In 2005, Lauren and Rob Ramos opened Living on the Veg in Long Beach Township, the Island’s first fully vegan eatery. Now married, 16 years later with two young children, a huge following (of vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike) and a superstorm later, the two just opened their second location at the Manahawkin Shoppes, aka the Manahawkin Flea Market, with a lot of help from their dedicated staff.
COLOR PALETTE: As one returning team member said, vegetables are treated with care and creativity. ‘We’re really striving to make bright, loud food rooted in classic culinary techniques.’ The eatery is in the Manahawkin Shoppes. (Photos by Ryan Morrill)
“Even back then I knew that plant-based diets would someday become more accepted. Today it’s not a fringe thing.
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