Ori Shavit is an Israeli writer, journalist, blogger, restaurateur, restaurant critic, and animal rights activist. She runs a popular vegan food blog, “Vegan Girls Have More Fun.” Shavit has been noted for her workshops and lectures on vegan cooking and her advocacy for animal rights and veganism.

Shavit studied professional cooking and baking at Bishulim: The Israeli Institute of Culinary Arts in Tel Aviv and began her career as a writer for the Israeli magazine “Al Ha-Shulchan” (On the Table). She committed to veganism after watching a presentation by Gary Yourofsky. Her blog was awarded the Best Food Blog award by Time Out Israel Magazine in 2013 and 2014.

Shavit has been noted for her successful efforts to get gourmet restaurants in Israel to include vegan dishes in their menus or to become fully vegan. Shavit’s commentary on the rise of veganism in Israel have been widely quoted in the media.

In 2014, Time Out Israel named Shavit one of the most influential people on the food and nightlife of Tel Aviv. In 2018 she published a cookbook, My Vegan Kitchen and in 2021 she published her second cookbook, Vegan Party.