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Chefs at Vegfest 2009
Here are the chefs we have lined up for you at Vegfest
2009. See our schedule page to see when
they will be speaking at Vegfest this year,
Each of these chefs will be giving
a cooking demonstration and you’ll receive a copy of the recipes to take home .

Janine Doran |
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A Seattle native,
Janine Doran
began her cooking career after completing the Culinary Arts Program at
South Seattle Community College. She has gained extensive fine dining
experience through her work at many Seattle area restaurants. Janine was
part of the culinary team that opened Cutter’s Bayhouse followed by six
years at The Palm Court, a fine dining establishment in the Westin
Hotel. She then moved on to the Woodmark Hotel where she enhanced her
banquets and line experience. Since then she has been firmly established
at Café Flora for over 11 years. She has mastered the roles of sous
chef, chef de cuisine and executive chef, which she has held for the
past 5 years. Janine strongly promotes the creativity of all her staff
members. Her premise being that success will come not with the knowledge
of one but through the combination of many. She is a strong believer in
a respectful work environment, the support of locally grown produce and
in developing a strong team. |
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Caroline Dupont |
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In her new book,
Enlightened Eating, Caroline
Dupont confidently shares all that she has come to learn about
nutrition and health. She not only understands intimately the
relationship between what we eat and who we are, but she applies this
knowledge to her own life and shares it generously with all who will
listen. Her recipes are tried and true – she has served them to family
and friends and used them in dozens and dozens of food preparation
classes that she’s taught. She has also taught for the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition for a dozen
years. She lives in Richmond
Hill, Ontario
with her two children. Learn more about Caroline at www.carolinedupont.com. |
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Devra Gartenstein |
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Devra
Gartenstein started her working career in a health food
store. Her favorite job was preparing lunch for the staff. She'd
have one hour, and an entire store worth of ingredients. She
played and she learned. Before long she was preparing her own
food and wholesaling it to the store. Eventually she cut out the
middleman and started a business,
Lucky
Palate, which prepares and delivers delicious vegetarian
meals directly to people's homes. After selling this business to
Roy and Bonnie Parton, she opened and ran the Patty Pan Grill in
Ballard. Devra is author of two books
The Accidental Vegan
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Local Bounty: Seasonal Vegan Recipes. |
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Louise Hagler |
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Louise Hagler, an internationally renowned
vegetarian chef and author, is one of the pioneers in
introducing and promoting vegetarian cuisine featuring soyfoods
to the western world. Her books present a wide variety of tasty,
easy-to-prepare, familiar dishes while incorporating tofu,
soymilk, tempeh, miso, textured soy, and other soyfoods. Her
recipes are vegan and therefore cholesterol-free.
Louise has worked both as a food stylist and a culinary
instructor, as well as being a best selling author. She brings
over 30 years cooking experience to her classes, where she
focuses on quick and easy recipes preparing soyfoods in ways
that will be warmly welcomed into daily menus. Learn more about
Louise's cookbooks at
www.bookpubco.com
For
the past six years, Louise has been teaching nutrition
education classes and helping with technical assistance in
projects to introduce alternative proteins in Mexico and Guatemala for
undernourished populations with Plenty International: Find out
more at
www.plenty.org.
Right after Vegfest, on March 23rd thru March 28th, Louise will
be giving very special classes as part of the PCC Cooks program. To learn more and to sign up please visit
PCC Classes.
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Chat
Mingkwan |
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Born in Thailand,
Chat Mingkwan came to the U.S. to pursue higher education
in the design field, while cooking and training in a French restaurant a
part-time as a hobby; his first big step in the culinary profession.
Later, he followed his yearning culinary passion by apprenticing in
provincial French cuisine in Rayon, France. Returning to the US, he
offered his French cooking always with a twist of Thai or perfected his
Thai cooking with a hint of French techniques to fit the western
kitchen. He’s now doing what he likes most: cooking, teaching,
traveling, writing, and making sure that people who come in contact with
him have a full stomach and a good time. His most recent cookbooks are
Buddha’s Table and
Vietnamese Fusion. Learn
more about Chat at
www.unusualtouch.com.
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 Archana Verma |
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Archana Verma
is from a university town 300 miles from Delhi, India. She grew
up in a home with health-conscious parents and a rich heritage
of Punjabi North Indian cuisine; healthy eating and an active
lifestyle were as important as adherence to flavorful recipes.
She moved to the United States in 1990 as an engineer, and for
the last 10 years she has tailored her mother’s recipes for her
busy lifestyle as a full-time working mother. Food is her second
vocation and she is excited about making Indian cooking easy,
fast and accessible.
Archana is
currently a chef teaching with the
PCC Cooks program. |
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