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A Los Angeles restaurant which began out as vegan however started serving meat final yr, is closing after 14 years in enterprise.
The final day of enterprise for Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery in Echo Park was reportedly Sunday a post on Instagram.
“We have all poured our ardour into transferring the idea in direction of regenerative agriculture, however regardless of our efforts, we discover ourselves in the identical state of affairs in the present day,” reads @thekindsage’s publish.
The publish has greater than 1,200 feedback, a lot of which categorical sturdy opinions.
Mollie Engelhart, chef and proprietor of Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery, which is now closed. (Mollie Engelhart/Fox News)
“Still the most effective buffalo cauliflower within the recreation!” one social media consumer posted.
“I wish to cry!” one particular person stated. “Sage has at all times been my favourite restaurant.”
Inside Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery, a former plant-based restaurant in Los Angeles, California. (Mollie Engelhart/Fox News)
Owner Molle Engelhart spoke to Fox News Digital final yr when the previous vegan staple was made the controversial resolution including meat and dairy to the menu – a transfer that has sparked anger and confusion.
The menu change added animal merchandise resembling beef, bison, cheese and eggs.
“I nonetheless will not use processed meals and I nonetheless will not use chemical substances, so I’ll keep fairly true to my beliefs and my identification,” she stated. “I’m simply doing it from a unique perspective, which is upsetting to individuals.”
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The protests outdoors Sage had been so violent that on Father’s Day 2024 the restaurant needed to shut. (Mollie Engelhart/Fox News)
A sequence of protests adopted FOX11Los Angeles, together with one on Father’s Day 2024 that pressured Sage to shut early after protesters stormed the restaurant.
Some Instagram customers nonetheless sad with Sage’s change disagreed with its closure, with one even calling it a “victory for animals.”
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Engelhart and her husband, Elias Sosa, are each cooks and co-owners of Sage.
The two offered their dwelling “in hopes of respiratory new life into Sage,” the corporate’s Instagram publish reads.
Fox News’ Kendall Tietz and Nik Lanum contributed to this report.
