As you may know, Kathleen Jamie, the author of Sightlines, was this year’s recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for excellence in natural history writing. Kathleen traveled to New York from her home in Scotland to receive the Medal at … Continue reading →

What better way to spend Passover than with family and loved ones, enjoying a home-cooked dinner with plenty of desserts. Nosh on This: Gluten-Free Baking from a Jewish-American Kitchen from Lisa Stander-Horel and Tim Horel provides gluten-free alternatives to celebrated … Continue reading →

Several folks around here are big fans of pie. Me, I’m a cookie person (let’s just say I closely identify with Cookie Monster). And I’m a pi person. Try as I might, I can’t summon up a memory of when … Continue reading →

This year Purim begins the evening of Saturday, March 15, and ends in the evening of Sunday, March 16. If you celebrate the holiday, why not make hamantashen that just so happen to be gluten-free? If you don’t, you should … Continue reading →

The authors behind Never Too Late to Go Vegan have been spreading the word far and wide about the book, and if you live in the Dallas area, maybe you caught Carol J. Adams at Barnes & Noble last night … Continue reading →

Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964, exactly 50 years ago this March thirteenth. Twenty-eight years old, she was a petite and energetic native New Yorker who worked as a bar manager and lived in homey Kew Gardens, Queens. Five days … Continue reading →

We’re thrilled to extend our congratulations to Kathleen Jamie, who’s been named the winner of the 2014 John Burroughs Medal for her essay collection, Sightlines. The John Burroughs Medal is awarded to writers for outstanding work in nature writing, and … Continue reading →

  You might already have plans to come to the festival in New York this weekend, but if you need more incentive, Vedge‘s own Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby will be doing a demo on Saturday, March 1, at the … Continue reading →

Vegan author Kathy Freston has launched a campaign petitioning Don Thompson, the CEO of McDonald’s, to add a mainstream meatless option. Right now the most veg-friendly option would be ordering a chicken wrap, and asking them to hold the chicken . . . not ideal. Continue reading →

Needless to say, everybody celebrates February 14th differently, whether it’s not at all or with a twelve-course meal and fireworks. If you still haven’t decided what your Valentine’s Day is going to look like, you have options. A Manhattan restaurant … Continue reading →