Today’s Solutions: May 01, 2026

New York City celeb restaurateur Ravi DeRossi is on a mission to turn all 15 of his bars and restaurants into vegan hotspots, Eater reports. And it’s all happening ASAP. DeRossi, who first made a splash in the city’s foodie scene with The Bourgeois Pig 11 years ago–and hasn’t slowed down since–decided that actions speak louder than words. “If we’re going to do something to help this planet, it needs to start,” DeRossi told Eater.…

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