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Chefs at Vegfest 2010
New this year, the Chefs Cooking Demonstrations were
coordinated by
PCC Natural Markets. The
following chefs presented this year. See the
schedule for their demonstration times.
Jennifer
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Jennifer Adler, M.S.,
C.N., holds a master’s degree from Bastyr University. She has a
mind-body approach to nutrition, integrating her training in Ayurveda
and spirituality, health and medicine. She also trained at the School of
Natural Cookery in Boulder, Colo., specializing in whole foods
preparation. Jennifer teaches in the nutrition department at Bastyr
University and counsels clients in her private practice,
Realize
Health. |
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Lee Baker |
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Lee Baker's passion for
cooking began at an early age while helping her grandmother prepare the
delicious homemade meals for their family-owned Okemo Lantern Lodge. She
graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and has been working
professionally for 20 years as a pastry chef and caterer. Most recently
she has been inspiring young chefs as a high school culinary instructor. |
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Pranee Halvorsen |
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Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen is a Thai chef who provides
private chef services and cooking lessons in the Seattle & Eastside
area. Pranee grew up in Thailand,
and like most kids of her generation she helped out
by
doing chores
in the
kitchen. At age 12, she became substitute
cook of her house.
When Pranee moved to Seattle, she brought along a mortar and pestle
and filled her kitchen with Thai herbs, spices and cooking equipment.
She believes best way to enjoy eating and cooking Thai food is
to cook and share it with others. Pranee loves the idea of having
good times and socializing with people and sharing food, as that
is
the way they do it in Thailand. Find out more about Pranee at her
website, ilovethaicooking.com.
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Amy Karnosh |
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Ami Karnosh, M.S., is a certified nutritionist
and author of the children's book, Let's Eat: A Book About Food.
Ami loves cooking and encouraging people to take control of
their own health though good food. You can often find her
experimenting with recipes for her family of humans and
chickens. Her business is at
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Alan Roettinger |
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Alan Roettinger
has always loved food. He grew up in Mexico, where the food
literally explodes with flavor. He learnt Mexican cooking from
the maids and the gardener, but he had no idea then that he
would have a career in cooking. At 18, he left home and spent
two years living in Switzerland. He traveled throughout Europe
and Morocco, where each town seemed to have its own unique
cuisine. Eventually, he moved to the United States and worked at
various jobs around the country before settling on a career as a
private chef. As a private chef, he not only got to make
different food every day and use expensive ingredients, he got
to observe human nature at the pinnacle of wealth and power.
During his 25 years serving the rich and famous (including a
president and a prime minister), he learned a lot about what we
hunger for, and what satisfies us. He has recently written a
cookbook,
Speed Vegan.
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Becky Selengut |
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Becky Selengut
is a graduate of the Seattle Culinary Academy, has had stints at
La Medusa and La Spiga restaurants, and three years at the
Herbfarm restaurant. She is the chef/owner of Cornucopia, a
private chef and cooking instruction company, and founded
SeasonalCornucopia.com, a Web site devoted to seasonal and
local food. Becky is co-author of "Washington Local and Seasonal
Cookbook," runs the blog, "Chef Reinvented," and is working on a
new cookbook.
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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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