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V-Grits Launching February 19 at Monkey Wrench [2]

Posted On: 12 Feb 2015 - 3:36pm

Eat & Swig [1]
By Elizabeth Myers [3]

Louisvillian Kristina Addington was the first vegan to win on The Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen [4], and in October 2014 Louisville.com broke the news that Addington was venturing into the world of Louisville food trucks with V-Grits [5], serving Southern-inspired, stick-to-your-ribs vegan food. 

Since then, V-Grits has popped up in local events like Mondays's Yelp Elite gathering at The Lee W. Robinson company, or tonight's megaBITE tasting event at the Kentucky Science Center, and V-Grits is ready to launch in earnest. On Thursday, February 19, V-Grits will throw their official launch party at the Monkey Wrench (1825 Barrett Ave.) at 6 p.m. There will be live music by Violet Knives (starting at 9 p.m.), and the first 58 food orders will get V-Grits swag. 

Addington's goal for V-Grits is to provide "Southern fried compassion" and "soul food with a soul." At the Yelp event this past Monday, she explained to the crowd that V-Grits actually stands for Vegan Girl Raised In The South, and that her food is a partial homage to the culture of Louisville and the South, a culture she loves. At that event, V-Grits served their jackfruit BBQ with "Classy Sassy" or "Bourbon Brown Shuga" sauce, greens and beans and Memphis-style slaw. The texture of the jackfruit BBQ was incredibly good, and could have easily been mistaken for lean pulled pork. 

Get excited for what V-Grits has in store! You can follow them on Facebook [6], Twitter [7], or Instagram [8], and follow Kristina Addington on Twitter [9]. 

Images courtesy of V-Grits Facebook Page.  [6]

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  • v-grits [10]
  • kristina addington [11]
  • v grits food truck [12]
  • Monkey Wrench [13]
  • v grits launch [14]
  • cutthroat kitchen [15]
  • vegan louisville [16]
  • vegan food truck louisville [17]

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[3] https://archive.louisville.com/users/elizabeth-orrick
[4] http://www.louisville.com/content/louisville-local-competes-and-wins-big-food-network
[5] http://www.louisville.com/content/cutthroat-kitchens-kristina-addington-bringing-southern-style-vegan-food-truck-louisville
[6] https://www.facebook.com/vgrits/timeline
[7] https://twitter.com/vgrits502
[8] http://instagram.com/vgrits
[9] https://twitter.com/VeganTemptress
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[11] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/kristina-addington
[12] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/v-grits-food-truck-0
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[15] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/cutthroat-kitchen
[16] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/vegan-louisville
[17] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/vegan-food-truck-louisville