RON PICKARSKI, CEC (formerly Brother Ron) is President and Executive Chef/Consultant for Eco-Cuisine, Inc. He is the first professional vegetarian chef to be certified as an Executive Chef by the American Culinary Federation. As a Chef, Ron's specialty is gourmet vegetarian cuisine prepared with plant-based foods. As a Food Technologist, his specialty is research and development of all-natural, low and reduced fat food products that are nutrient dense. Currently available Eco-Cuisine Food Products include Seitan Quick Mix and a Bakery Dry Mix Product Line which is vegan and certified kosher. Ron is also the Founder/Director of the American Natural Foods Team which competes at the quadrennial International Culinary Olympics in Germany. Between 1980 and 1996 he won seven medals (gold, silver, and bronze) with plant-based foods and was the first chef in the history of that prestigious event to do so. Ron has made numerous television appearances, produced two cookbooks and a video, and written many articles for national periodicals. He has been featured in Vegetarian Times, Art Culinaire, The National Culinary Review, USA Today Weekend, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, Chicago Sun Times, Los Angeles Times, etc. E-mail: ron@eco.cuisine.com

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