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The TVA podcast crew is joined by Jennifer Coburn the genius behind the popular Toronto casual fine dining restaurant Uffico from which Stefano’s and now Gia was born.  Jennifer shares her personal journey alongside the journey of Stefano’s and Gia.  Along the way she shares stories of her experiences sharing vegan menu items with guests […] The post Veg Out 508: Gia and Stefano’s with Jennifer Coburn appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

This year’s Veg Food Fest will look a little bit different.  Because of COVID-19 restrictions, it’ll be staged as a pop-up event at the Steam Whistle Brewery rather than its usual home, the sprawling Harbourfront complex. There will be 30 vendors instead of the usual 150+. Instead of three days, it’s just one – Saturday, […] The post Veg Out 507: Veg Food Fest Popup appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

Cookies, chips, and crackers, oh my! There are many mainstream products in grocery stores that are “accidentally vegan.” Everything from puff pasty to pancake mix. The term refers to items that are not necessarily marketed to vegans, and are not produced specifically to be vegan, but they just happen to not have any animal derived […] The post Veg Out 506: Accidentally Vegan Products appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

Let’s Go Camping! Ugh. It’s August and we’re still not supposed to travel outside of Canada unless necessary. If you’re lucky, and rich, you might have had the foresight to book a cottage somewhere up north months ago. If not, hey, there’s still camping! Our three vegan camping enthusiasts — Marni, Barbi and Steve — […] The post Veg Out 505: Vegan Camping appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

Vegan celebrities, boon or bane? Join us for an informal chat about some of our favourite vegan celebs and the contributions they’ve made to the community, some famous folk we thought were vegan but upon closer inspection probably aren’t, as well as some who were at some point, but now, not so much. How much […] The post Veg Out 504: Vegan Celebrities appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

Connie Oliveira is the creator of the food blog The Portuguese Vegan, which you can find on Instagram and Facebook. She joins fellow Portuguese Vegans Ana and Jeanette on this episode of Veg Out to talk about her journey to create a cookbook that honours her mother’s heritage by preserving family recipes, and veganizing them […] The post Veg Out 503: The Portuguese Vegan appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

Taimoor Choudhry is a fashionable guy. In fact, he used to be the General Manager and Creative Director of a jewellery line called Damas. He also used to wear fur. No more! A few years ago, Choudhry had an epiphany when he started to see that fur trim on his parka as more than just […] The post Veg Out 502: Real Fur Documentary with Taimoor Choudhry appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.

Do you want to get to know TVA’s new Executive Director Kimberly D’Olivera?  Today, Steve and Ana share a virtual meet ‘n greet with Kimberly.  During this episode, Kimberly shares her vegan journey, the story of how she came to know the TVA, and some of her favourite foods.  We invite you to join us […] The post Veg Out 501: Talking Veg with TVA’s ED Kimberly D’Oliveira appeared first on Toronto Vegetarian Association » Toronto Vegetarian Podcast.