Osteria Du was an exciting addition to Toronto’s vegan food scene when it first opened in 2021, and it offered something that, at the time, no other restaurant did – a completely plant based Italian menu. It’s location on one of the city’s most prominent commercial strips – Queen West – also signalled a further…
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2023 Guide to Halloween Candy
Halloween is fast approaching, and with the rather depressing shift in temperatures, and the increasing number of greyish days, it’s the perfect time to indulge our sweet tooths. Sure, Halloween is supposed to be all about the scares, the terror, but it’s also a time to let go a bit, unleash our inner rascal, live…
A Guide To London, England
The United Kingdom routinely receives top ranking as one of the most vegan friendly countries in the world, and London, it’s dazzling and sprawling capital, has topped Happy Cow’s list of vegan friendly cities for four years running. With 400 plus vegan establishments in the Greater London area it’s no wonder that it’s managed to…
Ten Favourite Meat Alternatives for 2023.
Meat alternatives and substitutes sometimes get a bad rap. Their proximity to the real thing is viewed with suspicion and used to cast aspersions on vegans and vegetarians. The question always arises around these kinds of products of why we try to replicate something if there is an ethical aversion to it. This is a…
10 Favourite Vegan Podcasts
I’ve been listening to more and more podcasts lately. I’ve found that the best podcasts can really help me de-attach from the endless screen cycle, and after long days of non-stop visual simulation, it really is nice sometimes to just sit back and listen to something. There is, however, an overwhelming number of podcasts out…
Easy Vegan Meals
I do enjoy cooking but it’s winter – a season of darkness and cold. It’s dark by the time we get out of work, and it’s dark when we wake up in the morning, and most days, by the time I get home, I’m ready to just curl up somewhere warm and hibernate. Under the…
10 Turkey Alternatives for Your Vegan Holiday Feast
STORE-BOUGHT TofurkyThe OG turkey alternative, vegan trailblazers and in many ways still the champ. Their product line has expanded significantly since launching the original plant based roast in 1995. They have a ham flavoured roast too now, which I prefer to the original, and a Holiday Feast package, that includes the roast, plus gravy, and…
Toronto’s Best Vegan Smoothies
Ah smoothies! When you’re feeling a bit worn out and undernourished, and craving some quick nutrients, nothing quite hits the spot like a hearty smoothie. And they make for a richly satisfying and healthy meal – the good ones anyway – when you’re in a hurry or just don’t feel like preparing food. Since smoothies…
Monthly Updates – What’s New in the Plant Based World.
Restaurant Openings Have a restaurant opening in your city you’d like to see covered? Send the details to plantandpine(at)gmail.com Soy Boys (471 Church Street) Finally a fully vegan restaurant in the Church-Wellesley village! Soy Boys is a take-out burger joint with a simple, straight-forward menu of burgers, waffle fries and soft serve. Let’s hope that…
Meal Delivery Options for the Greater Toronto Area
If you’ve ever felt a pang of guilt for not spending hours in the kitchen preparing elaborate, fully balanced and beautifully presented meals for yourself and/or family, you’re not alone. Social media and food influencers present meal preparation in an increasingly unrealistic manner, as though everyone can and should be able to dedicate a ridiculous…
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