I am just off the Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam after a magnificent ten day Vegan Cruise to Panama! We visited Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, Aruba, and Curacao, and we sailed through the Panama Canal, where I experienced the surprise of howler and capuchin monkeys jumping onto our little motorboat. In Costa Rica, my group visited the Jaguar […]
Vegan Trends at Expo East
Natural Products Expo East is trade event which showcases ‘natural’ foods, and continues to grow exponentially. Over 30,000 attendees packed the Balimore Convention Center and adjoining Hilton. I was invited to the Plant Based Foods Association party where we applauded executive director Michele Simon, JD, MPH, and Policy and Partership Consultant, Elizabeth Kuchinich. Billy Bramlet, founder […]
The Great Vegan Pie Contest
Recently, U.S. Veg Corps asked me to judge The Great Vegan Pie Contest that they hosted at VSpot Organic, along with Diana from This Pie is Nuts and Barbara from Gone Pie. Some work is more fun than… well, this is more fun than almost anything! The winners selected by the judges were 1- Sweet Potato Mini […]
Vegan at the Fancy Food Show
I recently attended the International Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center in New York City, and let me tell you, vegan products were in the house, both specifically vegan products and the ones that are accidentally vegan. Two vegan entries for the Sofi Awards were finalists, Miyokos Creamery Black Ash Cheese in the dairy […]