GreenMenu playlist
Damian's favourites
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Good food ideas. Serious chefs. Evidence worth reading.
A selective library of plant-based films, cooking channels, chef inspiration and recent research. The aim is useful discovery—not an overwhelming link directory.
How this page is organised: documentaries and creator content can inspire and provoke discussion; peer-reviewed research is listed separately because it carries a different standard of evidence.
Damian's video playlist
Some of my favourites.
A personal collection of plant-based recipes, chef techniques, food stories and interesting ideas selected by Damian. Additions made on YouTube will flow into this player automatically.
An evolving collection
This player draws from Damian's YouTube playlist rather than a fixed set of website videos. New favourites can be added on YouTube without rebuilding this page.
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Favourite videos, collected in one place.
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Recipe ideas selected for flavour, usefulness and the potential to inspire confident plant-based cooking.
Explore the playlistChef techniques
Useful demonstrations, cooking methods and professional details worth studying and trying in the kitchen.
Explore the playlistFood stories and culture
People, traditions and perspectives that make plant-based food a richer and more connected experience.
Explore the playlistInteresting vegan finds
Fresh discoveries, thoughtful voices and practical ideas Damian wants to keep and share with the community.
Explore the playlistChef inspiration
Plant-led cooking at a serious culinary level.
Technique, flavour and execution matter more than labels. These MICHELIN Guide features show different ways leading chefs make vegetables central to the experience.
Kirk Haworth and Plates London
How Britain’s first fully vegan MICHELIN-Star restaurant raised plant-based food to the level of modern fine dining.
View featureAlain Passard: vegetables at three-star level
A chef spotlight on the three-star L’Arpège chef and his decision to build a cuisine around exceptional vegetables.
View featureAmanda Cohen’s Peking Peas
A concise look at playful, technically serious vegetable cookery from the chef-owner of Dirt Candy in New York.
View featureNew and interesting science
Recent publications, with the trade-offs included.
These papers were selected because they are recent, readable and relevant to practical plant-based food. GreenMenu does not provide medical diagnosis or individual nutrition therapy.
Plant-based diets: health, microbiome and nutritional adequacy
A broad review covering cardiometabolic health, the gut microbiome, environmental impacts and nutrients that require attention.
Read the publicationPlant-based alternatives: benefits and nutritional trade-offs
A balanced review of plant-based alternatives, including convenience, sustainability and potential micronutrient gaps.
Read the publicationThe next generation of plant-based proteins
An accessible review of functionality, protein quality, processing and the technical future of plant-based food products.
Read the publicationPlant-based functional foods and nutritional security
A new open-access review linking functional ingredients, food technology, sustainability and public-health potential.
Read the publicationCollection reviewed 28 July 2026. External content may change after review.
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