In this episode, Kathy Stevens and Aaron Arias discuss:

 

* The dramatic family history that brought the restaurant into being.

* How the restaurant changed from vegan one day per week to all vegan.

* The Arias family mission to help the community get healthy.

* The exciting expansion under way at El Palote Panadería.

 

Key Takeaways:

 

 

* In many Mexican restaurants, beans, tamales, and many other foods that appear vegan contain animal products such as lard.

* New vegan flavor profiles are constantly being introduced in the restaurant.

* Mylk Guys will ship vegan products to you anywhere in the country.

* It's tough for people to overcome their psychological resistance to veganism and accept that they won't be losing the flavors that they love.

 

“ Veganism...is like a tapestry – you’re doing it for the animals, either you’re doing it for health, either you’re doing it for whatever reason, you’re still in that tapestry and you’re still helping out all those other regions. That’s the beauty of it." – Aaron Arias Connect with Aaron Arias: Facebook: El Palote Panadería (https://www.facebook.com/elpalotepanaderia/?fref=nf) Instagram: @elpalote.vegan (https://www.instagram.com/elpalote.vegan/?hl=en) Connect with Kathy Stevens: Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS (https://www.facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS), facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary (https://www.facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary) Twitter:   twitter.com/CASanctuary/ (https://www.twitter.com/CASanctuary/) Books:  https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings (https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings) Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary (https://casanctuary.org/) Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ (https://instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/) YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary (https://www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary)