“Renaissance” is used to describe a cultural rebirth. It’s also how Bob Goldberg, co-founder of iconic brand Follow Your Heart, describes the world vegans now enjoy. The Los Angeles Times recently caught up with Mr. Goldberg and other innovative veg entrepreneurs who are cooking up delicious plant-based alternatives to your favorite staple items.





Among those highlighted is founder of the popular vegan company Beyond Meat, Ethan Brown, who is working to improve health, conserve resources, fight climate change, and reduce animal suffering by making plant-based burgers, “chicken” strips, and crumbles for tacos. Beyond Meat’s best-selling “Beast Burger,” introduced earlier this year, contains more protein than a typical meat burger, but no GMOs, soy, or gluten. The burger has garnered rave reviews from vegans and non-vegans alike—even prompting a writer from Outside magazine to give up meat for good.





The author also spotlights Miyoko Schinner’s Miyoko’s Kitchen for its artisan vegan cheese that is as perfect a complement to a baguette as any dairy-based cheese. The new company boasts mouthwatering flavors like Double Cream Garlic Herb, French Style Winter Truffle, and most recently, Buffalo-Style Mozzarella ideal for topping pizza.





Also featured is Amy Rebecca’s new Vegan Scene in Venice, California, a place where fashion, food, yoga, and the entire community—vegan or not—can come together and vegan renaissance can thrive.





Vegetarian and vegan dishes are “hot trends” with the National Restaurant Association, says the article, and it’s not hard to see why. Businesses, chefs, and even legislators are touting the benefits of veg eating. According to California’s governor Jerry Brown, “You should be eating veggie burgers.”



