ABOUT THE EXPERTS

Aaron Adams is the chef-owner of Portobello Vegan Trattoria in Portland, Oregon. portobellopdx.com

Dave Anderson is the chef-owner of Maddy’s (opened 2013), and the former chef-owner of Madeleine Bistro (2005–2013), in Los Angeles. maddysla.com

Charleen Badman is the vegetarian chef-owner of the vegetable-centric restaurant FnB in Scottsdale, Arizona. fnbrestaurant.com

Dr. Neal Barnard is the founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, based in Washington, DC. pcrm.org

Christopher Bates, MS, was the executive chef and general manager of the vegetable-driven Delmonico Room at the Hotel Fauchère in Milford, Pennsylvania. hotelfauchere.com / elementwinery.com

Ami Beach is the raw chef and co-owner with her husband, chef Mark Shadle, of G-Zen in Branford, Connecticut. g-zen.com

Colin Bedford is the executive chef of the Fearrington House Restaurant in Fearrington Village, North Carolina. fearrington.com

Terrance Brennan is the chef-owner of Picholine in New York City, which has offered a vegetarian tasting menu since 2008. picholinenyc.com

Pam Brown is the chef-owner of Garden Café on the Green in Woodstock, New York. woodstockgardencafe.com

Fernanda Capobianco is the chef-owner of Vegan Divas in New York City. vegandivasnyc.com

Josiah Citrin is the chef-owner of Mélisse in Santa Monica, California, which has offered a vegetarian tasting menu since its opening. melisse.com

Amanda Cohen is the chef-owner of the restaurant Dirt Candy in New York City. dirtcandynyc.com

Jon DuBois is the chef de cuisine of Green Zebra in Chicago. greenzebrachicago.com

Chris Eddy is the executive chef of Winvian in Morris, Connecticut. winvian.com

Diane Forley is the chef and co-owner with her husband, Chef Michael Otsuka, of Flourish Baking Company in Scarsdale, New York. www.flourishbakingcompany.com

Bob Goldberg is one of four founders and co-owner (with Paul Lewin) of Follow Your Heart, one of Los Angeles’ first vegetarian restaurants and the originator of Vegenaise. followyourheart.com

Gael Greene has been one of America’s leading restaurant critics for more than four decades. insatiable-critic.com

Makini Howell is the chef-owner of Plum Bistro in Seattle. plumbistro.com

Kate Jacoby is the pastry chef and co-owner with her husband, chef Rich Landau, of Vedge in Philadelphia. vedgerestaurant.com

Deena Jalal is the co-owner (with her husband, Hin Tang) of FoMu: Alternative Ice Cream and Root: Inspired Food and Juicery in Allston, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. fomuicecream.com / rootboston.com

Mollie Katzen is the bestselling vegetarian cookbook author—and one of the bestselling cookbook authors—of all time. molliekatzen.com

Matthew Kenney is the chef-owner of M.A.K.E. in Los Angeles. matthewkenneycuisine.com

Rich Landau is the chef and co-owner with his wife, pastry chef Kate Jacoby, of Vedge in Philadelphia. vedgerestaurant.com

Ken Larsen was the executive chef of Table Verte, New York City’s first French vegetarian restaurant. He and his sous chef, Matt Roth, now operate Simply Home, a vegetarian catering company. simplyhomenyc.com

Mark Levy is the executive chef of The Point in Saranac Lake, New York. thepointsaranac.com

Pascaline Lepeltier, MS, is the sommelier of Rouge Tomate in New York City. www.rougetomatenyc.com

Deborah Madison is the founding chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco and one of America’s bestselling vegetarian cookbook authors. deborahmadison.com

Gaby Martinez is the general manager and mixologist of Candle 79 in New York City. candle79.com

Hemant Mathur is the chef-owner of Tulsi in New York City. tulsinyc.com

Selma Miriam is the founder and chef of Bloodroot in Bridgeport, Connecticut. bloodroot.com

Adam Mosher is the co-chef of the Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, Pennsylvania. thelodgeatwoodloch.com

Isa Chandra Moskowitz, whose books include Isa Does It and Veganomicon, is one of America’s bestselling vegan cookbook authors and is based in Omaha. theppk.com

Andres Padilla is the chef of Rick and Deann Bayless’s restaurant Topolobampo in Chicago. fronterafiesta.com/restaurants

Joy Pierson is a nutritionist and a co-owner of Candle 79 in New York City. candle79.com

Jorge Pineda is the pastry chef and kitchen manager of Candle 79 in New York City. candle79.com

Bart Potenza is the founder and a co-owner of Candle 79 in New York City. candle79.com

Angel Ramos is the executive chef of Candle 79 in New York City. candle79.com

Tal Ronnen is the chef-owner of Crossroads in Los Angeles. crossroadskitchen.com

Suvir Saran was the executive chef of Devi in New York City and is the chef-owner of a forthcoming Indian restaurant in San Francisco. suvir.com

Chad Sarno leads the Plant-Based Professional Certification Course at Rouxbe.com and is co-author with Kris Carr of the bestseller Crazy Sexy Kitchen. chadsarno.com

Mark Shadle is the chef and co-owner, with his wife, raw chef Ami Beach, of G-Zen in Branford, Connecticut. g-zen.com

Bryce Shuman is the executive chef of Betony in New York City. betony-nyc.com

Annie Somerville is the executive chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. greensrestaurant.com

Cassie Tolman (with her mother, Marlene Tolman) is the co-chef and co-owner of Pomegranate Café in Phoenix. pomegranatecafe.com

Marlene Tolman (with her daughter, Cassie Tolman) is the co-chef and co-owner of Pomegranate Café in Phoenix. pomegranatecafe.com

Eric Tucker is the executive chef of Millennium in San Francisco. millenniumrestaurant.com

Ryota Ueshima is the executive chef of Kajitsu in New York City. kajitsunyc.com

Shawain Whyte is the executive chef of Café Blossom in New York City’s Greenwich Village. blossomnyc.com / cafecarmine.php

Aaron Woo is the chef-owner of Natural Selection in Portland, Oregon. naturalselectionpdx.com