{"id":17361,"date":"2016-09-19T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=17361"},"modified":"2016-09-20T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T22:17:00","slug":"plant-based-by-nafsika-happycow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/plant-based-by-nafsika-happycow\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-Based By Nafsika: Ken Spector HappyCow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HyTQi20t_vA\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<h4>Nafsika interviews Ken Spector of HappyCow, the largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant and health food store guide. 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