May 225 min readThe best vegan & vegan-friendly restaurants for brunch in San Diego(Photo credit: The PLOT @theplotrestaurant) [UPDATE MAY 2024] Have you been on the search for the best vegan (or vegan-friendly?) brunch...
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Dec 25, 20215 min readThe newest & best vegan restaurants in SoCal to visit in 2022—San Diego, LA & Santa Barbara The newest & best vegan restaurants in 2021 in San Diego, Los Angeles & Santa Barbara
Dec 9, 20211 min readThe best store-bought vegan cookies I can't live withoutAs a journalist and product reviewer, I sample a lot of plant-based / vegan brands...including cookies, which are one of my favorite...
Nov 26, 20213 min readVegan and eco-friendly Black Friday, cyber week, holiday dealsA round up of some of the best deals from a few of my favorite vegan / plant-based and sustainable brands. Whether you are looking for...
Nov 13, 20213 min readPLNT PWRD MRKT: First-ever vegan / plant-based market to open in Santa Barbara[UPDATE, June 5, 2022: The PLNT PWRD MRKT has closed down as of early June, 2022.] You heard it here first: A new plant-based all vegan...
Nov 5, 20212 min readHow to make the “Plant-Based Mayor’s Breakfast Wrap" Mayor-elect Eric Adams ate on his victory dayEric Adams, New York City’s Mayor-elect, had a special victory meal the morning of his win: a plant-based breakfast wrap. Adams, who will...
Sep 4, 20217 min readFish that’s not fish, but is? I was first to try cultivated fish. Your burning questions answered [UPDATED October 20, 2021 to include more about ingredients used in making cultivated meat] Fish that’s not the fish, but is fish? I know...
Jun 30, 20215 min readHow to create your own plant-based wine-pairing dinner party I was a thrilled to be profiled in San Diego Home and Garden Magazine's feature story that documented a dinner and wine pairing party...
Jun 1, 20215 min readLos Angeles vegan-friendly urban wine tasting + dining guideLos Angeles is a mecca of wine tasting if you know where to look. What many people don't know is that LA was the birthplace of wine in...