A few weeks ago, a ginormous earthquake rocked Haiti and left a pile of devastation behind. Thousands died and lost their homes and some people still have yet to be found beneath the rubble.

Vegan bakers around the world decided to unite and form bakesale’s to raise funds for support.

Last Saturday, the ladies from Sugar Beat Sweets took charge and organized the Bay Area’s emergency vegan bakesale to raise funds for Partners in Health & Food for Life Global. Props to them for organizing everything at the last minute! Of course, we were there with Rocky Road and Daiya Pizza rolls in hand.

The bakesale was originally to be held at Patricia’s Green but due to the rain, it was moved to the Mercury Cafe on the corner of Octavia and Page. An uber cute coffee shop. If you haven’t already stopped in, I recommend doing so ASAP. 

When we arrived, the first thing we saw was a car engulfed in flames. Seriously. If that doesn’t draw a crowd, I’m not sure what does. WTF?

Once the chaos had subsided, we squeezed into the cafe with our treats and Toby, our new pooch. We handed off our rolls and bought a couple potato and spinach knishes from the table. What the hell is a knish you say? I had no freakin’ clue until I looked it up. It was pretty good though.

Everything seemed to be running pretty smoothly despite the rain, so we decided to head out to grab some grub. Laura recommended a little deli on Haight Street called Love N’ Haight Deli. So, that’s where we went. Flori got the pepper ‘steak’ sandwich, and I mistakenly ordered the falafel wrap. It wasn’t that it wasn’t tasty, I just happened to have the most amazing falafel wrap ever in Berlin and sadly since then, no other falafel can even compare. “Falafel”… am I the only one who feels dumb saying that word out loud?

 

 

Do it!