American Vegan Center

In-person cooking class that covers multiple vegan dishes for the holidays!Christina Pirello is here to teach how to have delicious and healthy holidays. This fun and informative cooking class helps you navigate the season and maintain your wellness all through the cold winter and any stress that may come your way. Millions of Americans know Pirello from her long-running PBS television show Christina Cooks. Here’s a rare opportunity to see this bubbly Philly vegan legend live and in person at the American Vegan Center. As with her well-received 2022 ‘Holiday Survival Guide” class, Pirello will walk attendees through the preparation

A dynamic cultural experience that highlights the richness of West African food. Cooking tips and taste testing!There has been a longstanding debate about “the best jollof rice” among West Africans. This friendly dispute centers the richness of West African food and cultural pride.Jollof rice is something of a national dish in Nigeria, Senegal, and Ghana. In the rest of West Africa, Jollof rice is the main sought-out dish at every party and event. What makes Jollof rice so unique is its multitude of flavors and distinct versions from each country. No Jollof rice is the same in West Africa! The

Learn about the beginnings of Philly restaurant LUHV Foods and enjoy their delicious food samples!Silvia Lucci started LUHV in 2016 with her husband Daniel. She will tell “the LUHV Story” — how the couple, immigrants from Argentina, took a health-fueled vegan journey from home cooking to becoming a top producer of fresh-made and prepackaged vegan foods. With restaurants in Reading Terminal Market, Hatboro, and now Point Breeze, it’s truly a Philly LUHV story for the ages.Silvia Lucci notes that “Veganism transformed our lives,” and adds that “we strive to ‘mainstream’ veganism by making it accessible to everyone.” The company also

A fun engaging night of trivia quiz exploring Philly veg history plus free vegan snacks!Who doesn’t love a night of TRIVIA?!We will be hosting our first Vegan Trivia Night at the American Vegan Center to celebrate Veg History Day on Jan 31st!Grab your witty friends, family and neighbors in a night of fun, facts and food snacks!Admission is free to the event, which begins at 6 pm, but all players must register in advance (see below). Teams of up to four people are encouraged, though you can also play as a solo team.Questions will cover food, animals, the environment, and

Learn to make delicious quick and easy vegan dishes and enjoy free food samples!February is Vegan Cuisine Month, and American Vegan Center is showing how quick and easy delicious vegan food can be, as American Vegan Society staff and volunteers perform 5-minute cooking demos on the half hour with samples and party fare.This is a First Friday event: Come out and enjoy the whole evening at the AVC or drop in anytime for some fun tips and socializing.5:30pm Lisa Melian – Almond Cheese Ball6:00pm Nardos Seiler – Bean Dip6:30pm Vickie Collette – Carrot Salad7:00pm Clint Dinshah – BBQ Tofu7:30pm Elisha

Nutritions talkAn interactive lecture presentation by Dr. Ana Negrón, an icon of vegan eating, education, and community throughout the Delaware Valley. She stresses lifestyle modification to help her patients. In this talk as well as in her practice she shows how healthful food can be made deliciously.Attendees will enjoy samples of Green Smoothies, and the healthy delicious new snack Monkey Brittle.Physician, teacher, author, plant-based vegan for thirty-five years, Dr. Ana Negrón specializes in helping people regain their body/mind health by transitioning to a whole-food plant-based diet that could become a lifestyle.

A live cooking demo with cooking tips and exploring herbsThe Rasta Pasta cooking demo is back by popular demand! This is a second demonstration of this dish by Watta Kesselly, who is eager to offer this class to attendees looking to take their cooking skills to another level, especially those who wound up unable to attend the 2023 edition.Rasta Pasta is a vibrant colorful pasta dish that is inspired by an original Italian recipe with a Jamaican spin. This dish is enticing with flavorful unique ingredients like coconut milk and spicy jerk seasoning. Rasta Pasta has gained popularity worldwide for

Experience quick and easy cooking demos wiFor the First Friday in April, the American Vegan Center is showing how quick and easy delicious vegan food can be. American Vegan Society staff and volunteers perform 5-minute cooking demos on the half hour (6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30). Visitors can enjoy the whole evening or drop in anytime for some fun tips, food, and socializing. All recipes will be available on a handout.6:00 pm Nardos Seiler (age 9) – Guacamole6:30 pm Naeemah Fletcher – Restaurant-Style Salsa7:00 pm Clint Dinshah (age 13) – Pumpkin Pudding7:30 pm Wenona Dege – Tofu Dip/SpreadSamples will be available

An interactive discussion about vegan activism and animal agricultureAs part of the Vegan Ethics Speaker Series, environmental law scholar Lee Hall will examine the significant role that animal domestication for food has played in altering the lives of those animals as well as its effect on free-living animal populations worldwide.Lee studies human contribution to climate change and environmental degradation.We welcome all to come explore this topic with us. Bring your questions and insights!Vegan Snacks will be served.

An Interactive Q&A with Director Dr. Harsha AtmakuriAs we approach Mother’s Day, consider: India is the largest producer of Milk.  It is also one of the largest exporters of Beef. This is Not an accident. Join World Vegan Vision and American Vegan Society in welcoming  Dr. Harsha Atmakuri  Director of Mother’s Milk (Maa Ka Doodh), Uncovering a Nation’s Dairy Disaster. Please watch the movie on YouTube prior to the Q&A event. Sign up at WorldVeganVision.org/MKD510  

Match wits with friends and neighbors in a night of fun, friends, facts and food snacks!Come out to the second Vegan Trivia Night at the American Vegan Center! Test your knowledge of food, animals, the environment, and veg history!The initial questions will be easy but will increase in difficulty over the course of four rounds of play. In addition to several smaller prizes, one winning team will take home the grand prize for the evening: Dinner for four at one of Philadelphia’s best vegan restaurants, Primary Plant Based!We will be joined by legendary food pioneer Seth Tibbot! This is a

Socialize, learn about veganism, and eat yummy snacks!