It’s the one year anniversary of successfully funding Think Like a Vegan, ensuring its publication by the brilliant publisher, Unbound! To celebrate, we have three thrilling updates for you. Drum roll please… Our cover reveal! Unbound’s art director, Mark Ecob (@mecobtweets), created this eye-catching cover for our book. We’re delighted with it and hope you are too. It’s…
Vegan Panettone Review 2020
A review of four vegan panettoni, three of which are new products. Plus, links to other available vegan panettoni in case you want even more choices.
The real bit of news the media seems to have missed about the EU votes on dairy labelling
On 23 October 2020, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) rejected proposed Amendment 165 to the EU’s common agricultural policy restricting the terms steak, sausage, escalope, burger, hamburger and those terms related to poultry items and cuts for use exclusively in connection with products made from animal products. This was excellent news for vegan and plant-based food manufacturers. MEPs also voted on and…
Quoted in The Vegan Review
I was quoted extensively in The Vegan Review about dairy labelling laws in Europe in this piece “Why Alt-Milk Isn’t Milk, According to the EU“. I will be revisiting this issue soon in light of the recent vote by the EU Parliament denying the meat lobby’s calls to extend such labelling restrictions to things like…
An interview by Katherine Dolan
Katherine Dolan, a very talented writer, interviewed me about the experience of publishing Think Like a Vegan with the publisher, Unbound. Katherine’s work is top notch and very enjoyable. Her book, Teacher, We Girls!: A Saudi Memoir, is a brilliant read about her time teaching in Saudi Arabia. It’s compelling, fun and absolutely fascinating. In addition,…
Notes on the 2020 BFI London Film Festival
These are my notes from LFF 2020. They were written either immediately after my seeing the film or shortly thereafter. I’m not a film expert, so these are impressions rather than full-blown reviews. Because of the novel coronavirus, I watched these films at home, on my own, with my two cats as fellow viewers. The…
Live Cast! Lessons for Vegan Leaders from COVID-19
In May, I spoke at an event hosted by Vegan Leaders. Emma Osborne, founder and CEO of Citizen Kind, and I discussed the impact of COVID-19 on veganism and advocacy. Check out the video here. It was a spirited discussion and I’m grateful to Vegan Leaders and Emma for inviting me.
Merhaba Istanbul VegFest 2020!
I’m delighted to participate via Zoom in Uluslararasi Istanbul VegFest 2020 on Sunday 21 June at 10am UK/Noon Turkey. I’ll be in conversation with Emma Osborne, founder and CEO of Citizen Kind, the first recruiting firm focused on careers for the eco-conscious. We’ll be speaking about Vegan Activism for All: Lesson from COVID-19 and Think Like…
Support UK vegan food businesses
Early on when lockdown was about to begin in the UK, a friend asked how to support UK vegan food businesses. She asked whether I knew which were delivering or doing no-contact collections. I knew of some and quickly realised there were many! I needed to get organised. So, I started a list and update…
The IThailian Supper Club is Back! Postponed…
What’s I-Thai-lian? In this Italian and Thai vegan supper club, we combine Italian and Thai dishes. And we shatter preconceived notions of tradition in either cuisine. Yes, we know it’s the worst pun ever, but it cracks us up every time. Who and when? On Friday, 3 April 2020 at 7.30pm, Kip of Messy Vegan…
