C
ELEBRITY VEGAN chef Mary Mattern
and professional musician Neil Westfall met in
musical mayhem while the two were touring
with pop-punk band Blink-182—Mattern as chef
for the headliner’s vegan drummer, Travis Barker, and Westfall
as guitarist for opening act A Day To Remember. Engaged one
year later, the couple is now planning to open Heirloom Deli, an
eatery serving vegan Jewish-deli comfort food. For their rustic-
chic autumn wedding, the pair stayed true to their down-home
style, invoking the spirit of an all-American barbecue, made
spectacular with elaborate plant-based charcuterie, gourmet
vegan burgers, Coors Light cocktails, and a show-stopping
wedding gown—purchased on the internet. “We just wanted to
have a big backyard barbecue for all of our friends and family,”
says Mattern. “So we basically did that. Just scaled it up a bit!”
MARY MATTERN + NEIL WESTFALL
ORLANDO, FL, OCTOBER 13
BEER &
BOUQUETS
BBQ,
40 VegNews SUMMER 2019
The CAKE
A vanilla bean cake
with notes of almond
and citrus, filled with
a rich coconut cream
dotted with freeze-
dried raspberriesThe VENUE
Orlando’s The
Acre—a lush, one-
acre urban sanctuary
boasting a quaint tiny
house for gathering,
towering camphor
trees, and whimsical
fountains