5 things you need to know about Calcium
Calcium...
- Why do we need it?
- Where can get it from?
- How much do we need?
- What happens if we have to much?
PickyWops managed to impress two customers who aren't even considering going vegan!
Cristiano Vitelli is a professional pizza chef, and he's one of the owners. He has been exploring going vegan since the summer of 2016. In 2017, he took part in Veganuary and decided to make a permanent shift to veganism. He told me that he couldn't be vegan, whilst cooking and serving non-vegan food, so he transformed PickyWops into a fully vegan business.
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They had to turn people away, because they were so busy!
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Here's the recipe...
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