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Meatball contest allegedly leads to death threats over chef’s vegan entry
SFGate
Don’t mess with Philly and its meatball contests. One chef learned a harsh version of that lesson after she said she received death threats over bringing vegan meatballs to a meatball and gravy contest last week. Taproom on 19th in South Philadelphia …

You Won’t Miss the Meat in This Rich, Oven-Roasted Vegan Ragú
Lifehacker Australia
Hearty ragú is classic cold-weather fare, and it’s usually the first thing I make when the temperature finally drops below 50ºF overnight. I eat meat, but I haven’t made traditional, meat-heavy ragú bolognese for years. Believe it or not, vegan …

Vegan soul food: Chefs around DC are redefining a classic cuisine
WTOP
When done right, vegan soul food is so good that “you won’t even miss the meat,” said restaurateur Baruch Ben-Yehudah. He owns two vegan soul food restaurants, Evolve Vegan Restaurant in D.C. and Everlasting Life in Capital Heights, Maryland. He also …

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Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for chilli tofu
The Guardian
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for chilli tofu. Chilli tofu may be a street food, but that’s no reason not to make this hot, sweet, sour and sticky mouthful at home, too. Meera Sodha’s chilli tofu. Meera Sodha’s chilli tofu: make a meal of it and serve …

Vegan cheese revolution – now it tastes and feels like the real thing, and even non-vegans enjoy it
South China Morning Post
For decades, vegan cheese has had a bad rap. It was well deserved. Rubbery and often with an aftertaste compared to pencil erasers or Play-Doh, the plant-based varieties just did not stand up to the real thing. Now, a new generation of vegan chefs and …

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Why So Many White Supremacists Are into Veganism
VICE
But not many realize that, strange as it sounds, numerous white nationalists are vegan and vegetarian. And it’s not just an odd coincidence, but an outgrowth of one of the movement’s bedrock beliefs: the concept of “blood and soil.” The slogan—blut …