When the November/December issue of Vegan Life magazine fell through our letterbox (courtesy of the publishers - thanks guys!), I have to admit to being a little skeptical. Previous experiences with vegan media were... not positive, so expectations were low. How nice, then, to be pleasantly surprised.
Most immediately noticeable were the high production values: the combination of stylishly matte paper and well designed, thoroughly edited pages make a nice change from the somewhat amateurish look of a lot of other vegan media. Inside, the magazine was packed full of interesting articles and some gorgeous food photography. The content is very much aimed at a young, hip market, with articles on how to find vegan hairdye, a guide to vegan tattooing, and an interview with the TeenVGN founders.
Travelling while vegan can present challenges, so I appreciated the articles on eating vegan in places as diverse as Oxford, England and Grenada, in the Caribbean. Most refreshingly, there was little of the focus on health usually found in vegan & vegetarian press; yes, there were a couple of interviews with personal trainer/mountaineer types, but these were greatly outnumbered by recipes for scrummy-looking bakes and snacks such as stuffed potato skins. I also greatly enjoyed an article in defence of vegan junk food (a great and enduring love of us Hungry Vegans).
Overall, then, I'd thoroughly recommend Vegan Life. Thanks to the wide range of articles and the diverse but delicious recipes, it's definitely a magazine I'll be buying in future.
I loved Vegan Life Magazine too, so nice to see a modern vegan magazine that's not too preachy and has lots of cake!
ReplyDeleteYes exactly, I loved the lack of preachiness! And lots of cake is always good...
DeleteI like the sound of this. I would really like to read this I think, even though I am not vegan, just trying to eat more plant based and less animal based food.
ReplyDeleteI was really pleasantly surprised. The recipes are fantastic and it's generally an interesting read.
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