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Food and Drink

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Wellness

Philly chef Rich Landau's advice for eating more plants in the new year

Food and Drink

2017 restaurant trend: Meat becomes side dish, vegetables main
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Restaurants

HipCityVeg opens new spot, adds breakfast
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Protests

PETA models don body paint at City Hall to spread 'Go Vegan' message
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Activism

Gallery: PETA's 'Green Beauties' promote veganism
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Lifestyle

Drexel professor's new book: it's impossible to be vegetarian
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Restaurants

Inside Snap Kitchen, Philly's healthy new fast food option
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Restaurants

Five great vegetarian restaurants in Center City

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Cooking

DIY: V Street's BBQ seitan tacos & Vedge's salt-roasted golden beets
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Restaurants

Arby’s launches bacon helpline for tempted vegetarians

Chris Christie

Christie vetoes requiring vegetarian, other options in school lunches

Weekend Recipes

Weekend Recipe: Oodles of (veggie) noodles
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Food Trucks

Local women launch fundraising campaign for vegetarian food truck
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