Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Greetings All, The Bay Area Veg Fair is just four days away and the excitement is definitely in the air. Here's the first of four daily emails about what's happening at the event, which will take place this Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Santa Clara Convention Center from 9 a.m.6 p.m. For detailed info, visit www.vegfair.org. COOKING DEMOS We've scheduled four phenomenal presentations for all you foodies. They are Al Chase - Energizing Raw Foods 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Chef Al Chase, Founder and Culinary Director of The Institute for Culinary Awakening, is a 1979 alumnus of the Culinary Institute of America and a 2002 Graduate of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. Chef Al combines his classical training with over 12 years of focus on the benefits, preparation and creation of gourmet, organic, plant-based cuisine. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he travels and brings the good vegan word to such institutions as The Culinary Institute of America, California Culinary Academy, Miraval Life In Balance Resort, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and Whole Foods Markets. http://www.ica-plantchefs.com Jennifer Raymond - Quick & Easy Veg Cooking 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Jennifer is a nutritionist and the best-selling author of The Peaceful Palate cookbook and Fat-Free & Easy as well as recipe- and nutrition collaborator with Neal Barnard, M.D. for his books Foods That Fight Pain, and Eat Right Live Longer. She has worked with many school districts to formulate tasty, plant-based entrees for their school lunch program. She is a dynamic teacher who empowers her students through a fun, creative and delicious approach to vegetarian cooking. Eric Tucker - Classic Millennium Cuisine 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Executive Chef at San Francisco¹s acclaimed vegetarian restaurant, Millennium, Eric Tucker has been the creative force behind the restaurant¹s success. Eric¹s cooking style embodies traditional concepts along with cuisines of many ethnic backgrounds. His dishes eschew dairy products, eggs, oil, and other high-fat animal products and have been praised for their innovative combinations and unexpectedly rich flavors. Although not a strict vegetarian himself, Eric is adamant about the health benefits of following a vegetarian or near-vegetarian diet. His mission is to show the public that they don't have to compromise flavor and texture when cutting out harmful, high-fat, animal products and oil. http://millenniumrestaurant.com The Compassionate Cooks - Decadent Dairy-free Dessert 4:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Colleen A. Patrick, a long-time vegetarian and activist, teaches monthly vegetarian cooking classes to help people make the transition to plant-based eating in a positive, supportive atmosphere. Her high-energy classes are full of nutritional lore, cooking tips, shopping resources, and eating stories. Alka Chandna is a life-long vegetarian and long-time animal activist. She is a seasoned instructor who has taught countless classes and is committed to drawing connections between food choices and the larger plate of social justice issues. Vegfair is pleased to present this very special reunion of The Compassionate Cooks! Tomorrow: Morning Lectures! - Joseph Connelly Co-coordinator, Bay Area Veg Fair .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's coming! Bay Area Veg Fair II Hosted by VegNews With John McDougall, MD and Howard Lyman! Cooking demos with Eric Tucker and Jennifer Raymond For a full schedule of speakers and cooking demos, visit www.vegfair.org Saturday, February 1, 2003 Santa Clara Convention Center 9 am to 6 pm Food, fun, lectures, book signings, cooking demos and more! Sponsors include: allGoode Organics, Farm Sanctuary, IDA, Pangea, PETA, the San Francisco Vegetarian Society, VegNews, and White Wave Website designed and maintained by: Conscious Design www.portfolios.com/consciousdesign Free Admission € Free Food Samples € Free Parking Reserve your vendor space today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 Greetings Veg Community! The Bay Area Veg Fair is only three days away! The Exhibitor Hall is sold out and will be packed with 80 booths offering free food samples, educational materials, a veg book store, and vendors displaying every kind of veg-friendly product and service imaginable. For a complete list of vendors, visit www.vegfair.org. This year there are a total of ten lectures scheduled (in addition to four cooking demos). The morning lectures are listed below. Tomorrow, the afternoon lectures. VegFair will take place this Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Santa Clara Convention Center from 9 a.m.6 p.m. A.M. EDUCATIONAL LECTURES For the early risers, here is who we have scheduled: Amy Duggan & Olga Schifani - " Vegan Organic Gardening " 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Amy Duggan & Olga Schifani are co-founders of the Center for Vegan Organic Education, a non-profit organizations which teaches about the importance of food choices. CVOE seeks to return people to their food source, in turn, reconnecting them to their health and their environment. Amy & Olga grow vegetables and herbs through organic and veganic methods‹growing food without the use of animal products. In their seminar you will learn how to grow food the healthiest way possible! For more on CVOE, visit www.veganorganiced.org/ Gene Bauston - " The Dangers of Factory Farms " 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Gene Bauston is co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary (www.farmsanctuary.org), the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. He holds a masters degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University.. Gene has visited factory farms across the U.S. to document and expose abuse, has testified before state and federal legislatures to strengthen anti-cruelty laws, and has appeared on national and international news programs, including Larry King Live. His lecture will focus on the changing life on the farm, and how the well being of humans, animals, and the planet is being jeopardized as family farms are replaced by industrialized factory farms. Alka Chandna, Ph.D. - Going Veg for All the Right Reasons 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Long-time Bay Area resident Alka Chandna is campaigns manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Alka has been working in progressive politics for over 20 years. Since visiting a slaughterhouse in 1989, she has been actively involved in the animal rights and vegetarian advocacy movements. She founded and directed an animal rights group at the University of Western Ontario and hosted animal rights shows on three campus radio stations and on Free Radio Berkeley. Alka also founded and directed the San Francisco-based Food and Social Justice Project, helping people make connections between food choices and social justice concerns. She worked as a publicist for Erik Marcus, author of Vegan: the New Ethics of Eating, and served as president of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society. Before joining PETA, Alka also served for 5 years as a tenured professor of Mathematics at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John¹s, Newfoundland. Alka returns to the area for the first time since moving to Norfolk, VA. Peter Burwash - Getting and Staying Fit with a Veg Diet 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Peter Burwash is a former #1 ranked professional tennis player in both Canada and Hawaii. He is founder and president of the world¹s largest tennis management company, PBI (www.pbitennis.com/); author of eight books, including Peter Burwash¹s Vegetarian Primer and Total Health: The Next Level; and a featured speaker to dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Peter, an outspoken and knowledgeable health and fitness advocate, has been vegetarian for over 30 years. He will talk about " the twin pillars of great health: exercise and nutrition. " Next: Afternoon Lectures - Joseph Connelly Co-coordinator, Bay Area Veg Fair .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's coming! Bay Area Veg Fair II Hosted by VegNews With John McDougall, MD and Howard Lyman! Cooking demos with Eric Tucker and Jennifer Raymond For a full schedule of speakers and cooking demos, visit www.vegfair.org Saturday, February 1, 2003 Santa Clara Convention Center 9 am to 6 pm Food, fun, lectures, book signings, cooking demos and more! Sponsors include: allGoode Organics, Farm Sanctuary, IDA, Pangea, PETA, the San Francisco Vegetarian Society, VegNews, and White Wave Website designed and maintained by: Conscious Design www.portfolios.com/consciousdesign Free Admission! Free Food Samples! Free Parking! Reserve your vendor space today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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