Through restaurant dinners and potluck parties, V for All and Plant IQ encourage chefs to expand plant-based choices and promote that diet’s health benefits.
Vegan Kitchen
Maine doctor sees need for provocative food guide for millennials
A cardiologist overlooks profane prose and contributes to the book because he finds poor diets leading to diseases, even in younger people.
Surge in food festivals for plant eaters reflects lifestyle’s growth
Around the U.S. and the world, vegan and vegetarian events increase and draw bigger attendance, including Portland’s on June 4.
How does a vegan chef working with a non-vegan menu manage?
Three vegan chefs in Portland in just that position talk about their strategies for coping with animal products in their workplace kitchens.
There’s no topping – ahem – Portland’s many vegan pizza options
Pizza without cheese? It’s not only possible. It’s delicious.
Maine Med plants seeds for doctors to focus on health impact of food
A new residency program will teach about preventing disease and helping patients change habits and diets.
Maine back-to-the-land leader Helen Nearing’s cookbook makes meatless eating simple
The plant-based philosophy she shared with her husband, Scott, is still bearing fruit.
Two national companies aim their vegan products at non-vegans
At the University of Maine, everybody is now eating vegan mayonnaise.
Maine Restaurant Week has plenty of deals for both vegetarians and vegans
And the food is much more than pasta as chefs crank up the creativity.
Music promoter, entrepreneur Russell Simmons explains why a plant-based diet makes for a happy life
Meditation and yoga help but the mogul says he wrote the book to spark change.