Guest blogger Rebecca Brooks with her column, Plants Are Sexy

Establishment: Candle 79

Meal: Pomegranate chipotle grilled tempeh

Guest blogger, Jenné Claiborne, founder of the Nourishing Vegan is a board certified (American Association of Drugless Practitioners) holistic health coach and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York. Jenné educates her clients on the many benefits of a vegan diet, and helps them prepare delicious home cooked vegan meals! Check out her online food blog: Sweet Potato Soul.

Blurb:  Be on the lookout for Erin Red at the NYCVFF 2013;  she’ll be making rounds both days, spending time with each vendor, speaker and presenter asking the all important “10 Questions with Erin Red”.  Erin Red is the enthusiastic Host of Red Radio: Vegan Banter with a Bite, a Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Educator & Vegan Nutrition Specialist, Co-Founder of The Seed: A Vegan Experience, and Career Animal Activist.  She likes to refer to herself as a “Professional Vegan”, and can be found at ErinRed.com, or on Twitter and Facebook as ErinRed.

Christy Morgan, also known as “The Blissful Chef”, and has worked in the natural foods industry since 2002. She’s most known for as a chef for celebrities in Los Angeles and for her cookbook, Blissful Bites: Vegan Meals That Nourish Mind, Body, and Planet. She’s helped transform thousands of lives through cooking classes, food coaching, and wellness programs for corporations and individuals.