mmm-hmm we are the daytime kitchen with
the owner of queens vegan cafe shaquita
Schneider yeah after the show
hello thanks for having me so we're
gonna talk a little bit about an
Ethiopian Thanksgiving feast in a little
bit but tell me a little bit about
Queens vegan cafe all right well I am
Queen the owner of Queens vegan cafe and
I basically started this business
because I noticed the lack of vegan
options here and I you know I was kind
of bummed out because I'm a social
butterfly and I like to go out and sit
and enjoy meals with my friends and
family it wasn't a lot of options so I
was like I'm gonna bring life to Rowan
out
oh and display what I have to offer so
you know typically people associate
vegan food with unsavory things so I
wanted to show you you can be vegan and
enjoy yes so it's vegan where you don't
miss me no me just add it and just tasty
and full of flavor so you you saw a need
and you thought I saw I'm gonna do this
I saw in me and there is definitely a
demand because I am not the only vegan
it's a little bit about your story okay
long story short I basically decided to
become vegan due to health reasons and I
legitimately enjoyed how my body felt
and responded to that so I was you know
given a new life sort of sweet and I
just wanted to share that with the world
I feel amazing I feel energetic and I
love it like I don't miss anything and
and you just recently graduated from
culinary yes right at the community
solutions for goodwill they have a
little program where they basically have
a culinary arts program and I just
graduated so and we come back with you
in a little bit we're gonna be making
Ethiopian Thanksgiving mmm leaving food
right yes we're gonna try all these all
right we are looking forward to that
we are back in the daytime kitchen with
the owner of Queens vegan cafe the Queen
herself Shack weena Snider and we're
talking about a traditional Thanksgiving
meal
that's Ethiopian yes and I know nothing
about them so tell me a little bit about
it all righty well obviously you know
Thanksgiving is an American holiday
right however if you are of Ethiopian
descent at a tree and descent we still
celebrate the holidays the same real
with our Ethiopian cuisine okay so let's
talk about the good do you want to start
and work your way down the line all
righty so this right here is the
Thanksgiving special that I sell for
catering okay but this right here is
ultimately so that's a little bit about
what's on this plate and it looks like
it's right now Eric I can choose to me
that is definitely macking it is a vegan
style love obviously this right here is
the greens this is the dressing we got
the mashed potatoes the yams and we
definitely have a lentil loaf so no meat
need it you got your lentil loaf you got
all your starches and all your love and
it's amazing that's great in dessert
with this yes there's a little pumpkin I
mean a little sweet potato pie right
there okay and then we'll go right here
what's that already so this is for the
Ethiopian dish right here this is a
tomato salad this right here is a spicy
lentil stew Muser what's this right here
is a yellow lentil stew kick Alicia
Alicia
okay got it and then that one right
there is a cabbage stew mmm okay that
right there is a mushroom stew so it's a
spicy mushroom stew right there
so traditionally for Ethiopian holidays
you would do a dota wats and what is
that that basically is a chicken stew so
since I'm vegan we did a mushroom watch
and you know the portobellos it's kind
of has like that feel of you know meat
texture yeah so it kind of substitute
and make you feel like you're not
missing anything okay so it still has
the same
what is this that right there is in
Jetta so what in Jetta is is basically
an Ethiopian flatbread and you basically
is it's used as your plate and your
utensil demonstrate I want to
demonstrate because basically what we do
it's a family setting so we all gather
around the table and we eat together so
we eat off this plate so everybody has
to clean hands I wash my hands and we
normally only use our right hand so you
get a future than Jetta mm-hmm yes you
can break off a piece that's like okay
so and then you just scoop and enough
yeah it's hard to rip off we have one
hand mm-hmm scooping eat so it's you're
all your utensils in one mmm that's
delicious yes this is so cool mm-hmm
family bonding one on one it's amazing
for the holidays I feel like me and my
siblings would fight over it oh look
that's why I got this this is great so
if somebody wants to find out more
information about clean as vegan cafe
hunting they do that so basically you
can contact me at five four zero five
one nine zero zero one seven and you can
call me at any time and book your events
also contact my business page it's
Queens vegan cafe on Facebook lifeshare
follow make sure you book and reserve
your holiday party I think this would be
a just a great fun to do is introduce a
different culture I love that salute
Larry thank you thank you much
appreciate it Zach