Ep. 14: Chad Sarno- Kick Up Your Kitchen Skills - Part 2
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This week, it's Part 2 of our discussion with vegan Chef, Chad Sarno. We talk go-to dishes, sauces and easy meals that will wow any guest or friend.
Cooking plant-based can be intimidating for some, but Chef Chad Sarno keeps it simple, practical and delicious for all taste buds. From meal prep planning and key plant-strong ingredients to practical kitchen utensils and tools, Chad dishes on his favorites that will help you kick up your own kitchen skills.
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About Chad Sarno:
Chad Sarno is the co-founder of Wicked Healthy, a thriving, mission-driven online community that focuses on culinary education, consulting, innovation, training, and product development for manufacturers, retailers, and food service outlets.
Chad is also the co-founder and VP of Culinary for the plant-based seafood company, Good Catch Foods which offers a line of ‘seafood without sacrifice’, now available in stores.
Chad formally held the position of VP of Plant-Based Education at Rouxbe Online Culinary School, the world’s largest online culinary school, and launched the first accredited plant-based culinary courses online.
Internationally, Chad has launched a boutique plant-based restaurant brand throughout Europe in Istanbul, London, and Munich, and has consulted on restaurant launches globally. Chad’s mission of health inspired plant-based eating and education has reached all corners of the globe.
Chad joined the global team at Whole Foods Market as the company’s Global RnD Chef and culinary media spokesperson for the Whole Foods healthy eating program.
Chad’s celebrated recipes have also allowed him to publish, together with his brother Derek, The Wicked Healthy Cookbook (released May 2018), and the Whole Foods Cookbook (released October 2018). He has served as contributing author to more than 10 health-related books, including New York Times bestselling cookbook The Conscious Cook, and to co-author the bestseller Crazy Sexy Kitchen with Kris Carr. Over the years, he has been a guest on dozens of morning shows and food-focused programs on national and international television and radio. Chad has been featured and quoted in numerous media outlets ranging from CNN, NBC, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and has been a contributing author to publications such as VegNews, Men’s Health, Self, Shape, and Prevention magazines.
Chad calls the US home, and, when he is not spreading his mission of cooking and eating more plants, can be found in his garden with his two amazing kids, his wife, and a variety of woodland creatures.
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| 0:27.8 | veggie stock, spread, smoothies, you name it. |
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| 0:47.1 | Hey Plant Strong friends, we're picking up right where we left off and in this second |
| 0:52.0 | part of the two-part episode with Chad Sarno, we're digging even deeper into practical |
| 0:57.8 | tips and recipe development that is going to take your cooking to the next level. |
| 1:04.5 | Grab your pen and paper and let's go. |
| 1:11.8 | There's a world of food and opportunity out there that people are not exploring because |
| 1:15.8 | they're on fears, right? |
| 1:17.0 | So I think going plant-based in general makes people more of a foodie. |
| 1:21.6 | Because you're forced to try new things, which is great. |
| 1:25.2 | I don't know the question. |
| 1:27.1 | Well we were going back to appliances that are kind of, you really need. |
| 1:32.2 | You mentioned the wok, the cast iron, the high speed blender, cutting board, and then |
| 1:39.7 | you were talking about the knife. |
| 1:41.3 | So the key is always, knife safety, you can certainly chop up a bunch of vegetables quickly, |
| 1:51.7 | but are you doing it correctly? |
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