The Jazzy Vegetarian

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Wilbert Sostre to talk about Jazzin Magazine-Puerto Rico Jazz Guide and Jazz and Bossa Radio! Signed copies of Laura's Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are now available at Jazzyvegetarian.com. Premiering July 1, 2015: Jazzy Vegetarian on public television is back for a fifth season, featuring QUICK and EASY meals. From Sunday Brunch to a Garden-Fresh Dinner, “Taste” award-winning host Laura Theodore—with help from celebrity guests like Lidia Bastianich, Julieanna Hever and Rickey Medlocke—shows viewers how to cook healthy, delicious vegan food for family and friends (check local listings). Wilbert Sostre Maldonado is a professional member of the Jazz Journalists Association and he studied music and guitar at the University of Puerto Rico and the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico. Wilbert has been a journalist for jazzreview.com and All About Jazz and he presently writes concert and festival reviews for Jazz Times. He is owner of Jazz and Bossa Radio (www.jazzandbossaradio.com) and he is founder and editor of Jazzin’ Puerto Rico Jazz Guide. 

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian, rocks out with tips and music for a fabulous vegan Father's Day celebration with guest, Rebecca Gilbert. Laura Cheadle, Rockstar Vegan shares music and tips for Father's Day and Micheal Castaldo will join us to share his new single.  Premiering July 1, 2015: Jazzy Vegetarian on public television is back for a fifth season, featuring QUICK, EASY meals. From Sunday Brunch to a Garden-Fresh Dinner, TASTE award-winning host Laura Theodore—with help from celebrity guests like Lidia Bastianich and Rickey Medlocke—shows how to cook healthy, delicious vegan food. Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain. She is the founder of yummyplants.com and author of It's Easy to Start Eating Vegan! Yummy Plants 101. Rebecca has been a speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, and Paris Vegan Day. Laura Cheadle, the Rockstar vegan lives the hectic, busy life of a popular musician, and is not able to spend much time in her kitchen, but she finds ways to maintain her vegan diet, and is eager to share her ideas with us, along with songs and clips from her award-winning, rockin’ recordings.  Award-winning Italian tenor, songwriter, and producer, Michéal Castaldo has entertained more than 500,000 people across the USA, Canada, and Europe.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian, rocks out with tips and music for a fabulous vegan Father's Day celebration with guest, Rebecca Gilbert. Laura Cheadle, Rockstar Vegan shares music and tips for Father's Day and Micheal Castaldo will join us to share his new single.  Premiering July 1, 2015: Jazzy Vegetarian on public television is back for a fifth season, featuring QUICK, EASY meals. From Sunday Brunch to a Garden-Fresh Dinner, TASTE award-winning host Laura Theodore—with help from celebrity guests like Lidia Bastianich and Rickey Medlocke—shows how to cook healthy, delicious vegan food. Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain. She is the founder of yummyplants.com and author of It's Easy to Start Eating Vegan! Yummy Plants 101. Rebecca has been a speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, and Paris Vegan Day. Laura Cheadle, the Rockstar vegan lives the hectic, busy life of a popular musician, and is not able to spend much time in her kitchen, but she finds ways to maintain her vegan diet, and is eager to share her ideas with us, along with songs and clips from her award-winning, rockin’ recordings.  Award-winning Italian tenor, songwriter, and producer, Michéal Castaldo has entertained more than 500,000 people across the USA, Canada, and Europe.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to talk about Diet and Infertility. Signed copies of Laura's Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are now available at Jazzyvegetarian.com. Premiering July 1, 2015: Jazzy Vegetarian on public television is back for a fifth season, featuring QUICK  and EASY meals. From Sunday Brunch to a Garden-Fresh Dinner, “Taste” award-winning host Laura Theodore—with help from celebrity guests like Lidia Bastianich, Julieanna Hever and Rickey Medlocke—shows viewers how to cook healthy, delicious vegan food for family and friends (check local listings). Join Laura from October 3rd to October 10th on the 2015 Jim Brickman Soothe Cruise - It’s a week of relaxation, fantastic people, new experiences, a full vegan menu and of course beautiful music when you join us aboard the Norwegian Gem! Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to talk about Diet and Infertility. Signed copies of Laura's Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are now available at Jazzyvegetarian.com. Premiering July 1, 2015: Jazzy Vegetarian on public television is back for a fifth season, featuring QUICK  and EASY meals. From Sunday Brunch to a Garden-Fresh Dinner, “Taste” award-winning host Laura Theodore—with help from celebrity guests like Lidia Bastianich, Julieanna Hever and Rickey Medlocke—shows viewers how to cook healthy, delicious vegan food for family and friends (check local listings). Join Laura from October 3rd to October 10th on the 2015 Jim Brickman Soothe Cruise - It’s a week of relaxation, fantastic people, new experiences, a full vegan menu and of course beautiful music when you join us aboard the Norwegian Gem! Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Anunrefined Vegan, Ann Oliverio to discuss her new book - CRAVE EAT HEAL and announce the winners of our GIVEAWAY! Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com. Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area.   Ann Oliverio created Unrefined Vegan.com to share her passion for eating as healthfully as possible while also eating as deliciously as possible; without the consumption or use of animal products. She lives in blissful satellite- and cable-free isolation with her husband, Kel, and their only son, Ike (part dachshund, part Labrador). Annie's first vegan cookbook, Crave Eat Heal: Plant-based, Whole Food Recipes to Satisfy Every Appetite was published in April 2015. A companion e-book, Crave.Eat.Heal.Outtakes. is also available via blurb.com and iBooks.

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Anunrefined Vegan, Ann Oliverio to discuss her new book - CRAVE EAT HEAL and announce the winners of our GIVEAWAY! Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com. Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area.   Ann Oliverio created Unrefined Vegan.com to share her passion for eating as healthfully as possible while also eating as deliciously as possible; without the consumption or use of animal products. She lives in blissful satellite- and cable-free isolation with her husband, Kel, and their only son, Ike (part dachshund, part Labrador). Annie's first vegan cookbook, Crave Eat Heal: Plant-based, Whole Food Recipes to Satisfy Every Appetite was published in April 2015. A companion e-book, Crave.Eat.Heal.Outtakes. is also available via blurb.com and iBooks.

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to discuss GMOs – What Are They Doing to Our Food?  Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, and  Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious, and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com. Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn more: www.wellnessforum.com

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to discuss GMOs – What Are They Doing to Our Food?  Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, and  Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious, and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com. Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn more: www.wellnessforum.com

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Glen Merzer who is an author, playwright, and screenwriter - to discuss his recent novel, Off the Reservation - a comic narrative about a quirky vegan congressman who undertakes an unconventional quest for the presidency; actor Jason Alexander called it “as politically savvy and poetically literate a book as I have read in a long while…. a completely gorgeous and rewarding experience.”  Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com and Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area. ABOUT GLEN MERZER:  Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (Scribner, 1998) and No More Bull! (Scribner, 2005).  Merzer is also co-author of Unprocessed (2011), by Chef AJ; Food over Medicine (BenBella Books, 2013), with Pam Popper; and Better Than Vegan (BenBella Books, 2013), with Chef Del Sroufe. Merzer has had dozens of productions of his plays staged throughout the country, including two productions that toured to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.  Three of his plays have been published by Samuel French. Merzer is currently at work on a children’s book and his next novel.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Glen Merzer who is an author, playwright, and screenwriter - to discuss his recent novel, Off the Reservation - a comic narrative about a quirky vegan congressman who undertakes an unconventional quest for the presidency; actor Jason Alexander called it “as politically savvy and poetically literate a book as I have read in a long while…. a completely gorgeous and rewarding experience.”  Signed copies of Laura Theodore’s Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com and Jazzy Vegetarian on Public television continues to air nationally – check local listings for airings in your area. ABOUT GLEN MERZER:  Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (Scribner, 1998) and No More Bull! (Scribner, 2005).  Merzer is also co-author of Unprocessed (2011), by Chef AJ; Food over Medicine (BenBella Books, 2013), with Pam Popper; and Better Than Vegan (BenBella Books, 2013), with Chef Del Sroufe. Merzer has had dozens of productions of his plays staged throughout the country, including two productions that toured to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.  Three of his plays have been published by Samuel French. Merzer is currently at work on a children’s book and his next novel.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Rebecca Gilbert to celebrate EARTH DAY! We’ll talk about recipes, tips and ideas for making today and every day gentler on our earth, our bodies and and our animal friends. Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain.  She is the founder of yummyplants.com and the author of It's Easy to Start Eating Vegan! Yummy Plants 101. Rebecca has been a featured speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, and Paris Vegan Day. Signed copies of my Laura’s Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com and SEASON FOUR of Jazzy Vegetarian continues to air every Tuesday and Thursday on the CREATE NETWORK.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Rebecca Gilbert to celebrate EARTH DAY! We’ll talk about recipes, tips and ideas for making today and every day gentler on our earth, our bodies and and our animal friends. Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain.  She is the founder of yummyplants.com and the author of It's Easy to Start Eating Vegan! Yummy Plants 101. Rebecca has been a featured speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, and Paris Vegan Day. Signed copies of my Laura’s Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are available at jazzyvegetarian.com and SEASON FOUR of Jazzy Vegetarian continues to air every Tuesday and Thursday on the CREATE NETWORK.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg who are the two-time James Beard Award-winning co-authors of numerous bestselling books. We’ll hear about their latest book: THE VEGETARIAN FLAVOR BIBLE. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg are the two-time James Beard Award-winning co-authors of numerous bestselling books, including THE FLAVOR BIBLE, WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT, CULINARY ARTISTRY, and BECOMING A CHEF.  For their latest book THE VEGETARIAN FLAVOR BIBLE, the married couple shook things up:  They switched to a plant-strong diet in May 2012, and Andrew took on the book's four-color photography while Karen handled the research and writing.  A graduate of Northwestern and Harvard, Karen earned a 2013 Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell in conjunction with the T. Colin Campbell Foundation.  Andrew is a former professional chef who studied with Madeleine Kamman at the School for American Chefs and cooked at top restaurants in New York City and Boston.  The couple lives in New York City, and their website is KarenAndAndrew.com. Signed copies of Laura's Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are now available at Jazzyvegetarian.com and SEASON FOUR of Jazzy Vegetarian continues to air every Tuesday and Thursday on the CREATE NETWORK. 

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg who are the two-time James Beard Award-winning co-authors of numerous bestselling books. We’ll hear about their latest book: THE VEGETARIAN FLAVOR BIBLE. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg are the two-time James Beard Award-winning co-authors of numerous bestselling books, including THE FLAVOR BIBLE, WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT, CULINARY ARTISTRY, and BECOMING A CHEF.  For their latest book THE VEGETARIAN FLAVOR BIBLE, the married couple shook things up:  They switched to a plant-strong diet in May 2012, and Andrew took on the book's four-color photography while Karen handled the research and writing.  A graduate of Northwestern and Harvard, Karen earned a 2013 Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell in conjunction with the T. Colin Campbell Foundation.  Andrew is a former professional chef who studied with Madeleine Kamman at the School for American Chefs and cooked at top restaurants in New York City and Boston.  The couple lives in New York City, and their website is KarenAndAndrew.com. Signed copies of Laura's Cookbooks and the Best of Jazzy Vegetarian DVD are now available at Jazzyvegetarian.com and SEASON FOUR of Jazzy Vegetarian continues to air every Tuesday and Thursday on the CREATE NETWORK.