Food Preparation Demonstrations

Central Florida Earth Day will showcase the very best in eco-friendly, vegan food preparation demonstrations! Food preparation demonstrations are sponsored by Forest Sponsor Orlando Vegans.

For information on why the event is vegan, please go to the Why Vegan? page.
Are you interested in doing a food preparation demonstration?

11:00 a.m.

Chef Amy Hager, Self Healing Inspiration
"Salads, Dressing, and Dips"
Learn to make some awesome salads that are so delicious that you'll be craving your greens. Let's also make some killer dressings and dips for those veggies. Next time you get cravings you'll be reaching for the healthy stuff and kicking the unhealthy stuff to the curb. Let's eat our veggies!

12:00 p.m

Chef Vanja Grbic, Vanja's Vegan Voyage
"Quick Healthy Tasty Vegan Desserts"
Avocado chocolate mousse and peanut butter protein chocolate balls

1:00 p.m.

Chef Karen Pope, Chamberlin's Natural Foods
"Chickpea Salad Italiano"
Chickpeas and jack fruit combine with classic Italian flavors to make a delicious spin on vegan chicken salad.

2:00 p.m.

Chef Adam Graham, Live Food Experience
"Summer Rolls and Dipping Sauces"
Learn the art of making raw vegan summer rolls. Chef Adam will make a savory and sweet summer roll with two different dipping sauces.

3:00 p.m.

Chef Nikki Namdar, Orlando Vegans
"Taste of Tehran"
Prepare your palate for a taste of Persian culture. Haleem bademjan is an eggplant stew made with lentils and mouthwatering Iranian flavors. Pair it with kuku sabzi, an herb and leek fritta from the Middle East.

4:00 p.m.

TBA

5:00 p.m.

Chef Jacqueline Hutton, The Spotted Dick Foodery
"The Paratha Roti from Guyana, South America"