By Eat Local / September 30, 2025
9/30/2025 – The month-long Bloomington Vegan Chef Challenge has wrapped up and the winning chefs have been presented awards. Winners were chosen by Bloomington residents who dined at the participating restaurants during the Challenge.
Over 550 people voted for various chefs and dishes. There were also “super voters—” diners who ate at 3 or more Vegan Chef Challenge restaurants during the month of August. Voters were vegan, vegetarian, and meat-eaters. Their dining support enabled us to honor some wonderful local chefs!
Vegans want more options, and restaurants want more customers—making the challenge a win-win. Former chef, Alex Bury points out, “If a group of friends is planning a dinner out on the town, and one of them is vegan, the entire group will skip a restaurant without good vegan options.”
The challenge social media pages will be running year-round, featuring more Vegan Chef Challenges in the region and celebrating the new vegan dishes from restaurants in the Bloomington area. Please follow our page at @VeganChefChallengeMW
Winner List:
The website for Bloomington Vegan Chef Challenge can be found veganchefchallenge.org/Bloomington
The Vegan Chef Challenge invites diners to explore the many benefits of a plant-based diet by signing up for the free 10 Weeks to Vegan program. This guided challenge gives people everything they need to start eating vegan. To learn more, please visit www.10weeks.org.
Host: Vegan Outreach
Vegan Outreach is an international nonprofit organization aiming to reduce animal suffering by promoting a vegan lifestyle through education and making vegan options more accessible.
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