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editor's pickIf you’ve ever dreamed of having a chef on retainer, here’s the next best thing (or almost): this column. To start, we ask Ann Gentry, our own executive chef and the visionary founder of the organic vegan eatery Real Food Daily, which kitchen tool she thinks is well worth the splurge. Here’s what she told us: more
Vedge, a vegan restaurant located in a historic building in Philadelphia, is the most recent joint venture by the husband-and-wife duo of executive chef Richard Landau and pastry chef Kate Jacoby. At home, Richard mostly does the cooking, though he and Kate agree it’s a team effort when company’s coming. In time for Valentine’s Day, [...]

Crafted by Robb and Lydia Turner on their woodland farm in New York’s Hudson River Valley, Crown Maple Syrup qualifies as a sustainably produced, certified-organic sweetener. We talked with the Turners in anticipation of maple-tapping season, which runs from mid-February to early April, the peak time of year for sap flow. The sap supplies the [...]

If you’ve ever seen an episode of HLN’s Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, youre familiar with the TV journalist’s outspoken style. A long-time vegan and animal rights activist, Velez-Mitchell takes the same tough stance when confronting America’s food addictions. Q In your book Addict Nation, you talk about America’s addiction to unhealthful eating. Why do you [...]









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