Miyoko Schinner

Author, Chef and Cooking Instructor Miyoko Schinner has created and promoted healthful, vegetarian/vegan cuisine for 30 years. As the founder of Now and Zen, initially a restaurant and then vegan food manufacturer with nationwide distribution, she developed products such as the UnTurkey, HipWhip, a line of gourmet vegan cakes,

and a low-fat vegan chocolate chip cookie that is still enjoyed by customers on United Airlines. She is the author of three vegan cookbooks and is a former contributor to publications such as Vegetarian Times Magazine.  Miyoko, her products and her unique approach to vegan cuisine have been featured in numerous publications, television and radio shows, including the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, Newsweek, New York Post, ABC World News Tonight, NPR’sMarket Place and California Report. She currently teaches for Dr. John McDougall and has given cooking demonstrations nationwide