I caught a train down to Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend to visit family. The city quickly stole my heart with its lively pedestrian mall, old Southern architecture, raw wilderness, and vibrant Farmers Market — imagine a town modeled after the less-embarrassing aspects of Stuff White People Like.

I spent Sunday morning wandering the market. With eight years of veganism under my belt, my eyes are trained to spot any and all deserts labeled animal-friendly. Just a few steps in, they locked on a table overflowing with goodies. I oggled the cakes and granola bars for a long minute, then struck up a conversation with the booth’s proprietor — a Charlottesville native by the name of D.J. Ley — to assuage the awkwardness of my awe.

Turned out she’d spent a decade living just blocks from my place in the East Village. We laughed about the evolution of the neighborhood and how she felt safer after learning the names of the drug dealers that hung on her corner in Alphabet City. “Hope business is good,” she’d wish them, walking home from waitressing shifts at 2 a.m.

The conversation then turned — as any good conversation between two herbivores should — to the goodies.

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My great friends J. Colby Smith and Mia Keller have launched a blog to answer a question commonly asked of us rabbit-foodies: What do you eat?

The Tumblelog features mouth-watering photos of purely-plant-based dishes, accompanied by recipes or restaurant referrals. And, Colby and Mia want to include foods from around the world, so you’re invited to lend your photos, recipes and palettes to the cause!

Whether you’re a vegan warrior battling to find that latest vegan cheeze — go Daiya! — or a curious carnivore, What Vegans Eat will have you droolin’.