Camera Eats First by: Two Market Girls

Of all the appliances and gadgets that can be found in a kitchen, which ones could you not live without? We're sharing our favourites, our dream appliances, and the ones we just don't need.

It's part two of our Salt Fat Acid Heat review, where we learn about how to master the use acid and heat in our cooking. Samin Nosrat leaves us with her joyful philosophy around home cooking and how sharing this experience with others is what makes food so special.

Taking a look back at the beginnings of food TV and how it has progressed over the years. You'd be surprised how much from the early days still shines through in the times of social media and food entertainment.

Learn more about the history:

https://gastropod.com/tv-dinners/

We're talking trending vegan news including Globally Local's big move to the stock market, Atlas Monroe's vegan fried chicken takeover, and what the heck is a 'handwich'?!

News:

Globally Local goes public

https://vegnews.com/2021/4/globally-local-vegan-chain-to-go-public

Dunkin’ Donuts unleashed

https://vegnews.com/2021/4/dunkin-41-vegan-doughnuts-belgium

Vegan cooking show wins awards

https://vegnews.com/2021/4/amazons-new-day-new-chef-wins-awards

One million pounds of vegan fried chicken

https://vegnews.com/2021/4/atlas-monroe-shark-tank-vegan-fried-chicken

Jamba breakfast handwich

https://vegnews.com/2021/4/jamba-plant-based-breakfast-sandwich-nationwide

Even though we're very fortunate to have lots of vegan and accidentally vegan foods available, there are still some that we're dreaming of. Warning this episode may make you hungry or very nostalgic.

Did you know Ritz crackers are vegan? We're listing some of our favourite accidentally vegan foods, aka our favourite treasures to come across in the grocery store. Disclaimer: we are only referencing Canadian/Ontario products, so make sure to double check the labels wherever you are shopping.

We're reviewing the first two episodes of the series Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat featuring Samin Nosrat and learning all about the magical ways salt and fat bring flavour to our foods. If you've ever wanted to learn how to level up your cooking at home, this is the place to start.

Samin's podcast: https://homecooking.show/

After seeing some potentially harmful takes on a new TikTok food trend, we got talking about all the ways social media and the amount of information about food and eating habits is out there. It's not always bad, but there's not doubt we are constantly seeing it and knowingly or unknowingly being influenced by it.

Content warning: diet culture, weight discussions

In honour of International Women's Day, we're celebrating some of the many women who have inspired us in all aspects of life from creativity to body positivity. 

Follow them:

Vivian Kaye: https://www.instagram.com/itsviviankaye/

Christina Tosi: https://www.instagram.com/christinatosi/

Lisa Le: https://www.instagram.com/thevietvegan/

Lisa Kitahara: https://www.instagram.com/okonomikitchen/

Afia Amoako: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadianafrican/

Andrea Frenke: https://www.instagram.com/torontoveganfitmom/

Lauren McPhillips: https://www.instagram.com/thisrenegadelove/

Sarah Nicole Landry: https://www.instagram.com/thebirdspapaya/

Becki Peckham: https://www.instagram.com/beckiandchris/

Nadiya Hussain: https://www.instagram.com/nadiyajhussain/

This week in vegan news McDonald's is going to veganize their menu with Beyond Meat, a vegan KitKat chocolate bar is in the works, Danone acquires Follow Your Heart, more Ben & Jerry's flavours and Oatly is making Kat angry again.

Ben & Jerry's new flavours: https://vegnews.com/2021/2/ben-and-jerry-svegan-tonight-dough-ice-cream

Beyond Meat and McDonald's: https://vegnews.com/2021/2/mcdonalds-beyond-meat-sign-3-year-deal-to-launch-plant-based-options

Vegan KitKat: https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/nestle-confirms-launch-vegan-kitkat-chocolate/

Follow Your Heart acquired: https://vegnews.com/2021/2/danone-plant-based-follow-your-heart-acquisition

Oatly's terrible ad: https://plantbasednews.org/opinion/opinion-piece/oatly-killing-competition-with-tv-campaigns-men-and-milk/