{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Portland","slug":"city-cast-portland-5822554","podcast_index_feed_id":5822554,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastportland","website_url":"https://portland.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bc44a83a-3444-11ed-8131-b3b843d0d8cc/image/1c6f253f9eff8100435d93459e8c4fcd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":954,"summary":"City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at portland.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T22:17:17.860580+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554"},"episode":{"title":"Where To Eat Vegan Without Ditching Your Meat-Loving Friends","slug":"where-to-eat-vegan-without-ditching-your-meat-loving-friends","published_at":"2026-09-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/where-to-eat-vegan-without-ditching-your-meat-loving-friends","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2638904809.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC2638904809.mp3","summary":"We all know Portland is a vegan food haven with all sorts of vegan-only spots, but what about when friends of all dietary preferences want to go out and share a meal? Today on City Cast Portland, vegan food enthusiast Sara Bahmanyar is sharing her picks with host Claudia Meza of the best spots in town for an easy communal eating experience to satisfy both vegans and meat eaters alike. Discussed in today's episode: ⁠Wajan⁠ ⁠Rangoon Bistro⁠ ⁠Thai Hot Pot Heaven⁠ ⁠Obon Shokudo⁠  ⁠Kate’s Ice Cream⁠  ⁠Ice Queen⁠  ⁠Orange & Blossom⁠  ⁠222 Pastry⁠ ⁠Akadi⁠ ⁠Coffee Beer⁠ This episode previously aired June 26, 2025. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠here⁠.⁠ ⁠ Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠portland@citycast.fm⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ and be sure to follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠. Learn more about the sponsors of this September 2nd episode: ⁠Rose City Comic Con⁠ ⁠Montavilla Jazz⁠ ⁠Salishan Coastal Lodge ⁠use promo code CITYCAST","meta_description":"We all know Portland is a vegan food haven with all sorts of vegan-only spots, but what about when friends of all dietary preferences want to go out and s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1329,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-portland-5822554/episodes/where-to-eat-vegan-without-ditching-your-meat-loving-friends/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/where-to-eat-vegan-without-ditching-your-meat-loving-friends.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}