Like so many others, Vegan Meets Soul owner Brittany Ventress decided to go vegan to kick off a healthier lifestyle.
But she quickly noticed that in eating healthy as a vegan is a little difficult in Baton Rouge, 225 Dine reports in its latest e-newsletter. Ventress decided to do something about it.
With the launch of Vegan Meets Soul last April, Ventress says she aimed to “feed people’s souls”—quite literally through soul food.
She grew up helping her mom cook Southern classics, like collard greens, red beans and rice and—Ventress’ ultimate favorite—banana pudding. She wanted to show people their favorite Creole foods could be part of a vegan diet.
Ventress says Vegan Meets Soul is a way for vegans “to indulge in the food that [they] miss,” which is why her catering and weekly pick-up and drop-off menus consist mostly of non-traditional vegan foods. She has animal product free chicken, Philly cheesesteak burgers, ribs, and macaroni and cheese.
She makes all the ingredients (besides the cheese) from scratch.
Vegan Meets Soul is based out of Ventress’ home on North Little John Drive, where she does catering and weekly lunch and dinner menus available for pickup as well as drop off within a 6-mile radius. For more information, check her out on Instagram or call 364-7577.
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