For those visiting Bridgeport who have already sampled the city's fare or those who are residents of the city and beyond looking for a trip for a new culinary experience, here's the latest edition of WBOY's Restaurant Road Trip. This one is north of Bridgeport, off Insterstate 79, 35 minutes from the city.

 

FROM WBOY

 

For this week's stop on the Restaurant Road Trip, we'll take you to a bakery in Morgantown that serves all things vegan. 

 

What started out as a hobby for Aaron Bhenke became his life's work when the space opened up at Mountain People's Co Op on Pleasant Street. You'll find him at the Venerable Bean Bakery daily carrying out his passion for making all things vegan, with high quality ingredients. 

 

"If we're going to make a chocolate cake, we want it to taste like chocolate and those flavors aren't muddled by the milk, or eggs, or butter. What you're tasting is chocolate," said Bhenke. 

 

Cookies, cakes, muffins, scones, bagels, and pepperoni rolls, are just a few of the items served. The ingredients used daily are found within the walls of Mountain People's Co Op. All items are allergy specific and clearly marked.

 

"95% of the time people can come in with a long list of allergies and we have something in the case that they can eat for a treat for themselves," said Behnke. 

 

The bakery has gotten some recognition across the country, being ranked for Top Ten Vegan Sweet Treats by PETA and Best Chocolate Chip Cookie in West Virginia by Cosmopolitan Magazine.

 

"The chocolate chip cookies are my personal favorite. I think it's just the cookie that took me the longest to figure out how to make it exactly the way I wanted it to be," said Behnke. 

 

You won't find anything artificial here.

 

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Editor's Note: Photos from Venerable Bean Bakery Facebook Page.