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 […]
The Philly Vegan Awards Recap
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 […]
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 […]
