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 […]
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 […]
California Dreaming with VegNews Magazine
Friday after leaving YouTube Google. Elizabeth and I drove to Miyokos Kitchen. We met the Miyokos Kitchen team, and donned our hairnets and clogs to tour the kitchen and cheese aging room. The scent of real cheese was in the air, creating for me a somewhat surreal experience. After two decades of being vegan, aged cheese that is dairy-free is a relatively new phenomenon. I wasn’t […]