Lisa has returned to Toronto after visiting New York and the SF Bay Area. She highly recommends Lula's Sweet Apothecary, which serves amazing soft serve, ice cream, and malts and shakes. She less highly recommends Foodswings, which possibly gave some friends a bout of food poisoning. Peacefood Cafe, Candle 79, and Vegetarian Dim Sum House are also recommended.

John and Lisa are both looking forward to the Food Fair, which is coming up very soon! Brendan Brazier will be in attendance, and he'll be hosting a special meet-and-greet with race tips for all of the members of the TVA Marathon team. It's not too late to sign up! Email Barbi at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you're interested.

Check out the vegan "premium feminine care" products that John recently discovered in a spa shop: I love my muff. If you're in the market for other products, you can check their vegan status using a great free app called iVegan which will help you out. There's another great new app called the VegWeb Vegan Recipe Finder, which is a fantastic resource and only $3. Search for them in the itunes app store.

We received a link from listener Shawn with a little more information about Vitamin D requirements. 

TVA has been nominated for the 2010 veg news awards. You can vote for us here. until August 31st.
This podcast is a delicious holiday coloured giant green smoothie 29 minutes.

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Today John and Hyein join forces for a third week in a row to bring you another rabble-rousing podcast.  John is pleased to announce that he will be dining at the highly recommended, and economical (for a raw restaurant), Gorilla Food when he is in Vancouver and Lake Tai when visiting Kelowna.

Hyein speaks about her recent experience with Akram's fava bean sandwich, and John raves about their $4.99 vegan meal.  Hyein also mentions that they have good vegetarian and vegan dessert options.     

Other items in this week's show:
- Raw cooking demo review
- tasty blueberry muffins
- finding a good watermelon source
- quince tea
- emails from: Toronto (Barbi), Boston (Michelle), Bosnia (Angeline)

This week's episode is a massaged kale leaf 34 minutes.

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Today John and Hyein bring listeners up to date with some of their discussions from last week’s show.  Hyein let’s listeners know that she survived being away at a cottage for a few days with the help of canned vegan chili and noodles.  John speaks about his great success with smoked coconut.  

The two co-hosts have some interesting food stories from this past week too.  Hyein reports that King’s Café has a great dim sum option and she is happy that there is a vegan poutine option in Toronto, but reports that it is a little too greasy for her liking.  John is pleased that Akram’s is now once again serving their pizzas; three of them are vegetarian and three of them are vegan.  Hyein also lets listeners know of her experiences with making a homemade pizza using Daiya cheese that even impressed the omnivore she was dining with.

Other topics on this week’s show:
-    John discusses his expensive dining plans when he visits Vancouver. 
-    Hyein talks about the farmer’s markets she frequents.   
-    Raw food demonstration on August 12th with Doug McNish.
-    The 26^th Annual Vegetarian Food Fair and confirm on Facebook.
-    TVA’s involvement at the Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon

This week's episode is a sits in your stomach like bad poutine 28 minutes.

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Today John and Hyein had a great time catching up as John has been away from the Resource Centre for sometime.  Both John and Hyein discuss their summer travel plans.  Hyein is concerned about traveling to a cottage where she is going to be surrounded by omnivores.  Both John and Hyein offer suggestions on how to deal with these kinds of issues and food ideas that may help too.  Hyein is also interested in helping her brother, who is vegetarian, find good dining options while he is going to be in Los Angeles.

On the other hand, John has done a summer tour which included stops in Montreal, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington.  In New York City he was pleased with Hangawi, One Lucky Duck, and so-so about Zen Palate.  Montreal has a couple of gems in Aux Vivres and Crudessence.  Boston does not have a great amount of vegetarian restaurant choices, but does have a decent one.  He is sad to report that he wasn't able to eat a vegan philly chessesteak in Philadelphia, and Science Club in D.C. was not open when he went. 

In other news:
- Vegan Vitamins
- Asian-Mexican Fusion!!!
- TVA is participating as a registered charity at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.  Email Barbi for more details at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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In today's podcast, Lisa O. and Luke (a regular on the Wednesday evening RC crew and full-time TVA summer student) discussed the upcoming Scotiabank Marathon. Join up as a runner, walker, or a pledger! Check out this page on our website for more details. They also discussed the upcoming Festival of India, which includes free admission to a vegetarian festival and feast on Toronto Island next weekend. More info on that can be found here: http://www.feedyoursoul.to/.

At the Pride festival last weekend, Poutini's had a booth with standard and vegetaran poutine, but no vegan options. Boo! As a consolation prize, Luke saw the guy from this now-famous YouTube video of an Eaton Centre G20 shopping freakout). Lisa recently enjoyed some good eats at Calico Cafe on Bloor and Brock, and at M&B Yummy on Queen West (try the lentil samosas!)

Everyone's excited for the upcoming Veg Food Fair, which will be in September. Let Barbi know if you're available to volunteer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Luke suggests that a good way to get to sit next to Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is to volunteer and try to help out at her table.

Are you a veg musician who wants to contribute some theme music? Send in some entries in mp3 format and you just might become the new musical voice of the podcast! Email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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On this special interview episode of the TVP Lisa P is joined by celebrated author, Ani Phyo. Ani shares her motivation for writing her newest book, Ani's Raw Food Essentials and a few of her quick tips for incorporating more whole, fresh ingredients into a busy lifestyle. Lisa and Ani discuss nutritional stress, eating with joy and finding balance. Ani's recent adventures in Thailand (as a guest of the Prince) has her craving Durian, and she questions the rumour she's heard of a Durian buffet in Toronto. Hopefully the dream of Durian will draw Ani to the city in the very near future. Until then, you can find videos, recipes and more on her website www.aniphyo.com and raw ingredients at www.gosuperlife.com

Ani is also the author of Ani's Raw Food Kitchen and Ani's Raw Food Desserts . She is currently editing another book due to hit shelves next Spring.

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Today John and Lisa O. speak about eating locally at Hibiscus and Calico and eating at Perfection-Satisfaction-Promise in Ottawa.  Lisa reports that she also ate at Perfection-Satisfaction-Promise; John and Lisa both had the Avocatofu dish at the restaurant.  Lisa liked and John did not.  Let the debate ensue.

Shawn C. provided lots of good things to talk about.  He provided us with information on: Becel's vegan margarine, veggie burgers that contain hexane, Canadian standards for animal transport, and an article on how eating meat is not sustainable.  Thanks for writing in Shawn!

There is a new vegan cafe-bakery-juice bar opening up in Burlington called Kindfood. They open on June 23rd and are offering live music and tastings.

Lisa and John are very excited about the local fresh produce.  Specifically the strawberries and basil. 

The Resource Centre will be closed the next two Satudays, but will re-open on July the 10th.

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 Today's episode presents Liam, Lisa-O and Hyein. We congratulate Angela and Jason for their cute newborn baby, Dax! Angela told us about a vegan poutine at Poutini's . Lisa and Hyein ask Sweets From the Earth to sell vanilla vegan cheesecakes in grocery stores (write them an email!). Lisa really likes Organic Works vegan sweets, especially their 540kcal cinnamon buns and chocolate cookies. Liam had South Indian buffet for breakfast at Saravana Bhavan in Mississauga. Liam and Lisa are lasagna specialists! Apparently, No Frills all-purpose flour is not vegan. Please check the ingredients for L-Cysteine. LPK's Culinary Groove's vegan baked goods are in farmer's markets like Brickworks (try the mango bar!). Lastly, Liam found a nice vegan tie from Stockhomme .

This episode is a delicioius 32 minutes.

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This week Hyein and Lisa O. discussed Lisa's trip to Muskoka and the difficulty of finding vegan vittles there. They talked about vegan twinkies in the movie Zombieland. Find the recipe for vegan twinkies from Jennifer McCann's website by clicking here.

They also discussed that you can you can get excellent food and dessert items at Akram in Kensington Market, buy yummy baked goods and even vegan dog and cat food at the Vegan Danish Bakery , and feed your brain by reading Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.

 Today's podcast is a twinkie-filled 23 minutes.

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Today Hyein and Liam talk a lot about their favourite topic: FOOD. Hyein recalls her recent adventure to Sadie's where they now serve the incredibly melty Daiya vegan cheese. She enjoyed a vegan Huevos Rancheros. Liam compares her experience to the let down he had when he found out Utopia no longer has vegan cheese for their nachos.

Other great eateries they discuss are Lotus Pond and Graceful Vegetarian which are both in the North East part of the city, Zen Gardens which is in Mississauga and Food Swings which is alll the way in Brooklyn, NY.

Liam and Hyein are also excited by the new vegan delivery options they have discovered. Tiffinday delivers vegan lunches in Toronto and Viva Granola - a Canadian based company-  delivers vegan supplies across Canada.

The hosts also discuss vegan events in Ottawa and Los Angeles.

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Today Hyein and John speak with Krishma about a new TVA initiative.  Compassion Week is an exploration of compassion for animals through discussion, food and the arts. Compassion Week is TVA's attempt to start a conversation about the role animals play in our lives and to encourage people to explore compassionate alternatives.  Compassion Week takes place from May 28 through June 6 at venues across Toronto.     

Other News:
- John talks about literally running into Brendan Brazier this week
- Hyein speaks about visiting Chinese Traditional Buns
- John visits Udupi Palace and Sadie's Diner in the same evening
- Urban Edge Yoga has a cool initiative
- The Veggie Pride Parade is Saturday, June 5th

Today's episode is a compassionate 21 minutes.

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Today John and Lisa O. are joined by Colleen via phone interview.  Colleen is overjoyed to report that Akram's has re-opened in the Kensington Market.  Colleen reports that she and Jason were so excited by this news that they both had a falafel from Akram's even though it was only ten o'clock in the morning.  Falafel...it's not just for breakfast anymore.

John and Lisa also discuss the return of the cupcake; this conversation is inspired by last week's vegan bake sale where both co-hosts were extremely impressed by the product that came from Cupcaketionery.  It seems that cupcakes are now more popular than ever and vegan cupcakes can be readily found in a wide variety of coffee shops in Toronto, and Lisa reports on the vegan treats that can be discovered in L.A.'s coffee houses.  

In other news:
- Becel has a vegan margarine
- Brendan Brazier will be doing a mini-tour of southern Ontario this week
- The TVA reading group is restarting. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for details
- Lisa reports about her experiences with fostering a cat from Toronto Cat Rescue
- 2 vegans bike across Canada

This episode is a spreadable vegan margarine 22 minutes. 

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Today Hyein and Liam have baked goods on the mind because of next week's Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale.  Adding further fuel to the fire are Liam's recent delicious experiences with two incredible vegan bakers in Toronto, Cupcaketionery and Sweets from the Earth.

Hyein talks a little bit about being vegetarian in Korea and her forbidden foraging practices. 

We also speak of the incredible vegan atmosphere at Brock University where they offer a concentration in Critical Animal Studies and have a fantastic vegan department policy.

Today's podcast is a surprisingly fart free 37 minutes.

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Brenda also talks about her new book, Becoming Raw, and a forthcoming updated version of Becoming Vegan.

She finishes off by speaking about the remarkable work done in the Marshall Islands to help with their diabetes epidemic.

This episode is a 4000 IU mushroom 37 minutes.

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