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Having recently recommended her latest cookbook , I was thrilled to discover that chef Coscarelli is planning to open a casual vegan restau...

I received this as a Christmas gift, which wasn’t a big surprise since I’d mentioned I wanted it. My new favorite cookbook. Straightforw...

I first learned of this new vegan cookbook by Bryant Terry when flipping through the Rachael Ray magazine at the hair salon. I’m very ex...

• A couple of positive articles about veganism in somewhat unexpected places. First, Moby’s “Why I’m Vegan” in Rolling Stone . (In the pi...

I came across a link the other day to an article in Food & Wine about “the science and craft behind” Kite Hill’s artisanal vegan chees...

First, vegan DOTD cookies (these are from last year, but they’re cute so who cares?): (Thank you, you-know-who-you-are, for the link. :...

Introducing the new PlantEaters app , Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House says : “The most brilliant ideas are the ones that when you hear ab...

On Wednesday, just about a year since I last visited, I returned to Woodstock, New York. Last year, the purpose of our day was a tour o...

I spent a weekend in New York recently, and had a swell time. Hung out with friends. Enjoyed lovely weather. Had another delicious lunch at...

It’s Vegan MoFo, the vegan month of food , so I’m going to gather some food news items that have come my way recently and add a note of my ...

The latest manufactured food fad (this one seems especially creepy - I reached the reference to "bio-hacking" and decided that wa...

Had a delightful visit to Philadelphia recently. I was surprised at how much we were able to pack into a short stay. A few highlights: Ve...

I have two documentaries to share - the first I saw several weeks ago and the other more recently. Pink Ribbons, Inc. can be watched on ...

Writing in my previous post about The Silence of the Lambs , and, even more, watching CSA: Confederate States of America recently (or fini...

I don’t know whether the pathetic practice of gendering food, cooking, and eating appalls me more as a feminist or a vegan. (Fortunately, I ...

At long last, on July 1st, the state’s ban on foie gras will take effect. Appetite for Justice has the history behind the law , featuring a ...

The ads played on MTV last fall, and will be shown on several other channels this month . (I haven't seen one on TV yet.)

How does all of this relate to animal consumption and veganism? To the scientific-atheist (or, as I prefer to call it, epistemic) movemen...

In my previous post in the series I began to argue that the framework in which becoming a vegan (or animal rights activist) or atheist (or ...

“Any substitute would have to mimic the total sensory experience elicited by meats.” – Tara Parker-Pope, “The Challenge of Going Vegan,” Ne...