Phoebe Bridgers pays tribute to her dog Maxine with vegan taco for charity

nme.com:

Phoebe Bridgers has branched her philanthropic efforts out to include the launch of her own taco, teaming up with LA restaurant HomeState to create ‘The Maxine’ in a fundraising effort for the city’s CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) wing.Named for Bridgers’ black pug – who is occasionally spotted at Bridgers’ shows, appeared onstage with her earlier this month, and made a cameo in her recent Seth Meyers interview – ‘The Maxine’ features black beans, shiitake mushrooms, avocado, caramelised onions and crispy corn strips inside a soft corn tortilla.

The vegan taco will be available at all five of HomeState’s LA locations between now and November 22.“HomeState is one of my favorite local restaurants; Maxine and I should probably be cut off from their breakfast tacos by now,” Bridgers said in a statement announcing the collaboration.

Have a look at the taco itself below, and see a list of HomeState locations here.A post shared by A Texas Kitchen in SoCal (@homestate)$1.25 from each taco sold – a quarter of the $5 sale price – will be donated to CASA/LA.

In a statement from the restaurant, it’s explained that the non-profit company “organizes community volunteers to take action and advocate for children and families impacted by LA County’s overburdened child welfare and juvenile justice systems.”‘The Maxine’ is the latest in HomeState’s ‘Band Taco’ initiative, whereby the restaurant links up with musicians and local artists (Bridgers’ joint was drawn up by illustrator Mallory Cohn) to support charitable endeavours in their neighbouring communities.