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Today Liam and John give a review of their lunch from Bo de Duyen.  Both of the podcast hosts were pleased with their mock chicken curry and the noodle dish.  They were especially pleased with the price.  Jason and Angela send word that they are doing cartwheels over the news that Daiya vegan cheese can be found at Panacea.  They suggest that it tastes great and is the pefect cheese replacement.  The two podcasters discuss a story that was sent to them by Colleen about...

Today Liam and John discuss Liam's recent eating extravaganza.  He has been converted to Sadie's Diner and has found the vegan milkshake that he has been craving.  He also reports that eating at Raw Aura was a great experience and he really liked the raw nachos; Liam affectionately refers to the food here as "dense", signifying that he went home satiated.  John reports back with regards to Colleen's assertion that the chickpea-hijiki sammiches from Vegan With...

Today John is joined by Colleen to discuss the merits of cashew milk.  It was a serious conversation until John brought up the term "nut bag".  Colleen is really happy with the cashew milk she makes, and even happier that it doesn't require another space-eating gadget in order to make the recipe.Other topics of conversation on this week's podcast:- Colleen gives her opinions on Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar and her latest trip to Fressen - The defensive omnivore...

Today Liam is singing up a storm, but when he's not he and John spend some time talking about the fur industry.  John vents about how the Fur Council of Canada suggests that purchasing fur is an eco-conscious decision.  He also thinks that maybe those wearing fur deserve a pie in the face.  Liam responds with his list of pies that can be thrown in people's faces in response to a news item from earlier this week.   The two also spend some time discussing:- vegan cheese...

Today John and Liam talk a lot about the vegetarian related events which are coming up.  Vegan Rock is coming up and it promises to be an awesome concert/bake sale just like last year.  There's also a V.A.S.T. Valentine's Day Potluck.  Rancho Relaxo is also having a celebration of its vegan menu, and it promises to be a fun event.Liam is planning on having some chili with his football watching this weekend.  He doesn't have a set chilli recipe, but he's pretty...

Today John and Liam discuss their holidays.  Liam talks about his experiences with his recently purchased Vegan With A Vegeance.  John speaks about his experiences with vegetarian eating while traveling in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.  John and Liam also talk about John's experiences with the treatment of dogs in South America.The two also discuss:- PETA's affiliation with Gilbert Arenas- The Globe and Mail publishing an article questioning whether milk is good for...

Lisa is joined by cookbook author (Joy of Vegan Baking and The Vegan Table), vegan activist and celebrated speaker, Colleen Patrick Goudreau who has kept herself very busy since her visit to Toronto for the 25th Vegetarian Food Fair (seriously, she's currently working on books 3, 4 and 5!). Lisa describes the launch of TVA's year focused on Compassion and asks Colleen to shed some light on how to approach the holiday season with compassion in mind. Colleen, founder of Compassionate Cooks,...

After a busy Sunday full of festive vegan fare, Lisa interviews Angela from Front Door Organics. Lisa gushes about the amazing quality of produce that Front Door Organics has supplied for TVA cooking demos in the pasts and finds out how to get boxes of the best organic food to arrive right to your front door. In fact, Lisa adds the Fresh box to her holiday wishlist. Angela shares how the organic food scene has evolved over the past 13 years and discusses the challenges of sourcing fresh ingredients...

In this special episode of the TVP, Lisa and Colleen have the pleasure of chatting with cookbook author extraordinaire Dreena Burton about holiday eating. Dreena discusses the uniquely vegan holiday dinner traditions she's developed over the years (including east coast-style vegan stuffing, properly known as "dressing", which you should try - it's it in the All Dressed Squash recipe in The Everyday Vegan). Dreena not only provides a lot of excellent meal suggestions for large holiday...

After whetting the appetites of Torontonian's at the 25th annual Food Fair, Terry Hope Romero joins Lisa for a discussion of vegan cookie invasion and flavourful Latin fare. The little blue book that is taking over cookie exchanges everywhere, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, is the third co-authored project of Terry and Isa Chandra Moskowitz (following the success of Veganomicon and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World). Terry shares her tales of transporting thousands of vegan delights on...