Santa Barbara’s First-Ever Vegan Chef Challenge

Over the last decade, living the vegan life has become easier, more prevalent, and more accepted by the mainstream. In fact, it's been a while since someone asked us where we got our protein. One way to help promote veganism is to share some tasty vegan food with a friend or neighbor, showing just how easy and delicious our lifestyle can be tends to win hearts and minds. Vegan Chef Challenge was born of this idea. It all started in Sacramento, CA and was created to bring the vegan and nonvegan community together and give chefs a fun way to get their creative juices flowing with new vegan...

Itinerary: Ocean City, NJ

We head to Ocean City, NJ every summer for a mini-reunion with my husband’s mom, siblings, and their children. This year was our 7th trip together, making it our 5th vegan year at the shore. Ocean City is dry (no booze!) so we bring in our own wine and spirits and do a lot of takeout. Don’t worry, for adult lunches and dinners there are places over the bridge, but plan ahead to ensure you have a solid meal as this area is heavily seafood influenced. While we do go for a full week, we end up eating at a lot of the same places multiple times. If you have two or three days, you can...