Farming Hope: Fighting Homelessness Through Food
Farming Hope’s mission is to build “a bridge out of homelessness,” empowering individuals through urban farming and cooking while “turning the soup kitchen on its head.”
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How Plant-Based Mexican Food Just Might Change The World
Jocelyn Ramirez is a Southeast Los Angeles native and the chef/founder of Todo Verde, a roving Latin American plant-based kitchen providing Los Angeles with healthy and affordable vegan eats. We sat down with her to talk about the perceived challenges of vegan Mexican cuisine, how food can be a catalyst for social change, and how agua frescas started it all.
Pop Up Duo Brings Breton Cuisine To Portland
A dinner with Penn Sardin PDX is both a study in culture and a culinary experience. With seafood-forward menus and a unique roster of wines and ciders, Penn Sardin showcases the cuisine of Brittany in the Pacific Northwest. Liz White and Simon Lowry, the duo behind the popup, met at Portland’s Olympia Oyster Bar, where she is a cook and he runs the wine program.
Vegan Nigerian Chef Plants Roots In Portland’s Dining Scene
Salimatu Amabebe has cooked in New York, Maine, Guatemala, and Berlin. Now, she’s popping up in Portland, infusing her vegan dinners with her adventurous spirit and her Nigerian heritage.
This Chef Uses Cooking To Nourish, Empower, and Heal
Chef Lee is the chef and teacher behind Made2Gather, an Oakland-based cooking school and pop-up entity. Her cuisine melds her Israeli-South African heritage, her travels, and anything else that inspires her!
Dosha Dining: Ayurveda + Balance With Chef Lois Leonhardi
Lois Leonhardi is a private chef, yoga instructor, ayurvedic coach, and overall wellness expert. She left a career in finance to travel the world and learn the secrets to a balanced life!
A Mexican Chef Cooks Mexican Food…Finally.
Why aren’t more Latinos spearheading their own food movement? It’s a question that Los Angeles Mexican chef Henry Orellana is trying to answer.
Coi’s Chef De Cuisine and the Art of Fine Dining
“Fine dining” evokes images of the white tablecloth and the triple-digit tasting menu, but it goes far beyond an ornate and expensive meal. According to Mauz, what distinguishes fine dining is the deep commitment to deliver guests “a seamless experience of comfort and luxury” from the moment they enter.
One Chef’s Leap From Finance To Fine Dining
Like so many others, Margie Arbizo’s path to becoming a chef started in childhood. She cites her family as her biggest creative influences: her mother is an artist…
Before They Were Restaurants: Foxsister’s Transition From Slanted Door
His career began in San Francisco fourteen years ago at Jardinière and The Grand Cafe, two of the city’s long-standing institutions. After honing his skills on the line, Chef Brandon relocated to Seattle to establish several area Italian restaurants.