It’s All About Food

Vegan Pimp

with Sharon Nazarian
Sharon Nazarian is Vegan Pimp, co-founder and Chief Executive Pimp of VeganPimp.com. A former financial advisor, Sharon lives in NYC, loves fashion, vegan food, dancing and healthy, compassionate cruelty-free living. A pimp at heart, she’s always been a cheerleader for the things she loves, whether that be people, products, services, philanthropic organizations, causes or events. VeganPimp.com launched in 2006 with the mission to make being vegan fun, fashionable and effortless by being the hook up to cruelty-free products and swag. As such, VeganPimp.com offers an extensive line of fashionable vegan merchandise like designer handbags and shoes as well as a whole line of creative vegan message products like t-shirts, tote bags, pendant jewelry and a host of other stuff. The informational aspect of the site has expanded with videos and cooking demos. As Vegan Pimp, Sharon has turned into quite the social butterfly, attending all kinds of vegan-related events around town. Sharing these experiences has become featured content on the blog.

Animal Manifesto

w/ Marc Bekoff
Marc Bekoff is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and co-founder with Jane Goodall of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He has won many awards for his scientific research including the Exemplar Award from the Animal Behavior Society and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Marc has written more than 200 articles, numerous books, and has edited three encyclopedias. His books include the Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare, The Ten Trusts (with Jane Goodall), the Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, the Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships, Minding Animals, Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature, The Emotional Lives of Animals, Animals Matter, Animals at Play (a children's book), Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals (with Jessica Pierce), and The Animal Manifesto: Six Reasons For Increasing Our Compassion Footprint. In 2005 Marc was presented with The Bank One Faculty Community Service Award for the work he has done with children, senior citizens, and prisoners. In 2009 he became a scholar-in-residence at the University of Denver's Institute for Human-Animal Connection and a faculty member of the Humane Society University. In 2009 he also was presented with the St. Francis of Assisi Award by the New Zealand SPCA.

Raw Desserts

Jennifer Cornbleet is a nationally recognized raw food chef and instructor. She is a best-selling author and sought-after speaker dedicated to making the world of raw fod an easy and accessible addition to 21st Century kitches. Jennifer’s enthusiasm for the culinary arts began at an early age and her preference for the flavors of pure, unadulterated ingredients quickly expressed itself. Jennifer attended the University of Chicago, and received her B.A. in Music History, and M.A.T. in teaching English. She taught high school English for three years before beginning her career in the culinary arts. Jennifer’s first book, Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People, focuses on providing maximum flavor with minimum effort, and features recipes specifically designed to yield just one or two servings. Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People is filled with tips, strategies and simple techniques that make it a pleasure to prepare beautiful, flavorful dishes. It has already sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. Jennifer’s second book, Raw for Dessert, offers ideas for dozens of delicious favorites – including cookies, cakes, pies, candies and candies. The recipes are made without dairy, sugar, flour, gluten, or processed ingredients of any kind. Jennifer is a long-time faculty member at the respected Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in California. She also serves as the Education Coordinator and Assistant Executive Manager with the Conscious Health Institute. Jennifer admits that her passion for eating surpasses her passion for cooking. As a result she is constantly developing new techniques and recipes that will minimize her time in the kitchen at maximize her time at the table. She travels whenever she has the chance in order to recharge her batteries and sample the sights, sounds, and tastes of other cultures and cuisines. She recently moved from Chicago to Oakland, California.

Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth About Cow's Milk And Your Health

Joseph Keon, PhD, has been a wellness consultant and nutrition and fitness expert for over twenty-five years. He is considered a leading authority on public health and has written three books, including Whole Health: The Guide to Wellness of Body and Mind and The Truth About Breast Cancer: A Seven-Step Prevention Plan.

It's All About Food

InGREEDients with David Burton
Raised in the sticks of Southeastern Connecticut, David has always been amazed by the human body and how it functions. Burton received his Associates of Science degree in Nursing in 2005 and has since been working as a registered nurse in the hospital setting on medical, surgical, cardiac, and intensive care units. For 2 years straight he was the President of the International Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa, and named to the All-Connecticut Academic Team. Now living in Tampa, FL he continues working at a community hospital while pursuing his independent filmmaking career as President and Founder of Sir Rebel Films. David has shot, directed, produced, and edited three short films, two music videos and a documentary. David has spent the past 2 years writing, directing, and editing the documentary inGREEDients, a film that has successfully blended his career as a health care professional with his passion for filmmaking. He is currently focusing all his efforts on getting inGREEDients into every school, health care center and home in America and plans to continue making movies that entertain and make a difference.

December 1, 2010

Vegan Unplugged with Robin Robertson
Robin Robertson is a food writer and author of 19 cookbooks. She has worked with food for over 25 years as a restaurant chef, caterer, and cooking teacher. She is a regular columnist for VegNews Magazine and has also written for Vegetarian Time, Cooking Light, Better Nutrition, and Health Naturally, among many others. Her cookbooks include Vegan Planet, Vegan Fire & Spice, 1,000 Vegan Recipes, Vegan on the Cheap, and Party Vegan. She also developed the recipes for Vegan Unplugged, a pantry cookbook and emergency preparedness guide she co-wrote with her husband, Jon Robertson.

November 24, 2010

Healthy Food Choices For Families with Cathe Olson
Cathe Olson is the author of several natural foods cookbooks. She has had articles published in national magazines such as Mothering, Natural Awakenings, Vegetarian Voice, and VegFamily Magazines. Cathe is also the Library Media Technician in charge of an elementary school library. She directed the Central Coast Writers’ Conference for four years and has served on the boards of the Central Coast Book and Author Festival, Friends of the Nipomo Library, and SLO Nightwriters. She is currently at work on a fictional chapter book series for children. 

November 10, 2010

Noam Mohr is a physicist at Queens College with degrees from Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania. He has worked on global warming campaigns for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and EarthSave International, publishing a number of reports on climate change including A New Global Warming Strategy, Flirting with Disaster, Pumping Up the Price, and Storm Warning.

November 17, 2010

The Queen of Vegan Desserts with Fran Costigan
Fran Costigan is a nationally recognized culinary instructor, author, consultant, recipe developer and innovative pastry chef who marries healthy eating with sumptuous tastes. Fran’s new book, More Great Good Dairy Free Desserts Naturally , offers a complete course in exceptional desserts that are vegan by design, not by taste! Fran’s recipes use organic minimally processed ingredients to make rich, moist cakes, flaky piecrusts, delightful cookies, puddings and more. All are trans fat and cholesterol free and absolutely delicious. A graduate of the New York Restaurant School and the Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a pastry chef in both traditional and vegan kitchens. Today Fran teaches her distinctive courses (including her Vegan Baking Boot Camp) in NYC at the Institute of Culinary Education and at the Natural Gourmet Institute, and she presents demonstration classes and lectures at venues throughout the US and Canada. Fran was recently featured making her celebrated "Chocolate Cake to Live For” on the Discovery Health Channel’s show, “Get Fresh With Sara Snow.” Professional affiliations include the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance (NYWCA) , International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR) , and she is proud to work with the New York Coalition for Healthy School Foods.

November 3, 2010

Kathy Stevens, Founder and Director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, spent her childhood on a Virginia horse farm. It was in many ways an idyllic youth, one that instilled in her a deep love of and respect for all animals. Kathy left the south for graduate school in Boston, MA, where she spent eleven years as a high school English teacher. In 2000, she was asked to head a charter school in Boston. Instead, one year later, she opened Catskill Animal Sanctuary, one of the country's leading havens for farm animals and a center for raising public awareness of their sentience and their suffering. Kathy lives behind the barn with her dog Hannah, CAS's Director of Canine Pursuits, and her cats Fat Boy and Mouse. She's an avid reader, loves to hike, swim, and bike, and spends rare quiet time with her partner David and her close friends.