My favorite chef is Alton Brown From Good Eats. I love the fact that he cooks anything including tofu dishes. He helps people know how to cook and the science behind it. I get so many good ideas on how to cook veg food from his shows. His down to earth approach makes everyone feel like they can cook regardless of skill level.

My favorite vegan chef is my husband! He really embraced my vegan lifestyle when we started dating, and he continually comes up with new and exciting vegan dishes for me to sample.

I don't have any idea who the chef(s) is, but I love the cooks at Tomato Head. They will make anything vegan (and delicious!) and they always offer a vegan cupcake! Fantastic.

This cookbook looks great. I can't wait to check it out.

I love to try new Vegan dishes, its my passion to experiment with different tastes, so when ever a new cookbook featuring vegan dishes comes out I hurry to investigate it.

Wow, I'd like to try that.

I used to really like Ina Garten before I went vegan because of the emphasis she put on using simple fresh ingredients, and also because she presents entertaining as a way to enjoy the company of family and friends and food, not to stress out over and ruin your meal.

my favorite chef is chef ramsy from hells kitchen!!! he is hilarious when he screams at everyone

I don't have a favorite chef. I have hundreds of cookbooks but most are contributed from many remitters. I really despise the food channel too. So if I had to have someone cook for me, it would be gramma as she was old school Europe and made the best cookies.

I love new cookbooks!

My favorite non-veg chef is Alton Brown. I love the detail he puts into one item - giving the history and providing several uses for food. Because usually he does one show on one item, it's easy to avoid the non-veg friendly shows about meat, etc. But I do love the ones on grains and veg, because they give great concepts and sometimes completely veg recipes.

I would love that cookbook!! One of my favorite chefs is Alton Brown. I love how he really gets into the science of cooking and teaches you how to make things work in your own way instead of being a slave to a recipe.

My favorite chef is Megan, the head chef of D'amico and Sons in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I work with her (as a server out front) and she makes me enjoy going to work. Megan strives to make our little restaurant the very best that it can be, and I'm so happy she came to work with us. (She also makes me anything vegan I want for my break, if she has the ingredients and the means)

I really like vegan chef Beverly Lynn Bennett. Her Garden Patch Goulash recipe is out of this world! She really values using fresh ingredients, and her recipes often have an interesting twist to them.

One of my fave chefs would have to be Rachel Ray. Though she is not Vegan and all she has some pretty good ideas on vegetarian food when she is cooking. She always seems to have something intersting going on and very up and happy. I loved watching her shows and think that she is one of the best.

My favorite chef is my friend Jodi. When I made the decision to go vegan (from being previously an ovo-lacto vegetarian), I knew I was making the right choice. But, I didn't realize how many foods I would no longer be able to eat (in the way I was used to eating them). One of my favorites was scones from a tea restaurant in NYC. Jodi and I met there weekly to chat, drink tea and eat scones. When I became a vegan, no more scones for me! Jodi knew how disappointed I was and took to her kitchen. She took an old scone recipe that she had and made them vegan for me. The next time we were to meet up, she invited me to her apartment and there, we once again shared tea and (vegan) scones. To this day, they are some of the best I've ever eaten.

My favorite chef is probably Giada De Laurentiis of the Everyday Italian cooking show. Her recipes use great vegetables and herbs. She makes lots of pastas and I've made many of her recipes using fakes chicken breast and the results are delightful. Her marinara sauce is all veggie and works great with everything. Her mother was a former model and a vegetarian and she had a show dedicated to her with all veggie recipes.

I love Alton Brown of Good Eats! He makes science fun, and I always learn something new from him about food, history, science, and cooking utensils!

I can't say that I've found a favorite chef. I just love trying new recipes and combinations all the time. I love to to experiment and experience all the flavors that I possibly can.

My favorite chef is my step-father-in-law Eric. He's crazy but he's an awesome cook. I think he used to work in Orlando but now he just cooks for the family and man...is he good!! I have occasionally seen him consult a cookbook but most of the time he makes a complete meal with like 5 different sides all from his own memory. He gets it all on the table at the same time and it all tastes great!! His meals are never simple either...I don't think he's ever prepared mashed potatoes that would be way too simple!

Nava Atlas is at the top of my list right now. Every recipe of hers I've made is fast, easy, and DELICIOUS!

the naked chef!! jamie oliver is so creative and fun!

my boyfriend. after growing up in a meat loving family, he showed me that eating vegetarian meals isn't as alien as my family seemed to think. his love of simple salads, tofu stir-frys, and yummy salsas made me think, wow, there are men in the world who can eat dishes without meat in them, and enjoy it as much as me! [i was practically banned from my family when i told them i was going to be a vegetarian] i finally didnt feel inferior when i ate my falafel. and he wasn't one of those people that ask questions like, "is that boca patty good?" or "whats that?" just because it wasn't meat. the best part of it all is having someone cook me a vegetarian meal that we will eat together instead of one meal for me, one meal for you type deal.

Amy: My Favorite Vegan Chef is ME! I love playing with colors, flavors, and scents. I have been organic for over 8 yrs and recently (1+ months) a vegan. My DD is enjoying my test kitchen :-) I would LOVE to win this book as it would even further my cooking repetiore.

FYI we all LOVE you Rueben Sandwich - it's become a once a week staple in my house!

Thanks for the blog

MY favorite chef is Jamie Oliver, especially now when he grow many of his ingredients in his own backyard. He also always point out that you should only buy ecological eggs. You can relate to him, he is just like any other family father and works very hard for his passion of food.

I would have to say that my favorite vegan chef is myself. I live in area where there is not a lot of vegan-friendly restaurants so I cook for myself most of the time. I love taking classic recipes and transforming them to create a new vegan dish.

My boyfriend is my favorite chef. Although he's not vegetarian himself, he is so accomodating to my vegetarian diet and makes amazing pizza, chili, peach cobbler, salads...not to mention really great dishes based on whatever ingredients are in the kitchen at the time...

My favorite vegan chef is Juliano of Juliano's Raw in Santa Monica. His dishes are always colorful, innovative and DELICIOUS! I like that I can order a "bacon double cheeseburger" and know that it is not only cruelty-free, completely vegan, but RAW as well. If only it was as easy to make as it is to eat!

I've just taken the 30-day vegetarian pledge, so I'm new, but I've always loved eating at McFoster's Restaurant in Omaha. They've served vegetarian/vegan dishes for ages. I think Tom Foster may be the chef? Their brussel sprouts made me start eating brussel sprouts.

My favorite chef is Rachael Ray. I admire her because she believes that you don't have to be a good cook in order to make great food. Her meals are simple that anybody can do it! Her best quality is her sparkling attitude!

My husband is my favorite vegan chef. He is not vegan himself but fully supports my vegan lifestyle and has made great efforts in learning how to cook vegan foods with me and for me.

My favorite non-veg chef is probably Racheal Ray. I like her because not only does she make quick 30-minute meals, but she often tells you how you could adapt it to be avegetarian meal. I have also seen her do a few vegetarian episodes.

my favorite chef is my husband enoch, who happens to work at the best vegetarian restaurant in chicago, green zebra!

I have great respect for Iron Chef Masiharu Morimoto. He serves several vegan dishes at his 5-star restaurants, including at least one vegan dessert every night!

My favorite chefs are the many individuals who have shared their personal vegan/live foods recipes on various sites. These are the people who helped me to deliciously embrace the vegan/live foods life style. Finding and trying new recipes are just part of the fun.
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My two favorite chefs are Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsey. But maybe I can be my favorite too since I am a chef myself. Those two guys are my idols, though.