans identify as vegans, with 4% considering themselves vegetarian.
“For the past three years as a vegan restaurant, it was exhausting trying to build that community. We were always petitioning for people to come to the restaurant,” he says.
The challenge of a vegan menu is one that even owners of successful plant-based restaurants can relate to. Heather Tierney, who has operated an outpost of her vegetarian restaurant the Butcher’s Daughter in LA since 2016, believes that appealing strictly to vegans is too limiting.
“There aren’t enough vegans in the cities we’re in. If you’re just targeting vegans, you’re losing out on a larger demographic,” Tierney says. “Plus, vegan food was traditionally thought of as bland, and not necessarily good for you, with ingredients like cashew cream. Part of our secret of winning customers is to be more inclusive.”
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Eliminating over half the population from your customer base is not a good business model...............
Bill Gates is throwing a tantrum now.
Common sense takes over again.
Plus it’s tough to put a $50 tag on a bowl of lentils.
Go into some other line of work.
Particularly the "demographic" that's taking over California. Not too many illegals coming across the border feel guilty about eating bacon cheeseburgers.
So the “powers that be” are trying to get meat off the table/menu & the ‘vegan’ restaurants are putting it back on ... that’s just hilariously ironic.
I would imagine he's having a cow.
It’s that goshdarn ol’ free market again. Plus, vegans don’t eat bugs. Might as well plan for the future.
Translated:
Vegans are exhausting!
I once bought some of that ‘impossible meat’ at the store. When I looked at it, I just threw it away.
(And I LIKE old school vegeburgers. I just couldn’t stomach the way this stuff looked. Since we eat a lot with our eyes, I haven’t expected it to do well.)
$63.95
Oh - you said a $50 BOWL of lentils, not a BAG.
My mistake....
The funny thing is that the effort may not attract many non- vegans. But on the other hand, may drive away vegan purists for fear of “cross contamination” of their vegan meals or for their political obsession being rejected.
A kitchen without butter is a kitchen without love.
I would love to have a good vegetarian or vegan restaurant here in Southwest Florida but it's pretty much chain restaurants, bar food type places, or steak and lobster houses.
Closer to 97% eliminated nationwide. Although the percentage of vegans is likely higher in Kali
Read the article. It’s 99% hours f the population
Ex-vegans tell me it’s a difficult regimen to follow and stay healthy.
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