I have been vegan for over 10 years now and I have to say that there have been massive innovations and improvements in vegan foods. Here are 7 of my faves for Summer 2025.
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One of TGATP’s favorite events of the year, the 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show will be held June 29th – July 1st at the Javits Center in New York City. This year’s show will feature over 2,200 exhibitors from 59 countries including 384 first-time exhibitors. Here are some of the brands I am most looking forward to checkiing out.

I wrote this back in 2016. But, Lord knows, I need good fortune in 2025 after having another one of the most tumultuous years of my life. In addition, we are idiotically going into a very scary time with a criminally insane, coup-staging, convicted felon, serial rapist, and complete moron as the President of the United States. So, I am reposting this story with the hopes that we will all — individually, and as a nation — have good fortune in 2025.
Dozens of studies show that a vegan diet is better for your health. While I still eat fish occasionally, I am vegan 98% of the time. However staying vegan has required tons of experimentation to find the best vegan alternatives to my favorite films. Fortunately, nowadays there is a plant-based version of every type of food. Here are my faves for Fall 2024!
Since I am mostly vegan and am a teetotaler, I am reviewing the best vegan foods and snacks plus alcohol-free bevies for July 4th. Hope this helps others with the same lifestyle choices.
The Summer Fancy Food show is one of my favorite trade shows as it offers thousands of food brands and an opportunity to discover new brands to cover and feature in my pages.
I ate mostly vegan with a bit of fish for 6 years. I had to add chicken back to my diet while I had health issues but I plan to try to reduce it or eliminate it again soon. Here are the vegan products that are staples in my pantry and fridge right now.
My favorite food event of the year, the Summer Fancy Food Show, hits NYC from June 25th to June 27th. In its 71st year, this year’s event will cover nearly 300,000 square feet of floor space at the Javits Center in New York and feature thousands of artisan products from more than 2,000 domestic and global specialty food and beverage makers and manufacturers.