I just sent a message to Caleb Pershan, whose cover article "Cookies put to the taste test/Of 23 chocolate chip treats, we pick the top 10 in the Bay Area" filled the Food + Wine section of the SF Chronicle.

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Vegan cookies?

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• Fri, Dec 22 at 8:45 AM

  
  
• Dear Cabel Pershan,

  
  

  Please let me know if you included cookies free of dairy and eggs in the big spread in the SF Chronicle December 17.  

  
  

  Because we now know that for animal welfare and the environment, a movement towards plant-based is very important, I think for ethical reasons, periodicals like the SF Chronicle should always include plant-based food items.    

  
  

  Unfortunately, even "Modern Vegetarian" had chocolate chip cookies asking for butter and eggs.  

  
  

  I make chocolate chip cookies regularly, and non-vegan friends devour them enthusiastically.  

  
  

  Hopefully,

  Tina Martin

Then, as I was taking a picture of the spread, I caught the word "vegan"   It turns out that the chocolate chip halawa cookie from Reem's California scored in first place out of 23 chocolate chip cookies tested.  But even though the article identifies it as vegan,  the caption doesn't. If it had, it would alerted readers to the fact that vegan can be delicious.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/best-chocolate-chip-cookie-18459775.php