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"On San Pablo Avenue in Oakland, I visited the vegan doughnut shop and cafe Donut Farm (née Pepples Donut Farm), which has been serving popular dairy-free raised doughnuts since 2006. For breakfast and lunch the cafe offers savory staples like tofu scrambles, meatless carne asada, soy chikkin, and tempeh. Owner Josh Levine, a long-time vegan, told me he was inspired to try vegan sausage rolls after seeing them at the Natural Products West Expo and in news and social feeds; he calls them “strangely addictive,” describing them as “slightly sweet sausage on the inside, flaky crust on the outside.” Levine sourced a limited amount of vegan sausage rolls from Australian company Fry Family Foods and will bake and offer them for dine-in or takeout starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15 while supplies last — available only at the Oakland location (not at the Berkeley or SF Ferry Building locations)." - Ellen Fort