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5 free food apps helping you eat well this New Year
With a new year comes new resolutions, and for most of us, after overindulging during the holidays it means attempting new, healthier eating habits. However, as time has gone on we have become more and more skeptical of ‘diets’ and are keen to find new ways to eat well without restricting or jumping into something […]
Introducing London’s First Vegan French Pâtisserie:
Dining out whilst going vegan for January 2019 is now made easy thanks to Café Forty-One’s exceptional new takeaway options and a Veganuary Culinary Experience with an overnight stay offer. Showcasing a sumptuous and comforting new Autumn/Winter menu, London’s first vegan French Pâtisserie, Café Forty-One, located at La Suite West Hotel, is defying stereotypes surrounding plant-based food during Veganuary. […]
New Children’s Book Ditches the Meat, in Story Hailed “Five Stars” by Critics
Vernon The Vegetarian Lion: New Children’s Book Ditches the Meat, in Story Hailed “Five Stars” by Critics John Hughson’s ‘Vernon The Vegetarian Lion’ is a cute, lovable story about a lion who – against all odds – decides he no longer wants to eat meat! Vernon invites young readers to join him as they explore […]
Help us choose our new name!
It has been a remarkable year for JVS, building the world’s first Jewish, vegan centre. Given that our name is The Jewish Vegetarian Society, we often get asked – ‘Why the move from vegetarianism to veganism?’ For us it is simple: Food production is a world away from what it was half a century ago when the JVS […]
Plant-Based Smoked Salmon Launching in Sainsbury’s In January
Vegan smoked salmon salmon will be launching in Sainsbury’s stores in January next year. The products are made by US-based vegan company Sophie’s Kitchen. Read the full story from Plant Based News here. (Image credit: Instagram/eatsbyenice)
Israeli food tech company Jet-Eat makes vegan zero waste 3D printed steaks from plants
Written by Abbie Stutzer for LiveKindly.co, click here for the full story Jet-Eat is making vegan steak with 3D modeling technology The Israeli-based company is making vegan meat, specifically steaks, roasts, and stews, with the help of “proprietary meat 3D modeling, food formulations, and printing technology,” FoodIngredientsFirst reported. The animal-free meat has the look, feel, and flavor of other […]
The Vegan Chef Institute Launches
Vegan cuisine will not have a great impact unless we create great chefs, writes one half of The Vegan Chef Institute, Day Radley: As a newbie vegan chef I expected to dive into a world where my fellow chefs adored their work; creating dishes with love, pushing back the boundaries of cruelty free food… how wrong […]
JVS seeks new Trustees to join Board
At this incredibly exciting time, having recently completed the creation of the world’s first Jewish, vegan centre at our HQ in NW11, we are inviting applications for new Trustees to join the JVS Board. We are going through a period of substantial change, in particular recognising that veganism is the diet most compatible with Judaism. We need […]
The Ethical Diamond Company – diamonds that don’t cost the world
‘Are Ethical Diamonds the same or different to diamonds you see on offer by most jewellers?’, we hear you ask. The truth is that they are both the same AND different. Whilst in the recent past, many companies have been promoting diamonds as ‘ethical’ when they are conflict-free, and/or cut and polished by adults working […]
Orit Ofir speaking in London on 7th October
Special event on 7th October *please note that this is not a JVS event. Tickets available here. Coming all the way from Israel (aka the vegan capital of the world), Orit Ofir (M Sc. R.D) is a Clinical Dietitian and Natural Nutritionist (N.D.). She is a leading advocate in Israel for vegan and plant-based diets, […]