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Plant-based butcher shop opens in LA 
Maciel’s Plant-Based Butcher & Deli, now open in a 1,000-square-foot storefront, is Los Angeles’s first-ever vegan butcher shop. According to reporting in Eater, the deli combines Mexican influences with classic deli touches, like pre-made plant-based charcuterie kits. The deli's plant-based deli meats…