In yesterday's SF Chronicle, Michael Bauer, writing about Mina, who has Egyptian roots and 44 restaurants including 252 California, credit Egypt with being the real inventors of foie gras. He based this on Egyptian hieroglyphics of ducks being force-fed. He wouldn't want us to have made any progress in how we treat animals since Egyptian times.
Then, we he mentioned massive changes in the 33 years he's been the restaurant critic, he mentioned the economy, SF "as a beacon, an epicenter of food trends like open kitchens, communal tables, small plates, blending of bars and restaurants, organic sourcing, shorter menus, and a living wage. He didn't make one mention of vegan or vegetarian, and maybe that's why SF has not been a leader in this important area. Other cities are doing much better.
It was disheartening that Justin Phillips didn't mention any vegan or vegan friendly restaurants in his long list of new restaurants: Aar (where Aziza used to be), Isla Vida (Afro-Caribbean on Fillmore, connected to Farmerbrown in Tenderloin), etc.
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