It’s All About Food

It’s All About Food – Annie Mohaupt – 06.21.16

Part I: Annie Mohaupt, Mohop Shoes
Annie
Mohaupt is the founder and CEO of Mohop, a Chicago-based footwear
manufacturer. Mohop combines advanced 3D fabrication technologies with
traditional artisanal techniques to produce custom-on-demand shoes for
women and men. Mohop has been featured in INC Magazine,
Entrepreneur.com, Huffington Post, and The Science Channel and has been
recently been named both a national top-10 hardware startup and top-10
women-led startup.
Part II: Caryn Hartglass, Summertime!
Caryn
brings in summer with recipes for refreshing drinks, summer picnics,
events and barbecues. While on the road in the Bay Area she discusses
some of the eateries she has been visiting along with the fun treats she
has discovered.

It’s All About Food – Adam Markey, Sole and Stone – 06.14.16

Adam Markey, Sole and Stone
Adam Markey is owner and founder of SoleAndStone.com:
An online store focused on providing traditional men’s dress shoes that
are 100% vegan all while maintaining the same level of convenience and
customer service as large scale online footwear stores.

It’s All About Food – Jonathan Balcombe and Erin Orr – 06.07.16

Part I: Jonathan Balcombe, What A Fish Knows
Jonathan Balcombe is the director of animal sentience at the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy and the author of four previous books, including Second Nature and Pleasurable Kingdom. Visit his website at www.jonathanbalcombe.com and follow him on Twitter at @pumilla66.
 
Part II: Erin Orr, Secret Estate Illuminati Ball
Erin
Orr is a chef, storyteller, puppeteer and educator based in Brooklyn.
She endeavors to create experiences that encourage and foster community —
whether they are crafted from food, with words or via visual spectacle.
She maintains the food blog Big Sis Little Dish,
where she shares original, adapted and passed on recipes and stories
about the memories and gatherings connected to them. She is currently
executive chef for Cynthia von Buhler’s immersive theater excursion “The
Illuminati Ball.” For this she’s assembled an eight-course vegan
tasting menu that guests of the ongoing event series continue to concur
is both delicious and satisfying.

It’s All About Food – Eugene Wang with Susan Carskadon and Michael Neeley – 05.31.16

Part I: Eugene Wang, Sophie’s Kitchen Vegan Seafood
Eugene Wang grew up immersed in the vegetarian food business. For 20 + years his family has led the way in quality manufacturing of vegetarian food and distributing it throughout Asia and in North America. He took all he learned and in 1996, began consulting and leading food companies in the vegan and vegetarian food categories. Since 2004, his vision for launching the first Vegan Seafood has manifested into a viable category innovation lauded by the press and social media thought leaders, as well as natural trade industry leaders. The Sophie’s Kitchen Vegan Seafood phenomena has brought him the accolade ‘Vegan Visionary’.
Eugene is an experienced entrepreneur and leader. His broad scope of professional experience makes him uniquely qualified to assist vegetarian/vegan companies to the next level of success. For example, as President of Super Elephant, Taiwan, in 2004-2010, he acquired national distribution for the top US natural distributor, UNFI, where he became highly skilled in all aspects of developing sales in the natural and specialty marketplace in Asia for leading US natural product companies. In 2001, he founded a software company in Silicon Valley that built web-based CRM software, and in 1999, he joined Sherpa Research Limited, Tokyo, to spearhead a leading Japanese company into the Chinese market by developing important alliances and creating proactive, strategic marketing plans. Mr. Wang started his career in 1995, at a management consulting firm in New York City, shortly after earning his MBA from Columbia University, Columbia Business School, New York.
Susan Carskadon, Sophie’s Kitchen Marketing, PR, Social Media, Advertising
Susan Carskadon has been launching state-of-the-art products in the natural and mainstream industries, domestically and internationally, for over 35 years. Her specialty is taking little known, new concepts to full consumer visibility.
 
Part II: Michael Neeley, The Conscious Life Summit 2016
Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, author of the upcoming book, The Art of Forgetting, and host of the highly-rated new podcast, Consciously Speaking. Michael is a student of Buddhism and is a certified Dharma teacher and meditation guide. He is committed to living a conscious lifestyle and helping guide others to do the same. He’d like to personally invite you to The Conscious Life Summit 2016, where he will be hosting 24 guest experts, including the amazing Caryn Hartglass, herself. It begins this Friday, June 3rd and runs through June 10th. It’s online, and it’s free.

It’s All About Food – Richard Schwartz and Tyler Pearce – 05.17.16

Part I – Richard Schwartz, Who Stole My Religion? (new hard cover edition!)
Part I – Richard Schwartz, Who Stole My Religion? (new hard cover edition!)
Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D., is the author of Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet, Judaism and Vegetarianism, Judaism and Global Survival, and Mathematics and Global Survival and has over 200 articles and 25 podcasts at JewishVeg.org/schwartz.
He is president emeritus of Jewish Veg and president of the Society of
Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV), a patron and president for the
Americas of the International Jewish Vegetarian Society, and on the
advisory committee of the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM). He is
associate producer of the 2007 documentary “A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World.”
In 1987, he was selected as Jewish Vegetarian of the Year by Jewish
Veg, and in 2005, he was inaugurated into the North American Vegetarian
Society’s Hall of Fame He is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the
College of Staten Island, has been married since 1960 and has 3 children
and 10 grandchildren.
Part II: Tyler Pearce, The Vegan Cyclist
I am no one special, just an ordinary dude that strives to be the best version of myself. I am currently 30 years old, a husband to an amazing wife, a father to an amazing boy, and a proud puppy papa to two toy breed dogs. I live in the foothills of California and love it here, this is truly where I wish to live out my days.
I started cycling as a cross training activity for Brazilian jiu-jitsu back in 2010 but it quickly took over my life as I fell deeper into the crazy sport of cycling. I am a cat 2 NCNCA racer, which took me 3 years to reach. As for being vegan, it has been a 10-year journey into health after eating fast food 3 times a day, EVERYDAY.
I am not an activist, I don’t think anyone is horrible for eating meat or just living a life different than mine. I simply want to show you, the viewer, the subscriber, the fan, that there is another way to live life. If you think it looks cool, then try it. If not, eat meat while watching my videos, I am not here to force change, change will come if you want it.

It’s All About Food – Leilana Two Moons, Baconish – 05.10.16

Part I:Caryn Hartglass
Caryn discusses some of the
questions that came up during last week's Food Revolution Summit,
including concerns about canola oil. She goes into detail about the
garbanzo bean regarding its versatility as a whole food, as a flour and
now as aquafaba.
Part II: Leilana Two Moons, Baconish
Leinana Two Moons is the author of the blog Vegan Good Things. Her writing and photography have appeared in LAIKA and VegNews
magazines. A longtime vegan, she is dedicated to creating recipes that
are satisfying enough to please anyone, vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian,
or hardcore carnivore alike. She is active in the NYC vegan community
and lives in Long Island City, NY with her husband and two children, who
are all vegan. Baconish is her first cookbook.

It’s All About Food – Mary Finelli, Fish Feel – 05.03.16

Mary Finelli, Fish Feel
Mary Finelli is President and Chairperson of Fish Feel.
Mary is a long-time animal rights activist with a B.S. in Animal
Science. She has worked for various animal protection organizations,
with a primary focus on farmed animals. Mary was the Producer of Farmed
Animal Watch, a weekly online news digest. She has also assisted with
research for several books, and co-wrote a chapter of In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave.
Fish
Feel is the sole organization devoted exclusively to promoting the
recognition of fishes as sentient beings deserving of respect and
protection. Fish Feel primarily serves to help educate the public about
these wondrous animals, the immense problems caused by the exploitation
of them, and how we can help protect them. Fish Feel is an
all-volunteer, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

It’s All About Food – Deborah Vidal and Timaree Hagenburger – 04.26.16

Part I: Deborah Vidal, VIDALSPEAKS
As a child Deborah loved animals so much she could not eat them and by her young teens she was a vegetarian. At the age of 11 she had a terrible accident where she died and was resuscitated back to life. That left her with many years of horrible headaches and back problems. At the age of 23 after only 3 years of learning golf she qualified for the LPGA golf tour and ranked 43rd in the world after 2 years. She played on the LPGA tour for 11 years but under the name Deborah McHaffie since she was married at the time. She believes she was the only vegan/vegetarian on the tour the years that she played. Although she was a professional athlete first, she always considered health & food her passion in life. Her back finally could not take anymore after 11 years on tour, along with many chronic infections from all the pesticides on the courses she left to find her health and pursue another career. She did TV for the Golf Channel and CBS for 4 years and finally left to fulfill her life work of helping people & healing. That is when she found homeopathy! She began my classical homeopathic practice in LA in 1999 & have been helping patients regain their health until just recently when she decided to take a break to start her podcast, which is called VIDALSPEAKS. After years of practicing & being concerned how sick & suppressed people were she felt compelled to speak out about the dangers of suppressing symptoms with pharmaceutical drugs & not understanding nature’s law. She speaks about healing through a plant-based diet, using homeopathy & detoxing to regain health. She is loving podcasting & feels she has found her life work since her desire has been to reach the huge mass!
Deborah is certified by The Council For Homeopathic Certification and a member of NASH (North American Registered Society of Homeopaths), where she served as Vice President for 2 years. She has lectured at the National Homeopathic conference and she currently teaches at homeopathic schools in Southern California. She did a post-graduate study in Italy for 7 years and has studied with one of the best homeopaths in the world, Dr. Farokh Master. Her homeopathic practice, named LA Homeopathy, has served patients in Hollywood, California for 17 years.
Deborah is a graduate of Cornell University’s Plant-Based Nutritional Program and has a diploma from Westbrook University in Nutritional Balancing Science, which is a study to learn how to detox via hair analysis. Ever since her teenage years she has been a lifelong student of the idea of “Food as Medicine” for acute problems and to sustain health.
Part II: Timaree Hagenburger, The Foodie bar Way
Timaree Hagenburger is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Public Health. She is a nutrition professor at Cosumnes River College and a professional speaker working in her community and with corporate wellness clients, including her role on the Worldwide Wellness Team for Apple. Timaree is a monthly columnist for the Lodi News Sentinel and guest contributor for the Stockton Record. Her innovative and engaging cookbook, The Foodie Bar Way: One meal. Lots of options. Everyone’s happy. is available as an Ebook and a full-color, 303 page, printed book at www.FoodieBars.com Timaree is a certified Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine and marathon runner. She has a regular segment on California Bountiful TV, which airs on 31 stations throughout California and nationwide on satellite stations. She has also created a chartered student club called Thrive On Plants (TOP) at her college. TOP’s mission: To support greater wellness through whole food plant-based choices, joyful movement, lifelong learning and mindful practices, and to fulfill our potential while celebrating life.

It’s All About Food – Caryn Hartglass And Gary De Mattei – 04.19.16

Gary De Mattei is back again this week with Caryn to continue their
conversation. In this show they cover many topics including dealing
with confrontational people while being vegan and the upcoming Passover
Holiday.
Gary De Mattei is the co-founder and Creative Director of Responsible
Eating and Living. Gary is an actor, director, producer, filmmaker,
writer, teacher and trained chef. He is the founder and Artistic
Director of the nonprofit theatre company, The Artist’s Theatre
Repertory Ensemble (TheATRE). Gary was last seen on the New York stage
in the award-winning new play, No One Asked Me by Kate Ballen.
Before moving to New York in 2008 Gary worked extensively in Bay Area
theatre as an actor, director, writer, producer, teacher, and arts
administrator. He was the co-founder and producing artistic director of
Theatre On San Pedro Square (TOSPS) in San Jose from January of 2000 to
April of 2008. During that time Gary produced plays and musicals that
showcased local, national and international theatre artists. Gary was
the Theatre Department Chair at Presentation High School in San Jose.
During his tenure at Presentation Gary directed plays and musicals and
taught acting. His theatre department was awarded the prestigious Best
High School Musical Award from the American Musical Theatre. Gary is a
Bay Area Theatre Critics Award nominee for his portrayal of Fiorello H.
LaGuardia in Foothill Music Theatre’s production of Fiorello. A proud
member of Actor’s Equity Association, Gary trains at HB Studios in New
York under the guidance of his acting teacher Austin Pendleton. For more
about Gary go to his website, GaryDeMattei.com.

It’s All About Food – Gary De Mattei, Ask A Vegan Returns – 04.12.16

Gary De Mattei is the co-founder and Creative Director of Responsible
Eating and Living. Gary is an actor, director, producer, filmmaker,
writer, teacher and trained chef. He is the founder and Artistic
Director of the nonprofit theatre company, The Artist’s Theatre
Repertory Ensemble (TheATRE). Gary was last seen on the New York stage
in the award-winning new play, No One Asked Me by Kate Ballen.
Before moving to New York in 2008 Gary worked extensively in Bay Area
theatre as an actor, director, writer, producer, teacher, and arts
administrator. He was the co-founder and producing artistic director of
Theatre On San Pedro Square (TOSPS) in San Jose from January of 2000 to
April of 2008. During that time Gary produced plays and musicals that
showcased local, national and international theatre artists. Gary was
the Theatre Department Chair at Presentation High School in San Jose.
During his tenure at Presentation Gary directed plays and musicals and
taught acting. His theatre department was awarded the prestigious Best
High School Musical Award from the American Musical Theatre. Gary is a
Bay Area Theatre Critics Award nominee for his portrayal of Fiorello H.
LaGuardia in Foothill Music Theatre’s production of Fiorello. A proud
member of Actor’s Equity Association, Gary trains at HB Studios in New
York under the guidance of his acting teacher Austin Pendleton. For more
about Gary go to his website, GaryDeMattei.com.