**Early Life and Career Beginnings**:
– Raised in Brooklyn, New York
– Dropped out of The High School of Music & Art
– Majored in fine art
– Drawn to the punk rock scene of the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the late 1980s
– Embraced vegetarianism and then veganism
– Volunteered with Food Not Bombs, an anarchist organization
– Started her career in the 1990s
**Professional Achievements**:
– Named one of the 21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need To Know by Tasting Table in 2023
– Listed as one of the 37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food by VegNews
– Received awards for her cookbooks
– Created the Post Punk Kitchen cooking show
– Opened the Modern Love restaurant in Omaha in 2014
– Expanded with a second location in Brooklyn in 2016
**Cookbooks and Culinary Influence**:
– Success of The Post Punk Kitchen led to the compilation of Vegan with a Vengeance in 2005
– Food & Wine listed Veganomicon and Isa Does It as best vegan cookbooks in 2023
– VegNews named several of Moskowitz’s cookbooks in the Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time in 2024
– Published various cookbooks from 2005 to 2019
– Released Fake Meat: Real Food For Vegan Appetites in 2023
– Known for her innovative and accessible vegan recipes
**Activism and Advocacy**:
– Vocal opponent of humane meat
– Promotes animal rights through Culinary Activism or Baketivism
– Organized vegan bake sales for fundraising after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
– Raised over $75,000 through vegan bake sales
– Combines culinary skills with activism to advocate for veganism
**Legacy and Impact**:
– Played a significant role in popularizing vegan cuisine
– Advocates for animal rights and ethical eating
– Influences the way people approach vegan cooking
– Empowers individuals to make conscious food choices
– Continues to inspire a new generation of cooks to explore plant-based cuisine
Isa Chandra Moskowitz is an American vegan chef, cookbook author, former host of the vegan community access cooking show Post Punk Kitchen, and restaurateur.
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 Moskowitz in Omaha, Nebraska, 2010 | |
| Born | February 3, 1973 |
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| Cooking style | Vegan |
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