Some cakes are baked to celebrate. Others are baked to make a statement—and these? These cakes showed up in full glam, ready to be photographed, judged, and possibly worshipped. Vegan Treats is ...

The bun was toasted to perfection, and though the vegan sausage lacks the snap of a natural-casing dog, it’s a serviceable ground for a mess of mustard-and-chili flavors and texture.

“The trends of vegan foods and human grade foods are increasing for dogs,” said co-author Kelly Swanson, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois.

Food trucks are the itinerant cowboys of the food world, showing up wherever the hungry people are. But they’re a bit short on amenities, business is slow in the off-season, and they’ve… ...