Topped with fresh roasted salsa for a biting aftertaste, this burrito overloads the senses to a feeding frenzy. Sharks even have a week dedicated to it.

Nestled in a quaint shopping center in the heart of Ghent lies a hidden oasis of homemade, authentic, Italian cuisine with the most impressive vegan menu in Hampton Roads.

Betsy DiJulio shares a special recipe from her new cookbook The Blooming Platter Cookbook: A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes to jumpstart the season’s flavorful collection of meals.

To help you spend your money wisely, I’ve compiled a few suggestions for where to go and what to order if it is plant-based protein that you seek.

To help you spend your money wisely, I’ve compiled a few suggestions for where to go and what to order if it is plant-based protein that you seek.

Slap lettuce and tomato on a toasty bun, and this Moby Dick of a sandwich is everything a tuna melt should be — minus the tuna, of course.

The summer solstice has officially inaugurated the hot summer season, but Betsy DiJulio has cool vegan recipes to help you chill out and enjoy fresh, delicious food.

I was absolutely in love with Matt’s own Asian sesame dressing; so much so, I told him to smack his face on a bottle and sell the stuff by the case. He uses a bit of agave to calm the Sriracha, which gives it a little karate-kick aftertaste.

This beautiful mélange of fresh spring vegetables, herbs, and tofu is light, refreshing, and pairs wonderfully with a deep red dipping sauce.

Dining alone is a nostalgic experience. As if I am on a date with the flavors themselves, I use the cuisine to remember.

“You’re going to be so healthy!” my mom exclaimed when I first told her I was going vegetarian ten years ago.

The first night of VegStock, a three-day salute to vegetarians and vegans and the people who love them.

“We wanted to create an event that says, ‘hats off!’ to vegans and vegetarians.” Edward, chef at Bardo.

Lew Lou’s Sinsational Bakery is a shop that is just like the best kind of home, where we laugh, cry and eat yummy things together.

Original, unique, friendly, and full of flavor, Quenna’s is truly a rare gem that we are lucky to have in Hampton Roads.

There’s nothing I love more than discovering mind-blowing vegan food at a restaurant with televisions streaming football on the wall.

If you’re looking to make going vegetarian or vegan your resolution for the year, here are the three big steps that I think will make your transition easy.

On Christianity, eating meat, and the true spirit of Christmas.

While every parent wants their child to be happy, they also kinda want them to be happy close to home, with a sensible job, a dignified spouse, and plenty of money. Well…sorry mom and dad, I kind of missed all that and just went straight for the happy part.

For all of you starry-eyed, veggie-loving romantics out there, I’d like to provide you with a few resources you can thank me later for.

Maybe if I looked like her, it would be easier…

Lookin’ good, guilt-free and cruelty-free. Christine Dore gives you stylish vegan options for any budget.

Our resident veg Christine Dore tells you where to find the best of the Orient right here in Seven Cities.

Farm wife and food writer Kathleen Fogarty reviews FOOD, INC., which debuted at The Naro with a panel of local farmers and foodies, including her husband, Farmer John Wilson.

PETA’s Christine Doré embarks on a bi-weekly column exploring the local vegetarian scene. This week, she poses and answers the question: “I’m hungry, I’m veg, and I’m fabulous. Where am I supposed to eat?!”

MOTHA’ NATURE’S FINEST Mmmmm. Real food.
MOTHA’ NATURE’S FINEST Mmmmm. Real food.

As often as Kirstie Alley needs to purchase new pants to fit her ever expanding and shrinking waistline, Americans embrace the diet-of-the-moment, searching for the next quick fix.

If you’ve ever been out to eat with an “I-can’t-eat-that” person, you understand how difficult it can be. But if you’ve ever been an “I-can’t-eat-that” person, you really understand just how difficult, annoying, and all too often unappetizing it can be.