Aaron Hutcherson—a.k.a. "Hutch"—grew up in the Midwest, but has called New York City home for over a decade. He left the world of finance to pursue a career in food after graduating from The French Culinary Institute in 2012. Since then he has worked in recipe testing and development, food styling, writing, editing, food photography, and more. Other interests include beer, wine, spirits, travel, … [Read more...]
Laura Wright
Laura Wright is the creator of The First Mess, a vegan cooking blog and cookbook. Her training includes time in culinary school, farm-to-table restaurants, community centres, food banks, and at home in both the kitchen and garden with her mother and grandmothers. With a focus on seasonality and living simply, she shares plant-based recipes from her Southern Ontario home. … [Read more...]
Marisa Moore
Marisa is a nationally-recognized registered dietitian nutritionist and communications and culinary nutrition expert. Her integrative and practical approach to food and wellness with science-based nutrition advice is regularly featured in leading media outlets including CNN, Women’s Health, Vogue, Prevention, and many more. She is a consultant to food and nutrition companies, contributing editor … [Read more...]
Johane M. Filemon, MS, RDN, CLT
Johane M. Filemon, MS, RDN, CLT is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 15 years of experience in the field of Nutrition and holds bachelor’s degrees in Exercise Science and Dietetics, and a master’s degree in Food and Nutrition Science. After years in a clinical setting, Johane decided to venture out on her own and started her virtual practice Wonderfully Nutritious … [Read more...]
Robyn Conley Downs
Robyn Conley Downs is a speaker, educator, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author of The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness By Creating Small Shifts That Create Big Change. Holding a Master’s degree in education with an emphasis in behavior change, and 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level, her work taps into cutting edge science around psychology, neuroscience, … [Read more...]
Kanchan Koya
Kanchan Koya has a doctorate in Molecular Biology from Harvard Medical School, training from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and knows that food can be the best and most powerful preventative medicine. While studying DNA repair as a PhD student, Kanchan’s lab began studying the cancer-fighting powers of curcumin, the active compound in the ancient spice, turmeric. This sparked Kanchan’s … [Read more...]
Amanda Saab
Amanda Saab was born and raised in Dearborn, MI where her love for baking began in her mother’s kitchen. Amanda earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Wayne State University, before pursuing her passion for baking and becoming the first Muslim Woman in Hijab to appear on MasterChef Us. In December 2017, Amanda launched her bakery, butter bear shop. Amanda was named a Tory Burch Foundation … [Read more...]
Tanorria Askew
Tanorria Askew of Tanorria’s Table is a passionate home cook turned Chef. She is the proud owner of Tanorria’s Table where she works as a personal chef and tv personality. Tanorria has a keen sense of flavor and prides herself in making everything she cooks memorable. With her cooking roots originating from Tennessee, Tanorria has fun putting a modern spin on American Comfort … [Read more...]
Nzingah Oniwosan
Yes baby I Like It Raw was founded by a Nzingah Oniwosan, a holistic health consultant and plant-based chef, as a means to help people tap into their raw potential and “process the unprocessed life.” Nzingah who is also an interdisciplinary artist approaches cooking as an art form, she states, “The plate is my canvas which I transform into an art piece by mixing and blending different vegetables, … [Read more...]
Kim-Julie Hansen
Kim-Julie is the founder of Best of Vegan, a digital culinary publication showcasing the best vegan cuisine has to offer. She is also the author of the blog and book Vegan Reset, a guide to ethical veganism and plant-based living. She resides in Brooklyn, New York, where she’s currently working on her next book. She is passionate about history, foreign languages, literature and social justice. … [Read more...]