One of the most trusted voices in vegan travel.

From PR to plant-based, one passport stamp at a time.

Diana Edelman is the founder of Vegans, Baby, a freelance journalist and one of the most recognized voices in plant-based travel and food. A leader in the vegan movement, she has set many firsts in the industry and built a reputation for turning cities into vegan-friendly destinations.

Before any of this, Diana was one of the top 100 travel bloggers in the world in the early 2010s. Her blog, d travels 'round, chronicled her journey after she quit her PR career to backpack solo through Europe and Africa. Following that trip, she relocated to Thailand, where she worked under one of the world's most well-known elephant conservationists, handling PR, social media, and writing for the sanctuary. She traveled across SE Asia documenting elephant rescues and investigating the realities of animal tourism.

Back in Las Vegas, Diana launched Vegans, Baby — and everything changed. Named the "de facto leader" of the vegan movement there, she spent five years educating restaurants and helping the city grow from a handful of vegan options to hundreds. Her work put Las Vegas on the map as a destination for vegan foodies worldwide.

In 2017, Diana launched Vegan Dining Month, partnering with Veganuary and local nonprofits to create a monthlong celebration of plant-based dining. The event eventually expanded to Portland, San Diego, New York City, Eugene, and Seattle, running through 2024. Veganuary brought her on to curate their NYC restaurants in 2025.

In 2018, she launched Las Vegas's first organized vegan food tours. A year later, Travel + Leisure named it one of the best vegan tours in the world. Her work led to partnerships with the James Beard Foundation and Life is Beautiful, where she curated The Farm Stand, the festival's plant-based activation.

Diana moved to New York City in 2021. She launched a Meatless Monday initiative at Essex Market and spoke at the New York Veg Fest. In 2023, she became the exclusive plant-based curator for Alluring Africa, hosting a South Africa trip recognized by Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Fodor's, and awarded by PETA as one of the top vegan safari tours.

In 2024, she curated a Climate Week event attended by Al Gore, hired by the Hollywood Climate Summit. In 2025, she served as a judge for the prestigious James Beard Awards.

Today, Diana lives in New York City's East Village with her Las Vegas rescue pup and her rescue cat from Thailand.