If you’ve ever experienced the pleasure of driving or bicycling through the scenic Alexander Valley in Sonoma, chances are you passed by or even stopped at the Jimtown Store on Highway 128. Although they cater to all types of eaters, the Jimtown store makes one of the best vegan spreads I’ve ever tasted: Chopped Olive [...]

There are very few aromas that are appealing as fresh baked cookies coming out of the oven. Of course, to get cookies hot out of the oven you’ve got to invest in some quality ingredients and take the time to precisely measure and combine those ingredients. It’s much easier to just tear open a bag [...]

It’s been an amazing year for vegan cheese lovers. Daiya has raised the bar for vegan cheese that melts and their cheese has been appearing in pizzerias all over the country. Vegetarian food companies from Amy’s to Tofurkey are also introducing vegan products made with Daiya cheese. So now that we’ve achieved melt nirvana, what [...]

Americans spent obscene amounts of money on chocolate last week, all in the name of romance. It’s a shame in some ways. I believe that any time of year is appropriate to spend obscene amounts of money on chocolate. Maybe I should rephrase that: Any time of year is appropriate to consume obscene amounts of [...]

Discovering a tasty new vegan food is always fun, and for me, finding foods that are “accidentally” vegan is even better. Every issue of VegNews is packed with new products that proudly flaunt their vegan credentials, but there are even more foods that fly under the radar because despite being vegan, they’re not marketed as [...]

Dear readers, I am thrilled to inform you that I have experienced vegan junk food nirvana. To those of you who reside in Portland, it will probably come as no surprise that it happened at Voodoo Doughnuts.
Until now, I was under the assumption that Ronald’s Donuts in Las Vegas was the last word, and [...]

Last month I lamented the loss of the Crispy Cat Roasted Peanut Candy Bar, which was discontinued by NuGo, the company that assumed production and distribution of Crispy Cat bars this year. I also mentioned that they developed the Crispy Cat Chocolate Sundae bar as an alternative.
I can tell you today in no uncertain [...]

It’s been said over and over again, and it bears repeating: There’s never been a better time to be vegan. Don’t believe me? Go back ten years. No Earth Balance, no Field Roast or Tofurkey sausages, and frozen desserts were pretty much limited to Rice Dream. It was the dark ages of vegan junk food. [...]

While I mourn the loss of the beloved Crispy Cat Roasted Peanut bar, I take consolation in the fact that Peanut Butter & Company is still churning out jar after jar of Dark Chocolate Dreams. Whether spread on bread, crackers, pancakes, fruit, or eaten straight out of the jar, Dark Chocolate Dreams’ near perfect [...]