Chef Charlene Nolan, my dear friend, generous and talented colleague, has been teaching Whole Foods Plant-Based No Oil (WFPBNO) cooking classes at the Stephen Klein Wellness Center for almost a year now. The Stephen Klein Wellness Center, a primary care clinic, is a program of Project HOME, a nationally recognized advocacy group for the homeless. The […]
Vegan Chocolate Class at COOK in Philadelphia
The past week, the end of September, has been a whirlwind. Last week’s schedule was packed with interesting events, one of which brought me to Philadelphia’s premiere cooking studio COOK on Saturday to teach a cookbook class with recipes from Vegan Chocolate. Early Sunday morning, I went into NYC to teach a class Main Street Vegan […]
A New Yorker Moves to Philly
So here I am, a lifelong New Yorker, living in Philadelphia, PA, since June 6th. That is Philly, the city, not Phillie, the team. (Thanks, Vance.) I am feeling absolutely relaxed and happy in my new city and my new home. The question I’ve been asked regularly recently, along with “where do you get your […]
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, […]
