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PeopleSee 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 […] -
ShoppingSee articleWFPB and Vegan Cookbooks We Loved in 2025
This year delivered vegan cookbooks for every kind of cook: the weekday scrambler, the weekend project person, the health-focused WFPB eater, the flavor chaser, and the plant-curious beginner. Our shortlist spans all of the above. While a few of these titles aren’t strictly oil-free, they’re all fully vegan and full of ideas WFPB readers can […] -
PeopleSee article‘Korean Vegan’ Joanne Lee Molinaro Dishes on Her New Book, Vegan K-Beauty Line
Change has always been central to Joanne Lee Molinaro’s journey. A former trial lawyer and onetime Paleo devotee, she went vegan in 2016 and built a global following as The Korean Vegan, blending storytelling and plant-based cooking in ways that resonated deeply with her audience. Since then, she’s expanded her creative reach, launching the vegan […] -
PeopleSee articleMeet the 88-Year-Old Running Toward 100 Ultramarathons
At 88, UK-based endurance athlete Paul Youd runs ultramarathons, logs thousands of push-ups a week, and spends his downtime talking to strangers about animal rights. It’s a level of activity he couldn’t have imagined in his 40s, when arthritis began limiting his mobility. “Everything was painful,” Youd says. “I tried to run back then, but […] -
PeopleSee articleTara Punzone’s LA Guide: Where the Pura Vita Chef Eats, Shops, and Unwinds
In this installment of Vegan Recs, Chef Tara Punzone—founder of LA’s vegan Italian hotspot Pura Vita—shares her local favorites for markets, dining, kitchen gear, and more across Los Angeles. Vegan dining in Los Angeles wouldn’t be what it is today without the influence of Brooklyn-born chef Tara Punzone. In 2018, Punzone made waves with the […] -
PeopleSee articleThe Vegan Creamery: Miyoko Schinner’s Next Chapter in Plant-Based Dairy
Photo by Megan Thompson In Brief Miyoko Schinner’s work is never done. The pioneering chef, entrepreneur, and self-described “epicurean activist” has spent decades redefining what’s possible in the world of plant-based dairy. As the founder of Miyoko’s Creamery, she helped bring artisanal vegan cheese into the mainstream. Now, with her new cookbook, The Vegan Creamery […] -
PeopleSee articleCatching Up with Mena Massoud, Host of the Peacock Travel Series ‘Evolving Vegan’
Jet-setting vegan foodies, take note: Evolving Vegan, the food and travel series hosted by Mena Massoud, is now streaming on Peacock. The series follows the Aladdin star as he eats his way through North America and beyond, digging into cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, rolling sushi with a master chef in Tokyo, and revisiting favorites in his […] -
PeopleSee article‘You’ve Got to Trust Your Spirit’: Tabitha Brown on Healing, Cooking from the Heart, and TikTok
In Brief Today Tabitha Brown is one of the most iconic vegan voices of her generation, but she wasn’t always plant-based. “When you’re from the South, out in the country, and lack resources, you eat whatever you get,” says Brown, reflecting on her upbringing in Eden, North Carolina. Brown became interested in plant-based eating as […] -
RestaurantsSee articleIsa Chandra Moskowitz’s Favorite NYC Restaurants for a Special Vegan Meal
Photo courtesy Avant Garden Welcome to Vegan Recs, our new series spotlighting plant-based tastemakers and their favorite veg-friendly finds around the globe. For our debut, we turned to vegan icon Isa Chandra Moskowitz, who shares her top picks for a special vegan meal in NYC. These aren’t oil-free restaurants, but they are places where vegetables […] -
PeopleSee article13 Years Plant-Based: The Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned Along the Way
Editor’s note: After adopting a plant-based diet in 2012, Tim Kaufman reversed multiple chronic conditions and lost nearly 200 pounds, a remarkable transformation that he shared with Forks Over Knives in 2016. Since then, Kaufman has continued to inspire others through his blog and books. Now, more than a decade into his plant-based journey, he […] -
How ToSee 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 […] -
PeopleSee article15 Plant-Based TikTok Accounts Worth Following
Spice up your TikTok scroll with a dose of healthy inspiration from some of the most creative vegan and whole-food, plant-based content creators out there. Whether you’re hunting for new recipe ideas, quick kitchen hacks, or the latest plant-based nutrition tips, these TikTok accounts deliver the goods—one fun, informative video at a time. We’ve rounded […]
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