GustOrganics Goes Vegan For 1 Week in NYC!

"The fifth annual World Go Vegan Week is taking place from October 24 through 31 this year! Vegan Week is an international campaign to promote a vegan diet as a compassionate, sustainable and healthy way of eating and living.In celebration of Vegan Week, GustOrganics, New York's premiere organic restaurant, has teamed up with Mercy For Animals and Alexandra Jamieson, co-star of the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Super Size Me, to feature an exclusive vegan menu from October 24 - 31!GustOrganics519 6th Avenue @ 14th St., Manhattan, NY(212) 242-5800www.gustorganics.comSunday, October 24 - Sunday, October 31, 2010Breakfast: Monday - Sunday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.Brunch: Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.Lunch: Monday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.Dinner: Monday - Thursday, 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.GustOrganics founder and CEO Alberto Gonzalez and his team have developed an exclusive vegan menu."By working with local, organic farmers GustOrganics is already one of the greenest restaurants in the world. But we wanted to take it one step further and show our customers that one of the best ways to conserve resources and protect the environment is to eat lower on the food chain. Once people see how delicious and satisfying vegan foods can be, they'll be begging for more," says Gonzalez."GustOrganics has developed an exciting array of great tasting vegan meals that are not only good for you, they're good for the planet and kind to animals," says Nathan Runkle, Executive Director for Mercy For Animals. "Whether you are a vegan or vegetarian or simply looking to leave a lighter carbon footprint, GustOrganics is the place to eat in New York City."For more information, please email Matt Rice, MFA's New York Campaign Coordinator, or call 347-839-6464."