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The Chefs of #CCEATS: Vegan Van

Meet Brittney Gurule & Justin Warner, the owners of #VeganVan. They are the latest in our series, The Chefs of #CCEATS. Find out how to #WIN a #CivicCenterEATS #GiftCard! #Denver #FoodTruckFriends #CCeatsIGTD #IGTD2018

We’re entering Month 2 of Civic Center Eats – another month of supporting local businesses, restaurants on wheels, who are serving up delicious food in the heart of Denver, in the core of every week! It’s really a wonderful thing.

We have our first $15 gift card winner too, Victoria, who said, and we quote: “I love following you guys and love CCEats too!!!” We love Victoria for saying that! 

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I was out to see one my favorite bands, El Ten Eleven, last weekend and lookie what was a block away....  Sweet Action Ice Cream AND Vegan Van?!  Unfortunately, I didn't have any cash for food from Vegan Van, but I did get to try delicious five spice vegan ice cream.  The maple pale ale was interesting... sweet at first and then the aftertaste of drinking a beer.  Did I mention that Vegan Van had waffles to go with the ice cream?  Denver is an awesome place to be vegan.

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I tried a new food: Jackfruit! And I didn't even have to do any work for it!

My buddy* Amie of Denver's Vegan Van has jackfruit on her menu pretty often, so I was counting on her to help me expand my horizons. Luckily my husband dragged my in-laws there for lunch the other day, and I got them to bring me a sandwich! It was barbecue jackfruit something or other, for free (to me) and with no effort! WIN! Marriage is worth it, guys!

The barbecue flavor was obviously amazing because everything Amie makes is good, and the jackfruit didn't have much flavor beyond that, kind of like how tofu works. Overall it reminded me of a cross between artichoke hearts and seitan. It was a little weird to have something with such a meaty treatment be so ... vegetable-y in texture.

It doesn't have the same protein-y oomph as seitan or even tempeh, but if I were looking for a gluten-free, soy-free carrier of delicious sauce, I'd definitely turn to my good friend Jack. 

I'm curious to try cooking it myself sometime, but it's apparently kind of hard to come by around here, Amie uses all sorts of secret voodoo to get it. 

Jenny says she's going to try jackfruit too! Jenny, tell us what you think!

*"Buddy" might be overstating. But she does remember my name sometimes! And I am a huge fan! A girl can pretend.