🌱 Grab takeout from Vivi Bubble Tea, then join the CAA group at the nearby Cedar Isle Park!

❗RSVP at the bottom of this page❗

Attendees at a prior CAA picnic.

📍 Where: Since Vivi Bubble Tea has limited seating, we’ll be at Cedar Isle Park (14400 Freeport Trail, Apple Valley) one mile northeast of Vivi. Pick up your food and drink at Vivi Bubble Tea, then head to the park and look for red-and-white-check blankets to find the group. 

🕖 When: Saturday, August 1, 1pm-2pm  

💬 Space limited. RSVP soon. The RSVP form is at the bottom of this page.

Vivi Bubble Tea is a participant in this year’s exciting Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge and has an incredible dish entered in the competition– Spicy Saigon Banh Mi. We’ll also take a simple optional action together at the event to help animals, like calling our reps or signing a petition. After that, we’ll rate the food, and your rating will help us see how it stacks up against the many other restaurants in the competition!

🥖 What’s the food?

We’ll all be trying out their 2026 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge dish, Spicy Saigon Banh Mi. It’s a banh mi sandwich, filled with spicy marinated plant-based jerky beef, jicama, green onions, carrot, cilantro, jalapeños, mayo, butter, and soy sauce. 

Vivi also offers a variety of teas, boba, jellies, and tea drinks that can be made vegan. Ask at the counter! 

👨🏾‍🍳 What is the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge? 

Each August, restaurants around the Twin Cities add a new vegan dish to the menu. Diners visit restaurants and rate each dish they try. These ratings will be used to determine the winners! 

We’ll crown the winning chef at a ceremony on Sunday, September 20, at Twin Cities Veg Fest in St. Paul’s Harriet Island Park. 

Who is competing this year?

You can see the full list of competing restaurants here!

🤝 Why come?

• Meet awesome new people from all walks of life
• Enjoy great conversation over tasty food
• Make change for animals
• Help determine the best challenge dish of the year 
• Get a chance to win gift cards when you rate your dish or post about it
• Perfect event for those who want to learn more about vegan food 

⭐ Who puts on this great event?

Compassionate Action for Animals is a Minnesota nonprofit organization working to create an animal-friendly culture throughout our state and offer support for compassionate choices. You may know us as the organizers of Twin Cities Veg Fest, and we run many other programs. Find upcoming events at caa.mn/event. 

Hope to see you there!