And, oh, right -- the game! Sunday's Super Bowl will be on four screens at Pine Box Rock Shop, but who can focus on a game when there's vegan chili to be eaten? Pine Box will be serving complimentary chili all night, which you can enjoy with beer from the home states of both teams: "Brooklyn Blast, Blue Point Oatmeal Stout, Southern Tier Oak-Aged Pumking and Sixpoint Sweet Action go head-to-head with Massachusetts-based Clown Shoes Lubrication, Cisco Whale's Tale, Fisherman's Brew and Pretty Things Jack D'or," according to the bar's Facebook event.

Pine Box Rock Shop Super Bowl Party
12 Grattan Street, Brooklyn
Sunday, February 5, 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.

This month the SuperVegan New York City events calendar spilleth over with delightful vegan-related outings, particularly for those with strong feelings, romantic or rancorous, affectionate or acidic, about that little mid-month holiday of looove. In addition to the familiar ongoing events -- Vegan Drinks on February 23 at Angels & Kings, and vegan Thursdays every week at Halyards -- check out these highlights:

Vegan Singles Night III: Pre Valentine's Day Edition
Thursday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. at ReVision Lounge & Gallery, 219 Avenue B between 13th and 14th Streets
Snack and speed-date with the NYC Goes Vegan meet-up group, play in a dating game show with only potential mates to judge you, and find someone to have a second date with on Valentine's. Mmmm, second dates.

Vegan Valentine's Shop-Up at Pine Box Rock Shop
Sunday, February 12 at 12 to 6 p.m., Pine Box Rock Shop, 12 Grattan St., Brooklyn

Whalentine's Day Bake Sale: A Benefit for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Sunday, February 12, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Mooshoes, 78 Orchard St.
SAVE THE WHALES: EAT CAKE! Grab some Tupperware and head over to Mooshoes for homemade sweets. Proceeds will benefit Sea Shepherd's eighth Antarctic defense campaign. They also need bakers -- check the calendar for details.

Solo Diner's Week at Dirt Candy
Tuesday, February 21 to Saturday, February 25 at Dirt Candy, 430 E. 9th St.
Single people deserve to eat, too. Or Amanda Cohen thinks so:

For the week of Tuesday, February 21, if you're a diner flying solo I want you to know that not only are you welcome at Dirt Candy, you're appreciated. The bummer about dining alone is that you don't get to try enough of the menu. I love going out to eat in groups so I can try everyone's food, allowing me to taste a little bit of everything on the menu, but when you're eating by yourself you don't get that advantage. Now you can. Between Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 25 I'll do a prix fixe meal for solo diners only:

$47 gets you
- a mini-order of hush puppies
- a choice of any of the four appetizers
- a choice of any two entrees (each entree will be a mini-version of itself)
- a choice of desserts
- coffee and tea
- a half-glass of wine
-Dirt Candy blog

A real, live, full-time job with one of the most effective organizations in exposing cruelty to farmed animals? And the job is to tell people how great it is to be vegan and how animals are really super (in a far more educated-sounding way)? How wonderful. My favorite highlights about the job, swiped from MFA's site, below. Check out the full job description and application instructions on MFA's site.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop and implement innovative regional and national outreach strategies to more effectively raise awareness about farmed animal welfare issues and veganism in the United States


• Manage and train regional coordinators to conduct local grassroots outreach, including leafleting events, restaurant outreach, tabling events, film screenings and more


• Develop MFA's humane education presentations, maintain MFA's humane education program, and train and assist staff in implementing the organization's humane education program


• Manage and assist MFA's national campaign coordinator in planning and conducting events across the country geared toward attracting mainstream media attention to important farmed animal welfare issues and elevating MFA's status as a national animal advocacy organization.

Image credit: Vegan Shop-Up

If you haven't been before (I haven't! Maybe my Valentine will go with me!), this first-birthday/Valentine's edition of Vegan Shop-Up may be the most vendor-packed, shop-up yet, with more than 30 sellers. The market's bloggers promise birthday surprises to be revealed at the event (Oooh, mystery! Intrigue! You've got me, Vegan Shop-Up.), a Valentine's theme, and the reliable libations of vegan bar Pine Box Rock Shop.

Vegan Shop-Up
February 12, 12 to 6 p.m.
Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St., Brooklyn

VIP tickets to last year's New York City Vegetarian Food Festival sold out days--maybe weeks?--before the one-day fest. This year the fest is two days, Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and VIP tickets are on sale now for individual days ($20) and the full weekend ($30).

On my way to last year's festival I waltzed right past the line that wrapped around 18th Street and up Seventh Avenue, flashed my VIP ticket at the door, and floated on in to this vegan food sampling mecca. I felt like a freaking queen. And then I felt like a douche who really should have bought tickets for her boyfriend and his brother, who waited outside in the hours-long line. (Live and learn, right?)

Yes, you can buy $5 tickets at the door. But if, like me, you want to get a solid brunch down before strutting in at the crack of noon, and be admitted before the place shuts down at 5, shell out for the $20 VIP ticket. In addition to the privilege of skipping the line, you get priority entrance for the speakers series and five raffle tickets, whatever those are good for. I can't vouch for the speakers because I was busy shoving Goodie Girl cookies in my mouth. I really hope those girls are at this festival again. Also, the Beyond Sushi people! So many delicious memories.

NYC Vegetarian Food Festival
March 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th St., NYC