Boston vegetarian food festival celebrates its 20th year — Gallery

The parking lot was full as an energetic crowd packed the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center this past Saturday in Roxbury, eagerly waiting to learn more about what is new in the culinary world of veganism. Fake meat that might not have been edible a decade ago may now look appetizing to even the carnivores wandering into the festival. The annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival is a two-day event filled with plant-based food, cooking demonstrations, national speakers and 120 exhibits. Festivalgoers c

The parking lot was full as an energetic crowd packed the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center this past Saturday in Roxbury, eagerly waiting to learn more about what is new in the culinary world of veganism. Fake meat that might not have been edible a decade ago may now look appetizing to even the carnivores wandering into the festival. The annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival is a two-day event filled with plant-based food, cooking demonstrations, national speakers and 120 exhibits. Festivalgoers c…