CSN Giveaway Winner & Another Note from Houlihan's

Hello dear readers!

It's time to reveal the randomly drawn winner of the CSN $35 gift code giveaway! Drumroll, please.



And the winner is, according to Random.org's Random Number generator, comment #19!

La Vida Vegga!

Congrats! I'll need your email address to pass on to the fabulous folks at CSN, who will then contact you with your one-time use, $35 gift code.

Thank you to everyone to entered! More giveaways are a-comin' in celebration of Vegan MoFo!

And while I'm here, I wanted to share a very quick and less descriptive email I received from a different Houlihan's associate regarding vegan items at the Hou. Shane writes,
Thanks for your interest in Houlihans!

Here is a list of our new vegan menu items:

Veggie Burger
Veggie Pizza no cheese
Basil Pasta
Spinach Salad
Veggie Salad

The other response was more informative, but I still wanted to throw out this info, as well.

Stay tuned for another MoFo post, later today!

What's Vegan At... Houlihan's?

Earlier this week, I read that Houlihan's now offers several new "meatless meals." They sounded pretty good, but nothing was specified about whether certain things were vegan or not. I sent an email through their website and received a very friendly reply two days later from a woman named Jenna.

We received your email about vegan menu offerings here at the Houlihan’s home office. We went straight to our VP of Culinary (who developed recipes for all our items and knows the ingredients inside and out) to be sure we’re giving you the correct info – so, without further ado, the vegan menu options at the Hou:

· White Bean & Artichoke Hummus (with grilled pita and marinated olives)
· American Fries
· Spinach Salad (with toasted hazelnuts, fresh berries and poppyseed dressing)
· Veggie Burger (black bean and chick pea patty only – no bun!)
· Tortilla Chips and House Salsa
· Grilled Asparagus

I wanted to pass this info along and get the word out. I know I'm always appreciative of other blogs and sites that post this kind of information. This sounds like a decent location for a mainstream restaurant where you'll be dining with omnivores, as well. Maybe I'll even test out the dishes in the near future and report back on their degree of deliciousness. (You know, for the sake of the blog.)

Have you ever eaten at Houlihan's?