The HappyCow team traveled to Munich, Germany, and during the trip attended Veggie Expo, 2015. Learn some tips about Munich’s favorite vegan restaurants, Oktoberfest, and how to meet fellow vegan people in the city. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. Watch our video highlights here: …
“Our presence on this Earth is like being shipwrecked and sailing together in a lifeboat. You can either sell what food there is to the rich so they survive and then generate fights over it, or you can share it out. It isn’t just a moral decision but a practical one. There is no shortage of food in the world simply a shortage of money with which to buy it.”…
Once a year 2000 people gather in Joshua Tree, CA for Bhakti Fest (known as “The Spiritual Woodstock of The New Millennium”). Festival goers are provided with Kirtan, yoga, and consciousness-raising workshops in a vegetarian, family-friendly environment free of alcohol and drugs. I wanted to share my personal experience as it was my first time attending this event. I am huge fan in the idea of festivals that provide this…
Sushi masters spend a lifetime mastering this culinary art. Become a raw vegan sushi ninja with these hacks that will have you making your own tasty, healthy rolls at home in no time. Raw vegan sushi does not use rice. Instead, you can use cauliflower rice or spicy avocado spread. Cauliflower Hemp Rice 1 large cauliflower, leaves removed 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced 2 cloves of garlic 2 cups hulled…
Vegan fashion; the idea can sound both intriguing and slightly off-putting to the modern fashionista. More and more the world is seeing a trend of people buying ethical, eco, and vegan over cheap, fast, and convenient. However, just because something is vegan doesn’t necessarily mean it’s ethical. Now there’s a better way to discover vegan brands making both ethical and stylishly modern designs than scouring the internet and social media…
It doesn’t get much better than this video of a large dolphin pod surfing the waves at West Beach in Esperance, Western Australia! We were awestruck by this beautiful example of nature and we know you will be too! Check it out:…
Come to Summer School in Rhos-on-Sea 28/- all inclusive for a week = £ 1.20 = approx US$ 1.85 Choice of 2 locations – select your dates. Original postcard in our – Ernest Bell Library Collection – more. Oops – too late – the date has passed – it was held in 1910 – here are some of the participants. Click on the photo below to see them all. Front Row Centre…
Draped in loose flowing garments and with long hair they worked in the gardens and fields, built spartan timber cabins and found relaxation in dancing and naked bathing, exposing their bodies to light, air, sun and water. Their diet excluded all animal foods and was based entirely on plants, vegetables and fruit. Joseph Salomonson – plant eater & ‘dietician’ Salt is the first link in a chain of modern evils.…
Waiter – “Hello sir, how are you?” Customer – “Hello, I’m very well, thank you.” Waiter – “Are you ready to order sir?” Customer – “Yes please. What do you recommend that is vegan friendly?” Waiter – “How about chicken?” Customer (confused) – “Excuse me please??” Waiter – “How about chicken?” Customer (still confused) – “But I don’t eat meat??” Waiter – “Ah, you’re vegetarian as well.” Customer (even more confused)…
HappyCow Directory UK – 1881 In 1881 the entire UK had just 20 lacto-ovo vegetarian eating places & 22 food stores. The first title is ‘tongue in cheek’, HappyCow started in 1999, this ‘Directory’ is 118 years older, it is from the December 1881 issue of The Dietetic Reformer & Vegetarian Messenger – more discussion below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
The ‘Alpha’ Restaurant There are now almost 110,000 reviews published on HappyCow. This is the earliest vegetarian restaurant ‘review’ which we have yet found – it was published on Feb. 7, 1880 – a Saturday. The ‘Alpha’ opened in London, UK in 1879 & promoted itself as London’s “First Food Reform Restaurant”. The ‘Alpha’ was the project of a ‘highly controversial’ couple – Thomas Low Nichols (1815–1901) & Mary Gove Nichols (1810 – 1884) . More…
Do you love to discover new vegan dishes from countries around the world but don’t have the time or money to take a round-the-world trip? Or are you trying to decide where to go on your next vacation and looking for a bit of culinary inspiration? With a theme like “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, what better place to explore global food culture than Expo Milan 2015? With dishes…
Wednesday 26 August witnessed the 2015 Hong Kong Top 10 Vegan/Organic Restaurant Awards presented by Happycow.com. Part of Natural and Organic Products Asia 2015 at the cavernous Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre, the ceremony was also supported by Meat Free Hong Kong. All the winning restaurants obviously had in common being geared to the vegan/organic food market. Also as a minimum, all are 100% vegetarian. Within that criteria though…