Best Pop-up Restaurant:

Beatrix Foods

Named for writer Beatrix Potter, this startup has been hosting fun, delicious vegan meals at local beer bars and craft breweries. Melanie Manuel, the pop-up entrepreneur with a certification in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University, cooks up some tasty casual foods, such as Buffalo tofu sliders, seitan sausage rolls, vegan nachos, Chicago-style vegan hot dogs and desserts such as chocolate stout cupcakes and peanut butter swirl brownies. The pop-ups will continue, says Manuel, with the idea that there might be a brickand-mortar enterprise down the line. (facebook.com/ Beatrixfoods)