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SAVOR DELICIOUS FOOD PREPARATION AND
COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS BY SKILLED PLANT-BASED CHEFS!

ChefFood DemosTime
Dave Lamb, La Setima ClubLa Setima's Smoky Black Eyed Peas Hummus11:15am
Anisa Mejia, Nanas Rooted RestaurantCashew Alfredo w/fettuccine, mushroom steak & veggies12:45pm
Tammy Robertson, RN, PCRM Food for Life InstructorBean Chili & Chocolate Pudding2:15pm
Julie Columbus, Andrews University Dietetic InternChesapeake Bay Lion's Mane "Crab" Cakes3:45pm

Dave Lamb, La Setima Club

11:15 am

La Setima's Smoky Black Eyed Pea Hummus

Dave Lamb is a distinguished chef who began his culinary journey in Tampa before relocating to New Orleans. In Tampa, he honed his skills and developed a passion for creating innovative dishes. Upon moving to New Orleans, Dave embraced the city’s rich food culture and further expanded his culinary career. Known for his creative fusion of traditional and contemporary flavors. His dedication to his craft and his ability to blend diverse culinary influences have earned him acclaim and a loyal following. Outside the kitchen, Dave enjoys exploring the local music scene and sampling the city’s diverse cuisine.

Anisa Mejia, Nanas Rooted Restaurant

12:45 pm

Cashew Alfredo w/Fettuccine, Mushroom Steak & Veggies

Chef Anisa/ Nana is an holistic personal chef and also an advocate for healthy living. Her intentions are to spread awareness that food is medicine and health is wealth. Her goal is to be able to feed people healthy delicious meals that the body will thank it for, energy that makes people feel good and aid health. We will learn cooking techniques and recipes that will boost your energy and fall in love with the therapeutic sensations of cooking and making healthy intentional meals 
 

 

Tammy Robertson, RN, PCRM Food for Life Instructor

2:15 pm

Bean Chili and Chocolate Pudding

Tammy Robertson is a registered nurse living in Sarasota, Florida with a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Grand Canyon University. She is the President and Founder of Planted Into Wellness (https://www.plantedintowellness.com/) which specializes in plant-based cooking and nutrition classes, wellness, culinary medicine, food education, health coaching and lifestyle medicine. Tammy is a certified Food For Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and actively teaches plant-based cooking series with classes that focus on cancer, diabetes, hormone balance and kickstarting health. Tammy has been a guest speaker for the PCRM’s Nurses Nutrition Network and now serves as co-chair of that organization. She served as a lead chair presenter for the P-POD (Plant Based Prevention of Disease) conference in May 2021 and is now a member of P-POD Board of Directors. Tammy was the Nutrition Content Expert for the NFFLO (Native Food For Life Online) program with the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine which aims at preventing, arrest and disease reversal of type 2 diabetes within Native American communities. 

She joined the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) as a member in January 2021 and is a graduate of the T. Colin Campbell Center For Nutrition Studies certified in Plant-Based Nutrition. Tammy has been a guest speaker on PCRM’s The Exam Room Live and on podcasts such as One Sun, Three Flowers. She is a featured Food For Life cook for the online show “So Many Cooks In The Kitchen”. Tammy is the co-founder of the online annual holiday ‘Vegan Thanks-Living-Mas’ cooking program.

Julie Columbus, Andrews University Dietetic Intern

3:45 pm

Chesapeake Bay Lion's Mane "Crab" Cakes

A foodie at heart, Julie is relatively new to the plant-based movement.  After enduring the loss of her father to cancer and nursing her mother through heart surgery, she decided that a personal and professional change was in order.  In 2019 she converted to a whole-food plant-based diet and went back to school to become a registered dietitian.  She is currently enrolled in Andrews University as a dietetic intern and is working closely with Advent Health and PCRM during her rotations.  Her hope is to help people prevent and reverse chronic diseases without reliance on medication by focusing on the connection between nutrition and life-long health.