Emergency Drinks

Are vegans being hypocritical? Is Israel really the most vegan place in the world? What is vegan washing? And, what exactly does it mean to be vegan as it relates to all of this?In this conversation, Diana Edelman and Palestinian vegan Waseem Hijazi discuss the intersection of veganism and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They explore the challenges of being an intersectional vegan and the criticism faced when speaking out about social justice issues beyond animal rights. They also highlight the hypocrisy within the vegan community and the need for accountability. The episode highlights the need for vegans to speak up against the oppression and violence faced by Palestinians and not use animal rights as a justification for it. The discussion also touches on the role of the vegan community in advocating for justice and the dangers of vegan washing and platforming individuals who defend the Israeli regime. The conversation concludes with a call to action to support the liberation of all oppressed nations.References:2014 - ⁠Former IOF soldier about the most moral army⁠2016 - ⁠Vegan Revolution before and after Gary Yourofsky⁠2018 - ⁠Apartheid wall affects the animals too⁠2020 - ⁠Weapon testing on animals⁠2023 - ⁠90% of animals in Gaza killed or starved⁠About Waseem Hijazi:Waseem Hijazi is a Palestinian vegan food blogger and recipe developer. He's the founder of ⁠Plant Based Arab⁠, where he documents the traditional naturally-vegan Arabic recipes and teaches how to veganize the meat-and-dairy based cultural dishes. His mission is to make it easier for Arabs to make the switch towards a plant based diet, and introduce (or remind) vegans around the world of the vegan Arab cuisine. During his own journey in learning about veganism and the importance of advocating for animal liberation, he began realizing the connection of oppression - as it relates to the endless injustice we witness (or even sometimes contribute to) within our life. This eventually led to also learning about how animal rights can sometimes be abused to justify the oppression of other living beings - which goes against the basis of veganism: anti-speciesism. Recognizing the effect this has on everyone - humans, animals, and all that this planet inhabits - has become a major part in Waseem's efforts to educate about the dangers of Vegan Washing, highlighting the Israeli occupation's role in that, and what we (as vegans) should be doing to stop it.Follow Diana Edelman:⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠Vegans, Baby⁠Follow Waseem Hijazi:⁠Instagram⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠Plant Based Arab⁠Support the Show.

What happens when you're a collegiate athlete who struggles with diet culture and an eating disorder and then become a chef? Emily Hersh, a chef featured on "Hell's Kitchen" season 20, joins host Diana Edelman to talk all things about weight, including eating disorders, fatphobia, toxic kitchens, working with celeb chef Gordon Ramsey and so much more. Follow Diana Edelman:⁠⁠https://instagram.com/thedianaedelman⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@thedianaedelman⁠⁠⁠⁠https://threads.com/thedianaedelman⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/dianaedelmanhosts⁠⁠⁠⁠vegansbaby.com⁠⁠Follow Emily Hersh:⁠https://www.instagram.com/_chefemilyhersh⁠⁠Eating My Feelings⁠About Emily:Emily is a Houston-based, Manhattan-trained plant-forward chef. She is known for taking regular dishes and transforming them into creative yet simple eats where the vegetable is the star. At just 22, she was handpicked to compete on ⁠Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen⁠ with Gordon Ramsay and finished as a top 7 finalist.Cooking means more to Emily than just creating. She discovered her love of cooking through recovering from an eating disorder. Through plant-based cooking, she understood that food is something that can be used to help others thrive holistically. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a community health and wellness specialization, Emily attended The Natural Gourmet Institute NYC.​Emily has experience in restaurants, food media, recipe development, and hosting. She ​has been mentored by culinary experts such as Gordon Ramsay, Amanda Cohen, Michelin Star Chef Owner of ⁠Dirt Candy⁠ and Iron Chef Canada, and ⁠Jason Dady⁠, successful restaurateur and chef featured on Iron Chef America. Emily has a YouTube Series called "⁠The Self-Help Chef⁠". Emily and her guests, both friends and experts in the health and wellness field, talk candidly and openly about everything health and wellness while cooking a plant-based dish. Some of the dishes they have cooked include Creamy Gnocchi in Vodka Sauce, ​Mini Hand Rolls, and Indian Curry with a Fragrant Homemade Curry Paste. Support the Show.

On this episode of Emergency Drinks with host Diana Edelman, PhD student in clinical psychology and a queer, reconstructionist Jewish woman, Katherine (Katie) Bogen joins the conversation to talk about unraveling the indoctrination of Zionism and the ongoing genocide in Palestine. The two share their experiences being raised Jewish and participating in Birthright, their indoctrination into Zionism and unlearning the propaganda they were taught. They discuss Palestinian life before Oct. 7 and the oppression and apartheid, as well as the genocide and how and why the speak out, along with the backlash from the Zionist Jewish community.Follow Diana Edelman:⁠https://instagram.com/thedianaedelman⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@thedianaedelman⁠⁠https://threads.com/thedianaedelman⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/dianaedelmanhosts⁠⁠vegansbaby.com⁠Follow Katherine Bogen: ⁠@k.w.bogen⁠⁠@sexualityscholar⁠⁠https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JqtFwYQAAAAJ&hl=en⁠About Katherine:Katherine (Katie) Bogen is a PhD student in clinical psychology and a queer, reconstructionist Jewish woman. She supports abuse survivors in achieving joyful, consensual, and fully-embodied intimate lives. Beyond her (widely published) academic work, Katie organizes international feminist psychology conferences, speaks at national political campaign events, and shares her storytelling, poetry, and social criticisms with millions on Instagram and TikTok. Raised in an American Jewish household by the son of a Holocaust survivor, Katie has spent a decade interrogating Zionism and building community with anti-carceral human rights activists worldwide. She holds a BA in Political Science with a focus on comparative politics and grassroots social movements and an MA in clinical psychology, emphasizing evidence-based trauma treatments. Katie integrates anti-carceral, anti-racist, and anti-colonial feminist principles into her activism, clinical work, and scholarship. She is committed to the full political enfranchisement of Palestinians and Jews, from the river to the sea and around the globe.Support the Show.

The pandemic isn't over, although most people have moved on with their lives. Epidemiologist Dr. Katrine Wallace joins Emergency Drinks host Diana Edelman to discuss her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges of communicating science to the public as she rose to popularity on social media. She talks about the initial response to the pandemic, the spread of misinformation, and the surprising backlash against public health measures. The in-depth chat also addresses the role of the vegan community in spreading vaccine misinformation and the importance of evidence-based information. The two also tackle mask-wearing, community mindset, bird flu and the rise of raw milk, and more. Follow Diana Edelman:https://instagram.com/thedianaedelmanhttps://tiktok.com/@thedianaedelmanhttps://threads.com/thedianaedelmanhttps://youtube.com/c/dianaedelmanhostsvegansbaby.comAbout Dr Katrine Wallace:Dr. Wallace holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and has ⁠professional experience⁠ and expertise in epidemiology, research design, biostatistics, and science communication.She is currently an Epidemiologist and faculty member at ⁠University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health⁠. Dr. Wallace is also an adjunct Lecturer at the ⁠Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health⁠. She is also known as science communicator "Dr Kat" on her popular social media channels where she debunks medical misinformation and educates on epidemiology, vaccines, and the COVID-19 pandemic. ​Dr Wallace is a member of several science communication initiatives, such as: "⁠Team Halo⁠" (United Nations) and Project FIDES (World Health Organization). She was recognized by the UK Government as a "⁠Vaccine Luminary⁠" science communicator at the 2021 G7 Vaccine Confidence Summit. Dr. Wallace has also been featured as an ⁠opinion contributor ⁠and has been interviewed or ⁠profiled⁠ in several mainstream media outlets such as: ⁠MSNBC⁠, ⁠CNN⁠, ⁠BBC World News⁠,⁠The Washington Post⁠, ⁠The New York Times⁠, ⁠Bloomberg⁠, and ⁠National Public Radio⁠.​She lives in Chicago and is an avid roller skater and vintage vespa scooter collector. Follow Dr. Kat:https://www.tiktok.com/@epidemiologistkathttps://www.instagram.com/epidemiologistkat/https://www.epidemiologistkat.com/​Support the Show.

On the premiere episode of Emergency Drinks, host Diana Edelman brings on friend Tamar Arslanian to discuss life as a single woman with no children living in NYC and the choice not to have children. Or was it a choice? The two delve into the realities of not having children -- both good and bad -- and share some shocking statistics about both having and not having children.Tamar Arslanian is the founder of Flirting with Vegan, a NYC-based vegan food tour business. Somewhat ironically, Tamar became a vegetarian because of her cats (obligate carnivores). The arbitrary nature of animals we eat versus those we keep as pets hit her one evening while enjoying rabbit ragu at a  popular West Village restaurant. It dawned on her mid-bite that her cherubic cat Petie was only two floppy ears and a cotton ball tail away from being ragu himself. She wrote about her awakening on her blog I HAVE CAT, single in the city with cats. Her blog caught the attention of an agent and resulted in her book “Shops Cats of New York,” published by HarperCollins. All along while working in the dog eat dog world of New York City advertising. Tamar is a 20+ year resident of Manhattan and shares her home with her three rescue cats Haddie, Gus and Houdini and a rotating cast of foster cats. Follow Diana:https://instagram.com/thedianaedelmanhttps://tiktok.com/thedianaedelmanhttps://youtube.com/c/dianaedelmanhostshttps://pinterest.com/thedianaedelmanhttps://threads.com/thedianaedelmanhttps://facebook.com/vegansbabyhttps://www.vegansbaby.comFollow Tamar:https://instagram.com/flirtingwithveganhttps://instagram.com/ihavecathttps://tiktok.com/flirtingwithveganhttps://www.flirtingwithvegan.comSupport the Show.

Diana Edelman introduces her new podcast, Emergency Drinks, and shares her motivation for starting it. She discusses her background as the founder of Vegans Baby and her desire to expand her content beyond just food. Diana explains the concept of 'emergency drinks' and how it became a safe space for her and her coworker to have open and judgment-free conversations. She expresses her vision for the podcast as a platform to discuss various topics, including veganism, travel, human rights, and more.Support the Show.

Welcome to Diana's new podcast, Emergency Drinks. Check out the basics of this new baby and be sure to follow to get the latest episodes delivered straight to you on whatever streaming platform you use. Be sure to follow along:@thedianaedelman - Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Pinterestwww.vegansbaby.com for all the vegan goodness from where to eat, what food to buy at the grocery, where to travel, brands that are vegan and much more!Support the Show.

Jessica Schoech is the founder and CEO of Vegan Street Fair and Vegan Exchange, two wildly popular vegan events based out of North Hollywood, Calif.Throughout Vegan Street Fair's history, Jessica has strived to make veganism accessible to as many people as possible while encouraging veteran and new vendors to push the envelope of vegan cuisine & the vegan lifestyle. It is Jessica's goal to continue to push veganism to the mainstream while advocating on behalf of those who need it most.On today's episode Jessica and I talk about how she created Vegan Street Fair and its massive success over the years, plus her work to make vegan life more approachable and the the depth of veganism -- from animals to humans.Follow Vegan Street Fair on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about Vegan Street Fair.Follow Vegan Exchange on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about Vegan Exchange.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork: www.vegansbaby.com/the-good-forkSubscribe to Diana's YouTube channel to get the latest on vegan dining scene in Las Vegas.Follow Vegans, Baby on Facebook – www.facebook.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Instagram – www.instagram.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Twitter – www.twitter.com/vegansbabyFollow host Diana Edelman on Instagram – www.instagram.com/diana_edelmanTo discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby – www.vegansbaby.comDownload or order The Las Vegas Vegan Dining Guide today and start eating at the best restaurants in town for vegan food! bit.ly/2020lvveganguideSupport the show (http://paypal.me/dianaedelman)Support the Show.

Chef Stacey Dougan joins host Diana Edelman on this episode of The Good Fork.With roots in Atlanta, Georgia, Chef Stacey Dougan has been featured internationally in media as an expert gourmet vegan and raw foods chef and nutritionist. Her passion for teaching stems from her own life-changing experience overcoming numerous health issues (eczema, candida, etc.) Since successfully curing herself, her goal has been to inspire others to embrace more plant-based foods in their diet without feeling deprived.She's the founder and co-owner of Simply Pure, a Las Vegas restaurant located in Downtown's Container Park. A few years ago, she was being evicted from her location ... then President Bill Clinton changed everything.On this episode we talk about how Clinton put her on the map, her work representing the Black community, raw veganism, her business and more.For additional information on Simply Pure, visit the Web site.Follow Simply Pure on Instagram.Follow Simply Pure on Facebook.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork: www.vegansbaby.com/the-good-forkSubscribe to Diana's YouTube channel to get the latest on vegan dining scene in Las Vegas.Follow Vegans, Baby on Facebook – www.facebook.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Instagram – www.instagram.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Twitter – www.twitter.com/vegansbabyFollow host Diana Edelman on Instagram – www.instagram.com/diana_edelmanTo discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby – www.vegansbaby.comDownload or order The Las Vegas Vegan Dining Guide today and start eating at the best restaurants in town for vegan food! bit.ly/2020lvveganguideSupport the show (http://paypal.me/dianaedelman)Support the Show.

On today's episode, Cynthia Inguanzo, the assistant executive pastry chef at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino joins me.We got to know each other in 2019 and I selected her to create the pastry course for the Vegas Vegan Dinner I curated that fall at the world-renowned James Beard House. Before we worked together, she hadn't made vegan pastries.Things have certainly changed since then! Now, she is dipping her toes more into vegan baking and I'm so happy to have her on this episode.Before we begin, let me tell you a little about her.She was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela and earned her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Thankfully, she chose a different path and decided to become a chef. She moved to New York City to continue her education at the International Culinary Centre in 2005 and earned a Grand Diploma in Pastry Arts.She originally planned to return home, but ended up with an offer in 2006 to relocate to Las Vegas as a pastry helper at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, a Michelin-starred restaurant by the world- renowned “Chef of the Century.”She's held several pastry chef positions within resort restaurants and in 2011, she became the assistant pastry chef of banquets for the destination. Five years later, she was promoted to her current role as assistant executive pastry chef at MGM Grand.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork: www.vegansbaby.com/the-good-forkFollow Vegans, Baby on Facebook – www.facebook.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Instagram – www.instagram.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Twitter – www.twitter.com/vegansbabyFollow host Diana Edelman on Instagram – www.instagram.com/diana_edelmanTo discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby – www.vegansbaby.comDownload or order The Las Vegas Vegan Dining Guide today and start eating at the best restaurants in town for vegan food! bit.ly/2020lvveganguideSupport the show (http://paypal.me/dianaedelman)Support the Show.

On today's episode of The Good Fork podcast, I've got the talented Chef Suzannah Gerber. She grew up working in kitchens and around family members who are accomplished cooks and restaurateurs, so food was a major part of her culture. Before she got into the kitchen though, she took another path -- a path that her immediate family took -- to being doctors. And then she took another, running a successful international fashion company in NYC with locations around the world.But, during this time Suzannah was also seriously and chronically ill. No doctor could figure it out and after years of tests, medications and therapies, she found the answer: food.She went plant-based and within two weeks of changing her diet, she was asymptomatic and after four weeks, she was off her medications.It was then, in her 30s, she decided to become a professional chef, walking away from her fashion business that had caught the eyes fashion magazines like Vogue and celebrities including Beyonce, and went into the kitchen,Her culinary career has been impressive, to say the least. She has  developed food for major retailers like Roots and Whole Foods, worked with some of the largest consumer packaged goods companies developing flavor profiles and products. She served as the Executive Chef and Director for Pressed and Corporate Executive Chef of Prestige, and Pressed. Today, Chef runs her own food industry consulting company, Haven.She also works with the food and medical industries, bridging the gap of information, skill, and awareness for these foods, working on current medical studies observing the impact of food and diet on chronic illness and disease.During all of this, somehow Chef found time to write a book, Plant Based Gourmet, which is due out this year.Follow Suzannah Gerber on Instagram, FacebookCheck out more episodes of The Good Fork: www.vegansbaby.com/the-good-forkFollow Vegans, Baby on Facebook – www.facebook.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Instagram – www.instagram.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Twitter – www.twitter.com/vegansbabyFollow host Diana Edelman on Instagram – www.instagram.com/diana_edelmanTo discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby – www.vegansbaby.comDownload or order The Las Vegas Vegan Dining Guide today and start eating at the best restaurants in town for vegan food! bit.ly/2020lvveganguideSupport the Show.

How long has it been since you got on an airplane? For me, it's been five months. And I miss traveling.So, with that in mind, on today's episode of The Good Fork podcast, we're going to my old home of Madrid. I've got Diana Esteban, founder of Madrid Vegan Tours joining me today. When I was in Madrid at the beginning of the year, we met and I went on her vegan food tour and it was incredible. When I moved from Madrid back to Vegas in late 2015, vegan dining was just beginning to take off. Now, the vegan food scene in Madrid is wild!We actually had two tours planned for 2020 together, which are on hold until 2021. If you'd like more info on the vegan tours I curate and host, head to veganworldtours.comIn the meantime, get ready to journey across the Atlantic and learn more about vegan dining in Spain and running vegan food tours with Diana and me.Diana is a Madrileño, born and raised in the Spanish capitol. A vegan for nearly a decade, she studied tourism and worked as a guide when she was younger. Influenced by her family and friends to "achieve and more stable job", she left the tourism industry to work for an engineering company.She realized it was a mistake and when she turned 40, she knew it was her last change to get back into what she really loved.Madrid Vegan Tours was born. Already a vegan and a traveler, she saw firsthand how difficult it could be to find vegan food while traveling. So, she decided to change that. Diana operates numerous tours through Madrid, all with a focus on vegan food and experiencing the vibrant city. From walking food tours to cooking classes, ethical shopping tours and even a veganized tour of the stunning Prado Museum, she makes it easy to travel as a vegan in Madrid.Follow Madrid Vegan Tours on FacebookFollow Madrid Vegan Tours on InstagramCheck out more episodes of The Good Fork: www.vegansbaby.com/the-good-forkFollow Vegans, Baby on Facebook – www.facebook.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Instagram – www.instagram.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Twitter – www.twitter.com/vegansbabyFollow host Diana Edelman on Instagram – www.instagram.com/diana_edelmanTo discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby – www.vegansbaby.comDownload or order The Las Vegas Vegan Dining Guide today and start eating at the best restaurants in town for vegan food! bit.ly/2020lvveganguideSupport the Show.

Is wine vegan? 'On this episode, Frances Gonzales, founder of Vegan Wines, answers the question: is wine vegan? (Short answer: often it is not)We dive into wine-making, what makes many wines not vegan, learn about buzz words like "clean wine", where the best places in the world are for vegan wine and so much more.Frances is an experienced professional in the wine industry living in the Hudson Valley, hailing from New York City. As a wine expert and long-time vegan, she is the Founder and President of VEGAN WINES, a completely vegan wine club. (Save 15% on your order with code VEGANSBABY at checkout!!)She's also the founder of Despacito Distributors, a plant-based wine distribution company. Frances is also an active member of Women of the Vine & Spirits, an organization in which she coordinates events that foster a supportive environment for female entrepreneurs in the alcoholic beverage industry. She also has extensive experience in the vegan and plant-based market across the nation and internationally. In addition to researching and traveling to vineyards, she has sponsored conferences like the Plant Based World Expo and Miami Seed Food & Wine Week, as well as vegan dinners by the James Beard Foundation. Frances founded VegFest Puerto Rico, a festival that focuses on creating a community of people who appreciate vegan products, food, and beverages. Recently, she was a speaker on the plant-based panel at the 2019 American Culinary Federation National Convention.For more information on Vegan Wines, head to www.veganwines.comFollow Vegan Wines on Instagram: www.instagram.com/myveganwinesFollow Vegan Wines on Facebook: www.facebook.com/myveganwinesCheck out more episodes of The Good Fork: www.vegansbaby.com/the-good-forkFollow Vegans, Baby on Facebook – www.facebook.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Instagram – www.instagram.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/vegansbabyFollow Vegans, Baby on Twitter – www.twitter.com/vegansbabyFollow host Diana Edelman on Instagram – www.instagram.com/diana_edelmanTo discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby – www.vegansbaby.comDownload or order The Las Vegas Vegan Dining Guide today and start eating at the best restaurants in town for vegan food! bit.ly/2020lvveganguideSupport the Show.

On today's episode of The Good Fork I'm chatting with plant-based protein expert Danny O’Malley. He's the founder and president of Before the Butcher, a leading provider of plant-based burgers and other meat alternatives. Maybe you've tried his meats on the new vegan menu at Evel Pie in Las Vegas.His company was among the first to bring meat look-alike and taste-alike products to the growing number of consumers concerned about the negative effects of meat production and consumption on animal welfare, climate change and human health. He is also an international speaker on plant-based proteins, one of the fastest-growing categories in the food space.We're talking about what it's like to run a plant-based meat business, how the recipes come together, and the quick success of Before the Butcher and its arrival to grocery stores and restaurants across the country. You can find their product at Evel Pie on their new vegan pizza menu.For more on Before the Butcher and where to find the product nears you, check out their website.Follow Before the Butcher on Instagram.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork.Follow Vegans, Baby on Facebook.Follow Vegans, Baby on Instagram.Follow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest.Follow Vegans, Baby on Twitter.Follow host Diana Edelman on Instagram.To discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby.Support the Show.

The founder and head creamstress of Paradise City Creamery in Las Vegas, Nevada, Valerie Stunning joins today's episode of The Good Fork.Valerie Stunning, always knew in addition to her fascination with crafting decadent plant-based ice cream, the real magic she’d bring to Vegas’ scoop scene was raw inspiration born from a love & respect of her previous glittering neon worlds* where she celebrated indulgence on international stages for nearly a decade. Naked.Though for Valerie, celebrating indulgence is more than a euphemism or hashtag.It is a reckoning that the act of consciously indulging in what we find pleasurable can be transformative in spite of societal judgment.It is through her passion for creating bold flavor profiles and facilitating inclusive experiences, she aims for Paradise City Creamery to be the pleasure she wishes to see in the world. And, let me tell you, it is. If you're listening to this in the summer, she's just launched new, luscious flavors you can pick-up from 5 - 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Garagiste Wine Room in the Las Vegas Arts District.What I love most about Valerie is her openness and honesty and her standing up for sex workers and helping to normalize the conversation. We're talking about ice cream, stripping and her advocacy in this episode. Check out the full video of this episode.Follow Valerie on Instagram.Follow Paradise City Creamery on Instagram.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork.Follow Vegans, Baby on Facebook.Follow Vegans, Baby on Instagram.Follow Vegans, Baby on Pinterest.Follow Vegans, Baby on Twitter.Follow host Diana Edelman on Instagram. To discover vegan dining around the world, head to Vegans, Baby.Support the Show.

Chef Kaimana Chee joins The Good Fork host Diana Edelman of Vegans, Baby on this episode.He's the Chef Ambassador for JUST. I'm thinking you've heard of them? If not, they are a San Francisco-based company on a mission to build a better food system and the creators of my current favorite breakfast staple -- JUST Egg. In his role as chef ambassador, Chef Kaimana travels the world as a spokesperson for JUST educating consumers, food industry partners and students about delicious, healthy and sustainable food.You may have seen Chef on the Food Network.He's appeared on several popular cooking competition shows, including Master Chef with Gordon Ramsay, Guy’s Grocery Games and Cutthroat Kitchen, which he won back in 2016.Chef Chee also has his own restaurant, Uncle's Hawaiian Grindz, in my home state of Maryland.We're talking about a lot in this episode -- from being on Food Network to all the dishes you can create with JUST Egg and so much more.Learn more about JUST.Follow JUST and Chef Chee on Instagram.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork.Subscribe to our You Tube channel.Follow Vegans, Baby on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.Follow host Diana Edelman on Instagram.Support the Show.

Al Mancini is a graduate of Seton Hall University and Brooklyn Law School, who began his career in journalism as a music reporter for ABC News Radio in 1996. He moved to Las Vegas to cover Southern Nevada for the network in 2001, and has covered the local dining scene for numerous publications since 2003.He's the creator of the book "Eating Las Vegas: The 50 Essential Restaurants," which he co-authored for its first three editions. Since 2016, he has been writing about food and beverage for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.In this episode, we talk about his career -- from law school to rock and roll to food critic to covering the dining scene at the Las Vegas Review-Journal.Plus, we chat about the restaurant world and the rise of Yelp, what it's like to write about food, all the food he's eaten and the plant-based dining scene in Las Vegas and how its grown over the years.Follow Al Mancini on Instagram.Check out his Las Vegas dining coverage at the Review-Journal.Check out more episodes of The Good Fork.Follow Vegans, Baby on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.Subscribe to the Vegans, Baby YouTube channel.Follow host Diana Edelman on Instagram.Support the Show.

Lee Asher isn't your average animal-lover. In 2018, he quit his career to follow his passion and take his rescued pups on the road. He's spent the past two years traveling the majority out of the time  in an RV and now a remodeled school bus, with a posse of dogs he's rescued from shelters with one mission: to get more people to adopt shelter animals. With a passionate fan base and partnerships with hundreds of shelters across the country, he's helped give shelter animals the spotlight and introduce them to their forever homes while on the road. Last year, he even caught the attention of talkshow host Ellen DeGenres and appeared on the show to share his message.On this episode of The Good Fork with host Diana Edelman, Lee talks about quitting his career to live in an RV with his pack of dogs and creating The Asher House, a foundation that promotes adoption and animal rescue.He also talks about his experience being catapulted into fame thanks to his series on The Dodo and appearing on Ellen; what it's like to open up his Skoolie and animals at adoption events across the country; tips on training pups and so much more.For more on Lee Asher, visit The Asher House, and follow him on Instagram and Facebook. To get behind-the-scenes and learn more about Lee and his life on the road with his nine rescue pups, check out his Patreon.For more episodes of The Good Fork, visit Vegans, Baby.Support the Show.

You could say Lindsay Stewart was born to be a foodie. Her dad owned a pizza place in Southern California when she was a teen and she got her start there slinging pies. Throughout the years, Lindsay's place was in restaurants working as everything from dishwasher to cocktail server. She found restaurants to be home. Then, in 2014, she decided to share her love of food and restaurants with Las Vegas. She launched The Las Vegas Foodie in mid 2014 and it took off. In the past 6 years, Lindsay's eaten at more than 600+ restaurants, tried thousands of dishes and become the leading foodie in Sin City. She's even started working with restaurants to help them improve their Instagram accounts. Lindsay also recently launched Exclusively Vegas, a new web platform to promote restaurants -- obviously -- and other businesses, to the Vegas market!In this episode, Lindsay dishes on the photo that catapulted her into Instagram fame and what it's like to work in the influencer foodie industry. Plus, we chat about plant-based dining in Vegas, how the Las Vegas dining scene has changed, favorite experiences and so much more.To learn more about Lindsay, check out her Instagram and also visit her new Exclusively Vegas site.For information on The Good Fork, visit Vegans, Baby or follow along on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.Support the Show.

Lindsay McCormick started BITE Toothpaste Bits because she was tired of using the small toothpaste tubes when she was on the road for work. Now, BITE is a toothpaste phenomenon that has gone viral. The vegan entrepreneur started her business in her LA living room and now has scaled to meet the growing demand for vegan, cruelty-free, environmentally-friendly, zero-waste products. She and her co-founder, Asher Hunt, even appears on the hit show - Shark Tank - where they declined Mark Cuban's offer.Find out how McCormick grew her business and turned it into one of the hottest products on the market, her journey into zero-waste and her life before becoming a successful entrepreneur as a travel videographer and working on House Hunters.To order the bits for yourself, visit BITE. To learn more about Good Fork and past guests, and host Diana Edelman, head to Vegans, Baby. Support the Show.