Lifestyle & Culture

Vegan fashion week has returned to Los Angeles, marking this year the second time that the event has been held, and revitalizing the founder's hopes to establish LA as the vegan fashion capital for the global movement toward a kinder, gentler fashion industry. VFW made its .…

"You are exactly where you're meant to be." These words have comforted me, and no doubt others, ever since I heard Jay Shetty say them, on a zoom call, at the end of an interview about why he has created a new line of tea, called Sama. The comfort is that you don't have t…

For many plant-based consumers, planning travel can be difficult when mapping your itinerary around the question of "Where can I eat?" Just the act of booking a hotel, cruise, day trip, or restaurant meal can cause strain on your time and your relationships if your travel comp…

The art or sport of foraging has taken on a new urgency, as people want to know where their food comes from, and is suddenly popular in states from Maine to California. That's why I recently found myself on a mountainside forest in Telluride, Colorado, competing to find the bounty of mushr…

Since a young age, Crystal Renn has been a leader in the fashion world. The model has walked runways from Paris to New York, graced the covers of glossy magazines, and been the face of designer campaigns the world over. But her latest project has been one of her most personal: Renn recently inspired…

Luxury fashion designer Saint Laurent is leaving fur behind. The brand's parent company Kering Group revealed that all of its brands will be leaving fur out of future clothing lines. Along with Saint Laurent, the fashion giant owns Brioni, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, and Bale…

Traveling while vegan or plant-based can be a total drag if you’re staying at resorts that can’t accommodate your dietary restrictions. Fresh fruit for breakfast is nice, but plant-based muesli, pancakes, waffles, and omelets are even better. Fortunatel...

When a world-class tennis player and a celebrity chef get together, aces are served, and in this exclusive conversation that took place during Happy Viking's event at Dumbo House last week, those aces happen to be tips on how to start a plant-based diet.
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Derek Sarno is on a mission to make food that everyone wants to eat. And one detail about that food is that it happens to be vegan. Food should be "80 percent healthy and 20 percent wicked," he tells people, so along with offering healthy nutrition, your meals should be joyful, del…

When a 315-pound NFL player tells you he's vegan, your jaw is likely to drop. But as more and more athletes experience better results without the inflammation foods of meat and dairy,  this will one day be the norm.
Adding to the long roster of plant-based athletes is Patriot's lineman Lawerence Guy,…