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Watch: Mallorca, Spain Best Vegan Restaurants & Other Insider Tips

HappyCow’s Ken Spector traveled to the island of Mallorca, Spain and checked out the extensive vegan scene in the city of Palma. Ken interviewed several vegan business owners including Bagel’s Andrew Howlett, Lovegano’s Patrick Shell, Bon Lloc’s Juanjo Ramirez, and mymuybueno’s Justine Murphy, and VA De BO’s Joan De Deu Franco Esteva. He also interviewed a Palma, Mallorca local vegan. Below is our video containing interviews and highlights: Watch our…

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Ten Best Vegan Bakeries

Following are the top 10 best rated vegan bakeries on HappyCow, as rated and reviewed by our huge number of vegan and vegetarian users. This list shows some of the Best Vegan Bakeries and Vegan-Friendly Bakeries from around the world. If you think it’s impossible to find all your most-loved bakery goods in plant-based form, think again! These incredible bakeries are showing that all of our favourite goodies, from cupcakes…

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Watch: London’s Vegan Scene at VegfestUK London 2017

TeamCow traveled to London, and HappyCow’s Ken Spector checked out the vegan scene, and attended VegFest UK and Trade Show in London, England October 20-22, 2017. Ken interviewed two London vegans – Camellia Dahrabi and Shana who. discussed highlights from the event and provided exclusive insider vegan tips. Vegan celebrities such as strongman Patrik Baboumian and James Aspey attended and spoke at the event. HappyCow was honored with the Best…

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Watch: Lisbon, Portugal Vegan Scene at Veganário Fest 2017

HappyCow’s Ken Spector checked out the vegan scene, and attended and spoke at Veganário Fest in Lisbon, Portugal on October 14+15, 2017. This is our video containing vegan highlights and interviews at Veganário Fest. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews Andreia Carvalho Mota, one of the event coordinators, and Emily, a Brazillian who lives in Lisbon with her brother, regarding tips on living in Lisbon vegan-style. Andreia provides her…

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Video: World’s First All-Vegan Ocean Cruise!

First All-Vegan Ocean Cruise / Tilbury, England  to The Norwegian Fjords, September 25 – October 5, 2017 Team HappyCow joined a group of over 1100 mostly vegan people on the world’s first all-vegan ocean cruise organized by Dirk Bocklage and his team at Vegan Travel, Ltd. Below is our video containing highlights from the cruise. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews cruise director Dirk Bocklage and vegans traveling on…

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Vegan In Bangladesh

Unfortunately, there is no magic word in Bangladesh to easily describe your dietary preferences. It is very difficult for a Bangladeshi person to understand that you do not want any meat. At least, this was my experience while trying to eat vegan food in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, everything vegetarian will most likely be vegan too. They never use Ghee, since vegetable oil is way cheaper. This is especially true for street food–places…

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How I Stay Vegan In Western China

As a China 22 (the cohort year) United States Peace Corps Volunteer, I knew that being vegan in another country would sometimes be tough. The first thing we do here in China is live in a hotel where breakfast is provided, and I ate most of my calories during morning meals during that time. In the beginning, due to culture shock and language barriers, I was afraid to venture outside…

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The Best Vegan Dishes From Around The World (Plus GIVEAWAY)

In English-speaking countries, where a typical meal consists of a piece of meat and two vegetables, people often wrongly imagine that vegans must live on a diet of mushy peas and mashed potatoes. In other parts of the world, however, plants play a much more prominent role in the native cuisine. From Asia to the Middle East to Africa, most of the world’s traditional cuisines are largely plant based and…

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5 Tips for Taking Beautiful Food Photos

Everybody loves food. We love talking about food, we love eating food, and we love beautiful photos of food. But we don’t want to see someone else’s veggie dinner hastily thrown together on a weekday night; we want to be inspired and tantalized by amazing gourmet experiences. With just a few tricks, you can up your photography game to share edible moments in a way that’s artistic, appealing, informative, and inspiring.  Whether it’s…

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HighCarb Hannah – Her Weight Loss With A Vegan Diet

HighCarb Hannah is a popular youtuber/social media personality. She documented on her YouTube channel how she lost over 70 pounds. She also shares her vegan lifestyle, tips and recipes in her videos. Check out Ken Spector’s interview with HighCarb Hannah, and learn some things you may not have known about her. For more information see: https://www.youtube.com/Highcarbhannah/ and check out LA VegFest: http://www.vegfestla.org Watch our video here:…

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Gentle Gourmet – A Vegan Gem in Paris!

November of last year we were in beautiful Paris….enjoying the good life and great food! One of my favorites was Gentle Gourmet, a beautiful 100% vegan restaurant with a great menu. We ate there twice and on both occasions I chose “The Famous”, a truly wonderful Portobello Hamburger. I know I should have tried something else but this Portobello Hamburger was too good to skip a second time!    Located a few…

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2 Ingredient Vegan Meatballs

You might be surprised to learn that delicious, healthy vegan meatballs can be made with only 2 simple ingredients. Fablunch has a recipe that uses buckwheat and potatoes to create the perfect vegan meatball! Add them to spaghetti, subs, soups and more…there are endless dishes you can create with a good meatball. So whip some up today and discover all the possibilities for how to enjoy vegan meatballs! Read the…

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