Featuring Chef Mark Zedella: Conversations with Lee Fulkerson

Chef Mark Zedella and Lee discuss when and why he decided to become a plant-based chef, where he studied to become one, the health changes he noticed when he switched to a plant-based diet, and some of his most popular plant-based dishes.  Chef Mark also shares how he offers classes and workshops in plant-based cooking for groups as well as individual lessons in people’s homes.  He ends with some excellent advice to those who want to become plant-based chefs or those who just want to learn more about plant-based cooking in general.

Chef Mark Zedella, "The Duke of Fork", is a natural foods chef and culinary instructor specializing in whole-food, plant-based cuisine. He is a graduate of the School of Natural Cookery's Foundation Course and earned a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.  He has completed the Plant-Based Professional certificate course through the Rouxbe Cooking School, is a member of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and is the group leader of the Plantastic Columbus PlantPure Group. Chef Mark resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Loretta, who is a yoga teacher and assists Mark at his cooking classes as "The Duchess of Fork". The two of them work together to spread a message of achieving health and happiness through food and lifestyle choices.