Laura TheodoreLaura Theodore is a recognized public television personality, award-winning celebrity vegan chef, radio host, cookbook author, and award winning actor and recording artist. She is one of the foremost leaders in the plant-based food mvement, and has been creating healthy and delicious, plant-based recipes for over 20 years. Laura is the on-camera host of the highly successful, award-winning Jazzy Vegetarian plant-based cooking series on public television (entering into its sixth season), as well as, host of the popular podcast radio show, Jazzy Vegetarian Radio (now entering its ninth year). Ms. Theodore is author of Laura Theodore's Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, and Jazzy Vegetarian: Lively Vegan Cuisine Made Easy and Delicious. She is a major contributor to The China Study All-Star (Recipe) Collection; and Laura's recipes can also be found in the Amazon number one bestseller, Living the Farm Sanctuary Life, by Gene Baur. Laura is recipient of a Taste Award for Best Health and Fitness Program (Food and Diet), and in 2016 she was inducted into the Taste Hall of Fame. Laura was honored, too, with a Special Achievement Taste-Award along with the likes of Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse; and she has also been recognized by VegNews magazine with a Totally Tubular Veggie Award. Laura is a featured plant-based culinary expert in the new, groundbreaking documentary film, Food Choices, released on Netflix. In addition, Laura has made guest appearances as a celebrity chef on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX, The Talk on CBS, Insider/Entertainment Tonight (HBO Red Carpet), News 4-NBC, Fox News 8, The Better Show (BVN) and the WCBS Health & Wellbeing Report. Laura has written food columns for Mother Earth Living and she has been featured in the New York Times, New York Daily News, VegNews, Family Circle, Readers Digest, PBS Food, Naked Food and Healthy Aging, among other highly respected news, food and lifestyle-related journals. A critically acclaimed singer and songwriter, Laura has recorded six solo CDs, including Tonight's the Night, which received a "Musician Magazine Award." Her 2009 CD release with the late, great Joe Beck entitled Golden Earrings, was selected to appear on the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards list in the category of "Best Jazz Vocal Album." On the acting side of things, Laura has appeared in over sixty plays and musicals, including two years in the Off Broadway hit show Beehive, earning her a coveted "Backstage Bistro Award." She was honored with the Denver Critics Drama Circle Award as "Best Actress in a Musical" for her starring role as Janis Joplin in the world premiere production of Love, Janis. With her love for good food, compassion for animals and enthusiasm for great music, multi-talented author Laura Theodore truly is the Jazzy Vegetarian. Read More Read Less
