If you follow food trends online, chances are you’ve seen the viral photos: a $20 smoothie, a $15 jar of vegan yogurt, or even a single strawberry selling for nearly $19. All of them came from one place: Erewhon Market, an upscale California grocery chain. It has become a social-media […]
Opinion
Does “Vegan” Labeling Hurt or Help Grocery Sales? The Answer May Be More Complicated Than You Think
Here’s a question that may sound simple but is a bit nuanced. Should a brand put “vegan” on their label? If you spend any time reading labels and ingredient panels in grocery store aisles (basically my part time job), you probably have strong feelings about this. And it turns out […]
Why Vegan Butter Sticks are Disappearing (and What to Use Instead)
This guide contains multiple updates. Click the links below to jump directly to any section. If you’re a vegan baker, you may have noticed something lately and no, it’s not just you. The vegan butter sticks and blocks that many of us relied on for years have quietly disappeared from […]
A Vegan Winter Getaway to Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina has been one of our most-loved destinations for well over a decade. We’ve visited nearly once a year, experiencing it in just about every season from busy fall weekends to lively summers and the holidays. Somehow though, January had always been the one month we skipped. This […]
Trader Joe’s Vegan Onion Flowers: A Frozen Aisle First (and My Honest Review)
Trader Joe’s just dropped something I genuinely never thought I’d see in the freezer section: vegan onion flowers. As far as I can tell, these are the first frozen, fully vegan blooming-onion–style product widely available in U.S. grocery stores and yes, that alone makes them worth talking about. They’re brand […]
Easy Plant-Based Swaps for Everyday Grocery Shopping
Eating more plant-based doesn’t necessarily require giving up the foods you already enjoy or changing how you cook. While veganism is a lifestyle centered on avoiding animal exploitation and not a diet, this guide focuses specifically on the food side of things, suggesting practical, plant-based swaps for familiar grocery items […]
