On Sunday, March 6th, I co-hosted a tasting of authentic vegan Sicilian sweets, as well as savory food, that just happened to be vegan. I had a great time veganizing some traditional Sicilian desserts. The pistachio paste was already vegan, which is often the case with Italian foods. Thanks to Gretchen and Pascale of Tierno Tours, we also […]
Vegan at a Foodie Conference in LA
The International Conference of Culinary Professionals annual conference was held in LA this year. Culinary influencers of all types – cookbook authors, agents, editors, media, test kitchen personal, food manufactures, culinary educators, and cooking school owners, both brick and mortar and online – came to learn, network, and of course, to eat. Most attendees were not […]
Vegan Philly, Continued
I had an appointment in Philadelphia the week of March 20th, which translated to opportunity to revisit the epic vegan food scene happening in The City of Brotherly Love. I was feeling disappointed about missing the final judging of the Vegan Cheesesteak Contest, the brainschild of Vance Lehmkuhl. Since I’d been reading rave reviews of PS and Co., Andrea Kyan’s organic, vegan, […]
Vegan Lunch at V Street
My daugher Tracy went to graduate school in Philadelphia, and I used to visit her regularly. Because she and I like to cook together, plus she had a lot of studying to do, we mostly ate at her home. I do regret though, that in those days of frequent visits, I never got to Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby’s famed restuarant […]