Vance Lehmkuhl is the vegan columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, covering the city’s plant-based food scene in his print column “V for Veg” and the philly.com blog “V for Vegan.” He is also the founder of the eco-pop band Green Beings, whose song “Leftovers,” listing the varieties of food besides meat and dairy, has […]
Vegan Chocolate Espresso Gelato
Gelato, which is Italy’s version of ice cream, contains less sugar and significantly less fat than ice cream’s typical 10 to 16%. You can understand why I “heard” the gelato recipes in my head asking me to take them over to the vegan side. For my first vegan gelato, I picked one of my favorite flavor […]
Vegan Chocolate at the Albany VegFest
I was in Albany June 3rd and 4th for the Albany VegFest, a project of the Albany Vegan Network. Every one of the organizers are wonderful, selfless people and I was very happy to be invited. This year’s VegFest saw record setting attendance, and the day was filled with excellent information, delicious food and drink, and vegan vendors. My planning for VegFests […]
Chocolate is a Bean
I used a lot of chocolate, at least 100 pounds, and maybe more, when I was writing Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts, Running Press. That means I ate a lot of greens, fruit and beans too!! Shortly after sending the final pages off to the publisher, I wanted to inventory the […]
