SF Gate
For about 13 years, Sage was known as Sage Vegan Bistro (rather than its final name, Sage Regenerative Kitchen), and was a leader in the plant-based casual restaurant space, with multiple locations across Southern California. But in the spring of 2024, Engelhart announced a shift in direction for the brand, with plans to “focus on sourcing and proselytizing regenerative farming practices,” wrote the Los Angeles Times.
That meant many things, Engelhart promised, including the addition of animal proteins to the restaurant’s menus. Longtime and avowed-vegan customers were not happy. More
I don’t know what that is on the right side of the plate in the article’s opening photo, but I wouldn’t put those in my mouth. – Dr. Tar
Meh…
Ultimately you need customers. I’ve eaten at great vegan restaurants, but people need to not only come back but be willing to pay enough to support ridiculous minimum wage requirements, etc.
You can just go to almost any restaurant with a salad bar.
Get woke, go broke — EXCEPT if you work for or recieve money from the government. Just ask government-made millionaires pelosi, clinton, obama, merrick garland, aoc, tim walz, kamala harris, blm ‘execs’, etc
Too bad it got started in the first place, and too bad it lasted this long. Clear mal-investment and a sure sign of too-cheap money.
And I should gives a shit because?
Because that is a piece of California culture that didn’t become malignant and spread to the rest of the country. – Dr. Tar
Trendy = Fad + this economy = failure
I’m just surprised that it lasted as long it did!
“This is what happens when a business claiming to be based around [values] crumbles to violent and oppressive systems that WILL devour it as well,”
HAHAHA. Pussy.
“Should have stuck to your morals and responsibility instead of cash flow. Money is made up. The violence of animal products is not.”
Money is made up? Maybe. but try paying your employees, mortgage banker, etc. with ‘morals’.
IDIOTS.
Doc, that may be falafel, a fairly common middle-eastern staple.
It resembles what the neighbor’s dogs leave out in the yard, except deep fried. I’ve had falafel. I’d rather have Chick ‘fil A. – Dr. Tar
Veganism is unsustainable — for people and the planet. The restaurant owner recognized that and likely knew what the response would be but made the statement anyway because she was already planning on pulling out of California, for the usual reasons.
“…ultimately still involve the violent death of an individual who did not want to die.”
… you mean like … uh, ‘abortion’ … maybe?
naaaaaaah
Being good little vegans their customers are no doubt fully vaxxed, boosted, and dead.