The Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge takes place each August. The dishes below were available August 1-31, 2023. Next August, check back to this site, visit restaurants, enjoy the food, and then rate your experience online to determine the best vegan dish in the Twin Cities! When you vote, or when you post and tag us, you’re entered into prize drawings for restaurant gift cards and merch.
The 2024 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge is coming up in August. Restaurants (including food trucks, pop-ups): registration is now open below. Diners: mark your calendars for some delicious dine-outs in August, and follow us for news at @exploreveg!
The 2023 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge is now over. During August, local restaurants showcased innovative and delicious vegan dishes for diners to sample and rate. Diners voted on their meals and posted about them on social media to enter gift card drawings! Tori Ramen won grand prize, and Reverie Cafe + Bar and Namaste Cafe took second and third place. All maintain excellent vegan offerings year-round — check them out!
2023 grand prize winner: Birria Ramen from St. Paul’s Tori Ramen.
About the Challenge
Chefs and restaurants have come together to create an extraordinary experience for all food enthusiasts. Throughout August, they will craft 100% plant-based dishes for you to savor, purchase, post about, and rate online.
Embark on a culinary adventure by visiting the diverse range of participating restaurants. Throughout August, indulge in their specially crafted plant-based dishes. Explore new flavors and support local establishments.
Rate, Post, and Win Prizes
Your opinion matters! After relishing the challenge dishes, share your experience by voting and posting. When you vote, or tag us in your posts, you enter to win exciting prizes!
2023 Challenge dish: The Wild Rice Burger from Hi Flora.
Various Ways You Can Win
You have multiple opportunities to win prizes like gift cards and restaurant merch. To stay updated on the latest news and prize winners, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
Tag @tcveganchefchallenge on Instagram, and @Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge on Facebook. Weekly winners selected from tagged posts! Make sure your post is public, too.
Be the first account to tag us on Facebook (@Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge) or Instagram (@tcveganchefchallenge) for five unique meals: you’ll win a restaurant gift card. The top poster in August gets rewarded too!
Join us for the awards ceremony as we reveal the culinary champions of the TC Vegan Chef Challenge. Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 22, 2024!
Make your own post about your dish and tag us for a chance to win in weekly drawings during August! On Instagram, tag the account @tcveganchefchallenge. On Facebook, tag the page @Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge.
