Think buttery, fluffy, and flavorful stacks of pancakes on an early weekend morning — but make it vegan. That’s exactly what chef Nikki Ford, also known as Chef Nikki in The Mix, is doing at Vegan House of Pancakes (VHOP). On the corner of Cleveland Avenue in East Point sits a bubble-gum pink house where home-cooked comfort food meets plant-based breakfast for everyone.

When Ford adopted a vegan lifestyle in 2016, she had no idea it would lead to entrepreneurship. A stay-at-home mom of two girls, flipping pancakes and whipping up breakfast, began in the comfort of her kitchen. It wasn’t until her partner, who goes by PBD Grey, encouraged her to sell what he called “the best pancakes I’ve ever had,” that the idea of more began to flourish. Ford was skeptical about people wanting to buy a p

See Full Page