I met up with my girl Monique for soul food and conversation at Evolve restaurant in DC last weekend.

The food and atmosphere is on point!

I know this sounds random....but I love vegan restaurants with a bar.

Not just because I like to have a sip (I do lol) but because there's this misconception that veganism is boring, too strict and not a lifestyle that you can do long-term.

Being a vegan is as fun as you make it!

Evolve has a sports bar feel, so I like that people can come to the restaurant for a drink, watch the game and then order some vegan wings to go with it.

This was my first time at their DC location (even though I eat their food at DC Veg Fest).

I ordered vegan fried chicken, macaroni & cheese and garlic kale salad.

Oh and cherry vegan cheesecake for dessert....

#fatveganlife

I wish I took more pictures but I wasn't planning to do a blog post, so I ran my mouth the whole time.

I have no regrets. :-)

I don't have the recipes for the food I ate at Evolve but I do have a vegan fried chicken recipe here; kale salad recipe here & and a vegan macaroni & cheese recipe here.

Enjoy!

Being a vegan can get pretty lonely sometimes. That's why I think it's very important to have at least one "real life" vegan food to vent, laugh and eat with.

It was so fun catching up and eating lots of yummy vegan food with my friend, Michelle a couple of weeks ago.

Michelle and I ate at Woodland Vegan Bistro and went in on the brunch menu.

Since she doesn't live near Woodlands, we ordered most of the brunch menu and spent about 4 hours eating, chatting and eating some more.