Vegan Spotlight
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As a PBMAD Member, you now have access to our Vegan Spotlight Page! Here we showcase some of the best chefs, athletes, business owners and more. Each member has personally provided us with a recipe they swear by and we know you will love. Learn more about all these amazing plant-based folks below.
John Joseph
FAVOURITE RECIPE:
Real Men do Eat
F*cking Quiche
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John Joseph McGowan is a musician, author and Ironman triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Cro-Mags in the 1980s - 2000s. He is currently the lead vocalist of Bloodclot.
He has also sung for the band Both Worlds.
His autobiography, The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon, published in 2007, details the major events in his life, including his extensive involvement with the Hare Krishnas, as well his experiences living in the streets of New York in foster care.
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Chef lexx
Chef lexx
FAVOURITE RECIPE:
Cauliflower Alfredo Linguini
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​Chef Lexx is Founder of Lettuce Rebel (a food movement) that offers catering, dinners, retreats & meal prep.
Lettuce Rebel started off as an idea to bring more waste-conscious packaging and transparent ingredients to our food community. This all started with creating a foundation that tackled the wasteful issues that tend to exist with meal prep and catering services.
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Chef lexx
ANTOine Jolicoeur Desroches
FAVOURITE RECIPE:
Banana + Peanut Butter Cookies
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Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches is a student in food science and nutrition science at McGill University. He is also a professional triathlete.
Antoine likes to cook and reinvent recipes to make them healthier. He created the website Nutrition for Performance where he presents the nutrition profile of the best athletes in many sports. You can also discover healthy and nutritious recipes on this website.
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Chef lexx
Madi Serpico Whalen
FAVOURITE RECIPE:
Vegan Sushi Bowl
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My name is Madi Serpico Whalen but most people know me as “Madifastpants” and I am a local girl from Calgary, Ab currently living in Austin, TX. I have been a Pro Triathlete for the past 10 years and plant based for 7 years now.
I also now getting into more modeling which has been a fun new experience that I am loving. We have 3 rescue pups.
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Chef lexx
Roni Zaide
FAVOURITE RECIPE:
Anything Goes Pesto
+ Golden Milk
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Roni Zaide became vegetarian on her 11th birthday. Years later she made the transition to a full vegan, plant-based lifestyle. Roni has been cooking in kitchens around the world since 2004. She has worked at The Coup in Calgary for 7 years, before opening her business, Roni’s Kitchen, in 2014.
Roni loves to share her passion for delicious, healthy eats through a variety of plant-based cooking classes, and together with her wonderful staff, they offer catering services as well.
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