Chef Jessica Perlstein joins The Good Fork, hosted by Diana Edelman of Vegans, Baby to share her culinary journey that started at age 15 and would eventually lead her to the world-famous James Beard House. We're talking her work getting more plant-based options on the Las Vegas Strip's mega resorts, the growing trend of plant-based dining and more.
Chef Jessica shares how she was able to introduce vegan options at a popular steakhouse and the exciting challenge for creating vegan dishes; what is was like to cook a vegan meal at the prestigious James Beard House with four other well-known Las Vegas chefs, and her rise from teenager in the kitchen to working under Wolfgang Puck and more.
To see Chef in action, head over to Vegans, Baby and watch her show viewers how to make crispy tofu and pasta using staple pantry ingredients ... with a restaurant flare, and vegan chocolate chip cookies.
For more about the plant-based movement in Las Vegas and the world, check out Vegans, Baby.
Find additional information about this Good Fork podcast with Jessica Perlstein here.
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