THE CREATIVE JOURNAL

By Jennifer Wills
November 17, 2023

Part of the joy of Christmas + the festive season is sharing food with loved ones, and for us, it's always going to be cruelty free. We're sharing our favourite vegan recipes for a plant based take on traditional holiday fare.

By Jennifer Wills
June 07, 2023

As the weather turns colder, we're looking for places to stay + eat on a cruelty free Winter Getaway. Read our recommendations for all around Australia this winter - plus, the perfect vegan bags for travel.

By JENNIFER WILLS
March 31, 2021

Easter 2021 is nearly upon us, and the Sans Beast team are looking forward to enjoying a short break. Perhaps even a Long Lunch with family (see what we did there..) that includes some dairy free sweet treats. Vegan chocolate is becoming far more readily available in Australia. For some, the opposition to dairy consumption may be about an intolerance to lactose - for us (and an increasing number of people), it's about saying no to animal exploitation. Here are some fabulous dairy free options to keep your sweet tooth happy this Easter.

By Jennifer Wills
November 23, 2020

Starting in our home town of Melbourne we’ve compiled our list of our favourite vegan eats all around the country. Whether you’re in the mood for brunch, a sweet treat or even sushi (yes you heard us, vegan sushi) we have options sure to impress even your most carnivorous of friends. Most we've tried ourselves, others we just know by reputation - we'd love to keep building this list (and satisfy our own hunger) so let us know who we're missing.

By Cathryn Wills
April 29, 2020

Joshua Katcher is the founder of Brave GentleMan, a NYC based menswear brand offering tailoring with an edge - that also happens to be completely animal free in raw material use. Joshua has been a passionate advocate for animals for over 20 years, and a pioneer in the vegan fashion space for 12 years. He's also written a book called Fashion Animals, and has co-founded a plant based cheese business called Rind Cheese - this is one busy gentleman. Enjoy the read.

By Cathryn Wills
August 08, 2019

Continuing the conversation with some fabulous founders building businesses in the 'animal product free' space - why they do what they do, what the market response has been + how they keep things firing when times are tough. Read about the founders of Twoobs, No Saints + Ahimsa Collective - a bunch of inspiring women doing things their way.

By Jennifer Wills
June 07, 2023

We're not nutritionists, dieticians or chefs. But we do like food, and we love discovering plant based recipes to add to our repertoire of cooking options. With the winter chill in the air in Melbourne, we're reaching for home cooked, whole food, plant based recipes that ensure we remain healthy in our body + mind. Get tempted, ditch the constant takeaway, buy up those veggies + tap into your inner gourmand.

By Jennifer Wills
December 07, 2021

We recently chatted to Martha Butler, co-founder of Loving Earth - the Melbourne based chocolate makers with an unswerving focus on ethical sourcing + organic, vegan ingredients. Even their chocolate wrappers are home compostable. Read on to learn more about this beautiful vegan brand that works to deliver joy in all they do.

By Jennifer Wills
December 07, 2020

We've put together a vegan gift guide of some Sans Beast bag suggestions, along with a list of favourite vegan + ethical small businesses in Australia, that would no doubt love your support in these (still) challenging post pandemic times. Happy festivus from us to you.

By Jennifer Wills
August 11, 2020

Amanda Leigh Walker is the Co-founder + Head of Operations of vegan fast food institution, Lord of the Fries. She's also a life coach + teaches people how to recalibrate their power, lead with love, live authentically + with purpose. We caught up to discuss her journey from french fry mogul to spiritual healer. We could all do with some healing right now - we hope you enjoy this conversation. And for those who haven't tried the fries - we strongly encourage you to do so. Everyone needs a salty potato treat to cheer up an iso day.

By Cathryn Wills
December 19, 2019

CW went to the stunning K'gari in September (2019). It was a a yoga retreat with the inspiring Ashley Freeman + a bunch of like minded women, all intent on recharging, moving their bodies, soaking up the natural environment.. and eating mouth-watering vegan food for 7 days + nights. Josh was the chef for the week + by all accounts, the meals were incredible. Cath writes about her stay on K'Gari + chats to Josh about how he manages to cook inspiring, colourful + healthy plant based meals, while travelling + living in a van.

By Cathryn Wills
June 14, 2019

More stories from CW's travels. In this post, we've included excerpts from an interview with the wonderful Laura Callan of The Bright Store in London + a few go-to vegan spots for eats in London, Paris + Amsterdam.

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