Gone Pie vegan bakery started in a storefront on east 7th street in manhattan as Bread & Roses, and has since evolved into a wholesale/on-line business, catering to those with specialized diets. I first noticed Gone Pie’s baked goods a few years ago at the ice cream parlor formerly known as Lula’s Sweet Apothecary in New York City. After picking up […]
Cookbook Review and Recipe: The Blender Girl Cookbook by Tess Masters
I first met Tess Masters at Vida Vegan Con in Portland, OR, last year. She and I were staying in the same hotel, and we ran into each other with mutual friends on the elevator. Because Portland is so far away from home, I was feeling extremely jetlagged. I wasn’t really in any state to […]
Cookbook Review and Giveaway: Plant Power by Nava Atlas
One of the first cookbooks I bought after going vegan many years ago was by Nava Atlas, and I cooked from it often at the time. Flash-forward to present day and my Ikea Billy Bookcase is now jammed packed with vegan cookbooks. My most recently acquired cookbook was also written by Nava Atlas, and like […]
Interview Series: Marla Rose from Vegan Street
My first “introduction” to Marla Rose was around 2001, when I was a newbie vegan looking for information on my new lifestyle online. At the time there were very few websites dedicated veganism, and I was happy to find a kindred spirit online at Vegan Street. Marla and her husband John Beske hatched the idea for […]
Product Review: So Delicious New Almond Milk Products
In the early days of my veganism, there were only two choices of plant milks – soy or rice. (I remember the girl who was checking me out at the health food store once asking if it was milk made from rice or milk that was supposed to be used to cook rice.) Dairy-free dairy […]