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Indulgent Vegan Food? Avonte Hartsfield of Rollin' Roots Shows It's Possible
Welcome back to Happy Half Hour! This week's special guest is Avonte Hartsfield, owner of Rollin' Roots food truck in Kearny Mesa. Rollin' Roots has been serving comfort foods, like loaded fries and sandwiches with deep-fried "shrimp" and Buffalo "chicken" that are entirely vegan, since it opened last fall. Avonte is passionate about breaking the stigma that vegan food has to be expensive, and he started a pay-what-you-can option at the food truck and provides meals for those in need. Avonte has been working in the restaurant industry since he was 14, starting as a dishwasher and working his…
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