Aurelia d’Andrea
Since going vegan in 2000, writer and editor Aurelia d’Andrea has covered every imaginable topic related to plant-based living, from travel and wellness to fashion and food. In between freelance assignments, she’s taught how-to-be-vegan classes, led plant-based tours in the U.S. and France, and traveled the world to explore the myriad ways people are thriving on plants. She is the co-founder of Vegan Epicure Travel and currently lives, eats, and writes in the Loire Valley, known as “The Garden of France.” Find her on Instagram and discover more of her work at aureliadandrea.com.
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See article‘I Felt Powerful’: How a 72-Year-Old Vegan Nun Found Strength Through Powerlifting
Photo courtesy Cristina Vance Photography @cv_photography_llc This story originally appeared in the Winter 2025 issue of Forks Over Knives magazine, now available in print and digital. Sister Pat Farrell remembers the first time she stepped into a gym and powerlifted a barbell weighted with 10-pound bumpers. It was just last March, and it was a […] -
See articleTracye McQuirter Shares Her Best Vegan Travel Tips From a Year Abroad
Photo courtesy Tracye McQuirter Communicating our dietary preferences to restaurant staff can be challenging enough on our home turf, but when our stomachs are grumbling in Guadalajara or we’re feeling peckish in Paris, the potential for error is enough to strike fear in the hearts of even the most intrepid travelers. Subsisting on side salads […] -
See articleA Grain, a Green, a Bean: Gena Hamshaw’s Budget-Friendly Formula for Nourishing Vegan Meals
If you’ve ever found yourself staring blankly into your refrigerator at the end of a long day, hoping for a flash of culinary inspiration, you’re in good company. Gena Hamshaw, a registered dietitian and cookbook author best known for her popular plant-based food blog, The Full Helping, often found herself grappling with the “What can […] -
See articleGiuseppe Federici and His Nonna Marianna Are Redefining Italian Food for Plant-Based Audiences
When his father was diagnosed with colon cancer nearly a decade ago, Giuseppe Federici did what many of us do when a family member becomes sick: He began researching ways to support his dad’s recovery. “Pretty much everything pointed back to how a plant-based diet can help reverse and even prevent these diseases,” says Federici, […] -
See articleYelp’s Top 100 Vegan Restaurants of 2024 Highlight Demand for Whole Food Options
In anticipation of World Vegan Day (November 1), crowd-sourced review platform Yelp has released its list of the Top 100 Vegan Restaurants in the United States, its second-ever round-up of the buzziest and most popular plant-based eateries around the country. And while fast-food burger restaurants and trendy cafes focused on meat-and-dairy dupes made the list, […] -
See articleSarah Cobacho of Plantbaes on Her New Cookbook, and the 9 Foods She Always Keeps in Her Kitchen
Some cookbooks dazzle with their food photography. Others capture our attention with their unique, mouthwatering recipes. And still others draw us in through the reputation of their authors. Sarah Cobacho’s The Ultimate Plant-Based Cookbook—a collection of 100 low-in-fat, big-on-flavor recipes hitting bookstore shelves on August 27—has managed all three. Australia-based Cobacho, the co-founder of the […] -
See articleChanging the Hospital Food Game: Chefs Showcase Plant-Based Creativity at D.C. Event
Roasted sesame chickpeas over zesty quinoa. Jeweled rice with sautéed vegetables. Barbecued jackfruit sandwich with edamame and black bean salad. If these entrées sound like something you’d order off a trendy restaurant menu, that’s the idea. The chefs who created them brought their skills and creativity to the inaugural Healthy Hospital Chef Challenge to illustrate […] -
See articleIn Sweeping New Report, More Than 200 Climate Scientists Urge Consumers, Governments to Move Toward Plant-Based Diets
Doom-and-gloom climate change scenarios tend to dominate news headlines, but a new report out of Harvard suggests it’s not too late to reach our collective climate goals and avoid global warming catastrophe. Success, however, hinges on one critical caveat: We must act quickly to change the way we produce and consume food, by moving away […] -
See articleWhat Is the Power Foods Diet? Dr. Neal Barnard Shares Lessons From His New Book
Americans spend $70 billion on weight-loss programs, drugs, and other diet aids every year, but what if we could lose unwanted weight and get healthy simply by eating more of the things we already enjoy, like apples, beans, and oatmeal? That’s the proposition Neal Barnard, M.D., FACC, makes in his new book, The Power Foods […] -
See article7 Ways NYC Is Blazing a Trail for Healthier, More Sustainable Communities
New York City is raising the bar when it comes to fostering healthy communities. In the last two years alone, the nation’s largest metropolis has introduced a range of initiatives designed to address the chronic diseases that affect 60% of all Americans. These public health efforts are driven in large part by Mayor Eric Adams, […]
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