Hi everyone.
I am new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. I have been veg
for a number of years. About 15 years ago while travelling in the Mid
East, I started connecting with other animals and decided not to eat
them anymore. I began cooking veg when i got back to the US and wound
up in the kitchen of a health food store in California. I started as a
dishwasher and prep cook. I was there for a few years where I worked as
a chef, baker and manager. When I left, I started a private chef
service called "Blossoming Lotus". I worked on several consulting
projects before moving to Kauai, Hawaii, where we opened the Blossoming
Lotus cafe. That was about 4 years ago. Since then the cafe has grown
into an 80 seat restaurant with outdoor courtyard and a stage for live
nightly music. The atmosphere is pretty amazing. We also put out a
cookbook, Vegan World Fusion Cuisine- with a foreword by Dr. Jane
Goodall. We have also opened another location on the mainland in
Portland, Oregon in Yoga in the Pearl.

I would like to share recipes and inspiration and hear from other
veg*ns out there.

Peace to all
Mark