Meet Tamar

Founder & Host

Somewhat ironically, Tamar became a vegetarian because of her cats (obligate carnivores). The arbitrary nature of animals we eat versus those we keep as pets hit her one evening while enjoying rabbit ragu at a popular West Village restaurant. It dawned on her mid-bite that her cherubic cat Petie was only two floppy ears and a cotton ball tail away from being ragu himself. She wrote about her awakening on her blog I HAVE CAT, single in the city with cats.

Her blog caught the attention of an agent and resulted in her book “Shops Cats of New York,” published by HarperCollins. All along while working in the dog eat dog world of New York City advertising.

Tamar is a 20+ year resident of Manhattan and shares her home with her two rescue cats Haddie & Gus and a rotating cast of foster cats.

“Vegan in the sheets and Vegetarian in the streets” is how Tamar describes herself when asked. She tries to keep a vegan kitchen, but allows herself to be flexible when dining out where there aren’t great vegan options available. Tamar believes in “imperfect veganism” and that even small changes in one's lifestyle can have a large cumulative effect. Her goal is to get more people to consider vegan food by demonstrating how eating vegan doesn’t mean sacrificing taste.

Meet Beth

Featured Co-host

Beth Chase is a lifelong New Yorker who's always had an interest in history, particularly that of the State and city in which she resides. The last few years she's become more aware of the impact of foods she eats on her health, the environment and animals. She enjoys checking out new vegan foods and has become a tofu lover over the last year!

Having grown up with animals, Beth currently fosters through City Critters and heads-up a dog meetup group in FiDi. She's also an avid cyclist so keep an eye out for her on the bike path!