There’s a new culinary event taking place for the first time this September in Naperville — the Vegan Chef Challenge.

Hosted by the national nonprofit Vegan Outreach, the challenge invites restaurants to offer dishes made without animal products and encourages diners to test them out — whether they regularly eat vegan or not.

Organizers say the competition is a way to highlight the benefits of a vegan diet and engage the culinary community in something fun.

“We’re not specifically reaching out to vegans and vegan restaurants,” said organizer Austin Simmons said with Vegan Outreach. “We want to get the whole community involved, just to see how delicious vegan food can be when chefs are motivated to create something unique.”

Competition shows ‘you can be vegan’

Chefs at Avocado Theory,

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