Ani Phyo

Ani Phyo's on a mission to show you it's easy to enjoy delicious, nutritious cuisine that's healthy and supports green lifestyles. Her best selling cookbook "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen", awarded "Best Vegetarian Cookbook USA 2007" has been receiving international acclaim. Her book provides 150 fast delicious recipes while offering a glimpse into the green living foods lifestyle, offering tips for natural skin care, composting, recycling, reuse, and more.

Ani's the host of "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen Show", the award winning #1 uncooking show on 'YouTube'. Ani's been seen on Channel 7 ABC, and has been featured in numerous magazines including Alternative Medicine, Oxygen, VegNews, YogiTimes and Get Fresh. Look for her feature in the upcoming June issue of Food and Wine Magazine!

Ani's developed living food vegan menus for Carnival Cruise Lines, Adidas headquarters, STOMP, and Whole Foods Markets, to name a few. Adidas fitness center depends on Ani Phyo to consult their athletes on how to 'fuel up' with raw nutrition for optimal performance.

Ani's currently working on her next two books and shows for TV, DVD, and Web. Her next uncookbook will be on the shelves in Spring 09. To watch Ani's videos, for recipes, and more, visit her at: www.AniPhyo.com

Kristen Makuch

Kristen Suzanne is a former competitive bodybuilder and Associate Chef and Instructor in Raw Gourmet Foods, certified by the world-famous Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in Fort Bragg, California. She is the author of ten recipe e-books, available for sale on her website, offers personal consultation services, and teaches classes in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Kristen has been a guest on radio shows including Good Morning Arizona, Sonoran Evening Live, and Culinary Confessions, and was featured in an article in VegNews Magazine. To learn more about Kristen or to purchase one of her recipe books, please visit www.kristensraw.com.

Kelly Keough

Kelly E. Keough is a sugar-fee/gluten-free chef and author of, "The Sweet Truth Cookbook, a sugar-free/wheat-free kitchen".  Using alternative sweeteners and organic superfoods, learn how Kelly makes super recipes that energize you for optimum health while satisfying your ultimate sweet tooth.  See Kelly host her own TV cooking show "The Sweet Truth" on Veria/Dish Network.  For free recipes using Navitas Naturals, go to www.kellykeough.com

Matt Amsden

Author of RAWvolution: Gourmet Living Cuisine (published by Harper Collins 2006), Matt Amsden has established himself as one of the world's premier raw chefs. Matt's company RAWvolution was the first of its kind, delivering prepared raw meals throughout Los Angeles and eventually throughout the entire United States.

Terces Engelhart

Terces Engelhart and her husband, Matthew are founders of Café Gratitude, creators of The Abounding River board game and authors of The Abounding River Logbook, as well as her newest book, I Am Grateful, recipes and lifestyle of Café Gratitude. She and her husband facilitate workshops on Abundance as a quality of the Divine, Kindred Spirit – Spiritual relationship, Sacred Commerce – merging the sacred with the commercial, and One Week Without Sugar – an introduction to a spiritual diet. Some of their workshops are combined with Yoga and living foods on their farm in Maui. She has been featured on radio as well as a cable television. She is the mother of five and grandmother of three. Her life is about making a difference through empowering future generations by bringing out the best in them.

Sarma Melngailis

Sarma Melngailis is the co-founder and executive chef of New York City's premier raw restaurant Pure Food and Wine and co-author of Raw Food/Real World (Harper Collins, 2005). She is also the founder and CEO of One Lucky Duck, which operates an online boutique offering selected products for the raw and organic lifestyle and has just completed the soon-to-be published Living Raw Food (Harper Collins, 2008). For more information see purefoodandwine.com and oneluckyduck.com.