MoFo: Corina Bakery

Corina Bakery is the best, if not only place to get freshly made vegan baked goodies in Tacoma. It is not a vegan bakery, but there are always a couple vegan options and I've been there on days that there were like 4 or 5 different kinds of vegan cakes or cupcakes! They offer a wide selection of teas from local Mad Hat Tea Company, coffee, sweet and savory bakery items, and custom order cakes with a ton of vegan choices. As for the ready to eat items featured daily, they have a specialty menu they rotate through and do cupcakes or cakes with those flavors.

My absolute favorite thing I've tried there has to be The Aztec in mini-cupcake so I don't stuff my face til I'm sick. The Aztec is a "chocolate cake infused with cinnamon, cayenne and ginger with chocolate buttercream and garnished with dried chilli peppers." As I've mentioned before, this is my favorite flavor combination because it is the best flavor combination and I have superb taste. The staff will warn you not to eat the dried chili garnishes because they are so spicy, but I did anyway because I am badass and it is food. Becca's favorite cake is german chocolate, so on her birthday I ordered her one reading "Happy Birthday, You're Not Special," which elicited strange looks from the staff but only because they didn't realize that it is a lyric from the best NOFX birthday song ever! The most recent time we were there, we really enjoyed a mini-pumpkin loaf (my skinny jeans and I really appreciate all the mini items here, I try to only bust out my fat pants and strap on the feed bags for special occasions) which was perfectly moist and spiced. There is always a vegan quinoa cookie on display which intrigues me, but then I see cake and I'm like screw you semi-healthy options I need frosting!

German Chocolate

Pumpkin Loaf

This is an amazing bakery with a delightful staff and I really appreciate how they can veganize nearly anything they offer for custom order. Some of the cakes I've seen pop out of that kitchen are truly works of art; there was recently a tiered cake in the window covered with adorable animals and it was spectacular. The only thing I wish they would offer is rice or hemp milk for coffee, because soy milk makes my throat get all itchy and close up and I think I'm going to die a horrible death. Good thing I love americanos. Also, vegan croissants are a magical unicorn that don't really exist, so I would love for them to make one because I'm too lazy to try.

The Lovely Liz

Corina Bakery

510 6th Avenue
Tacoma WA, 98402
253.627.5070


Hours
Mon-Fri 8am to 7pm
Sat 8am to 6pm
Sun 9am to 3pm

Mofo: Noms

Vegan Food Update!!: Caffe Dei rolled out a new breakfast sammy! Tempeh over Tacoma, definitely tasty, in my humble opinion it needed somethin' spicy added to it, but the tofu was really well seasoned, and the tempeh was tender and tasted like somebody had given it a little TLC. 





I also had the picante mocha today which is the spicy one that we didn't have a picture of last time, and like always, it rocked my world. Super amazing. 





W/ soy, extra shot, cuz I need it;) 

Vegan MoFo Day 3: Caffe Dei

Over the month, we are going to cover places with the best vegan options in Tacoma, so we'll kick it off with the new kid in town, Caffe Dei, an all vegetarian/super vegan-friendly cafe on 6th Ave. The firstthing you notice when you walk in is that the owners, Shuanna(vegan/raw foodie) and Shane (vegetarian), and staff are super friendly! They always are full of info and sincerely open to any suggestions to make the cafe even more awesome.

Onto the noms.....The drink menu is creative and unique. Shuanna especially is a true coffee snob in the friendliest and best sense of the word. When we aren't drinking

americanos, our absolute favorite is the picante mocha, which combines cayenne and chocolate, obviously one of the best flavor combinations in the whole world. There is also a delicious lavender syrup which makes for a great latte. Soy and rice milk are available. There is also a wide selection of loose leaf teas.

The food menu has a selection of sandwiches, raw food, a soup of the day, and bagels, nearly all of which are or can be made vegan. Baked goods include selections from Macrina Bakery,

Flying Apron bakery, and Mighty O Donuts. Today we got down and dirty with the BBQ "Pulled Chicken" sandwich, a Daiya grilled cheese, and minestrone soup. Sandwiches comewith a side of chips with the option of adding soup for $2 more. Gluten-free options are available. Caffe Dei also recently expanded on their hours with plans to include beer and wine in the near future. There is a nice amount of seating, free WiFi, and art and jewelry from local artists that frequently rotates. All in all, we love to get fat here.

Caffe Dei

2607 6th Ave

Tacoma, WA 98406

(253) 572-2550

Hours:

Mon 8am-10pm

Tues thru Fri 7:30am-10pm

Sat 8am-8pm

Sun 8am-pm