By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com

Photo: Courtesy, Green Vegetarian Cuisine

San Antonio's Green locations gearing up for 'famous,' vegan Thanksgiving feast

Green Vegetarian Cuisine is making sure everyone has a seat at the Thanksgiving table with its annual meatless feast which has attracted national attention in the past.

The restaurant is taking care of the cooking on Thanksgiving from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both of its locations, the Historic Pearl and Alon Town Center. The plant-based spread includes tofu turkey, glazed ham, herb mashed potatoes and gravy, candied yams, sausage apple stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry salad, a dinner roll, dessert and tea. Adult tickets are $30 each, kids are $12.

"It only happens once a year! Our famous Vegan Thanksgiving! A family-friendly, tons of fun, vegan Thanksgiving that you'll remember for years," the restaurant touts online.

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Green estimated more than 700 guests celebrated the holiday with them last year. Even more wished they could be in San Antonio after watching a tantalizing video produced by the social media-based news outlet NowThis News, which has a following of more than 14 million people on Facebook alone. In the video, Green founder and Chef Mike Behrend raved about the ham that's available on the special menu.

"I miss ham more than anything," he said in the NowThis interview. "And the ham that we make for our vegan feast is the best. You know, it really has that glaze of that brown sugar and everything on there, that good crust. And that salty-sweet thing going on, so that's the dish that I enjoy the most."

While some carnivorous Facebook viewers were skeptical, foodies around the world were intrigued and impressed by the work at Green.

"Can someone please send me a plate," user Yogini Alex replied to the feature. "Texas going big with the vegan options."

Green is also offering a "Friendsgiving Day Sandwich" the day before Thanksgiving at all locations.

Tickets and time slots can be purchased online via Green's website.

Madalyn Mendoza is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on ourbreaking news site, mySA.com, and on oursubscriber site, ExpressNews.com |mmendoza@mysa.com|@MaddySkye

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