The inaugural Philly Vegan Awards debuted Friday night, November 10th, as part of Philly Vegan Day 2017, and it was very tasty indeed. The awards were the brainchild of American Vegan Society’s Anne Dinshah and Vance Lehmkuhl. Over 175 guests mingled and munched for the first hour, while guessing which of the finalists in the […]
Dynise Balcavage’s No-Bake Energy Bars
Dynise Balcavage and I met in person at Vida Vegan Con and I was smitten. With her joie de vivre, I knew I just had to spend more time with Madame Balcavage, who shares her Philadelphia home with three former stray cats. Lately, Dynise has been spending some time showing me around her city – and now […]
Three Vegan Cookbook Authors Walk Into Vedge
Let me tell you, this was the best girls’ night out. Terry Hope Romero is a New Yorker who knows more about Philly than many natives. Terry’s website, VeganLatina, lists her as a foodpunk and nerd and she’s an author, with books like Vegan Eats World, Veganomicon, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, Viva Vegan!, and Salad Samurai. […]
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 […]