LDEI New York Chapter - Are You Plant Curious? Explore the Plant-Based Lifestyle with Dame Sunny Gandara

The   overwhelming evidence that plant-based diets are ideal for our bodies, our   communities and our planet means that more than ever, at-home and   professional chefs are substituting or supplementing their menus with all   things vegetarian and vegan. But shifting what’s on your plate doesn’t mean   reinventing your lifestyle or applying an all-or-nothing approach: seasonal,   plant-based cooking can be an easy, fun, and delicious way to diversify your   diet, even if you’re not interested in going to the greens full time. We’ll   talk about the health benefits of plant-based cuisine, how to tap top farmers   and purveyors locally and sustainably, how a nose-to-tail chef shifted to   fully vegan after 40 years of meat-based cooking and top it off with a   cooking demo of easy-to-prepare, seasonally-driven dishes that will delight   food lovers of any inclination. Brought to you by Les Dames NY Green Tables   Committee. Proceeds Benefit LDNY Scholarship Fund.    Speaker: Sunny Gandara    Moderator: Susan Kostrzewa    Green Tables Program Co-Chairs: Dames Sunny Gandara, Susan Kostrzewa, Sasha   Bernstein Skon    Food images pictured (courtesy of Sunny Gandara), l to r: King Trumpet   Mushroom w/Bordelaise Sauce paired with Querciabella’s Camartina; Wild   mushroom & vegan sausage cassoulet (with wine).