There must be something in the air … and local vegans likely couldn’t be happier. Following Bryant Terry‘s two-day appearance at Washington University early this month, a second nationally acclaimed vegan chef will visit St. Louis late next month: Tal Ronnen.
Ronnen – author of The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat – will hold a free product demo and book signing at the Brentwood Whole Foods Market April 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Tuesday demo will involve Gardein, a line of plant-based meat substitutes made from soy, wheat and pea proteins, as well as various other vegetables and grains.
Besides the Whole Foods event, Ronnen’s visit here will include a workshop at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. His best-selling 240-page Conscious Cook appeared last October from William Morrow.
This article appears in Mar 1-31, 2010.