World Vegan Day 2015: Full Schedule

10:15 AEDT

Anne & Tim - Melbourne Vegan Eats: Salad & Pesto

Julienne Salad with Peanut, Lime & Chilli Dressing
&
Broad Bean Pesto

Presenters

Anne Brunsdon

Social Media Foodie, Melbourne Vegan Eats

Recipe/s: Julienne Salad with Peanut, Lime & Chilli Dressing / Broad Bean PestoI became vegan in 1999 after growing up on a dairy farm. What was normal for dairy farming families definitely wasn't normal for me. Tim and I have a passion for veganising classic dishes we sometimes miss... Read More →

Tim Slingsby

Home Cook, Melbourne Vegan Eats

Recipe/s: Julienne Salad with Peanut, Lime & Chilli Dressing / Broad Bean PestoI became a vegetarian quite a few years ago now after it became overly apparent that animals did not need to die for food. As time went on, I realised that being involved in basically any industry in... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 10:15 - 10:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

11:00 AEDT

David & Niki - A Fist Full of Hummus & Alkaline Superfoods: Pizza, Fetta & Ice cream

Recipes:
Marinated coconut fetta
&
Mostly Raw Pizza (with pesto, fetta, tomato and avocado)
&
Mango Coconut Icecream

Presenters

Niki Angelopoulos

Naturopath and Blood Microscopist, Alkaline Superfoods

Niki is a dynamic, talented Naturopath and Blood Microscopist. She has a specialised interest in alkaline nutrition, vegetarian/vegan diets and maintaining the acid/alkaline balance in the body. She started out as a remedial massage therapist with a focus on elite athletes and dancers... Read More →

David Nightingale

social media foodie, firefighter, A Fist Full of Hummus

A career firefighter and a professional abseiler with a passion for the kitchen, over his 8 years of being vegan David has continued to perfect the art of vegan cooking. His creative skills in the kitchen and his strong knowledge base of nutrition and food science are all self taught... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 11:00 - 11:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

12:00 AEDT

Evolved Generation & Vegie Girl - Fitness Food Demos + Q&A

Recipes:
Lucy Taylor: Easy Quinoa & Chickpea Salad
Emilie Tan & Luke Tan: Super Endurance Chia Pudding
Billy Simmonds & Tegan Steele (Vegie Girl): TBC

Moderators

Lucy Stegley

Founder of Raw Events, SmoothieGirl, Evolved Generation team member, Raw Events

Lucy Stegley: Professional Speaker and MCLucy Stegley (aka SmoothieGirl) has been sharing her passion for highlighting healthy plant-based lifestyles since founding the event hosting and promotions service Raw Events in 2010. Lucy also ran the world’s first 100% vegan university... Read More →

Presenters

Billy Simmonds

athlete and entrepreneur, PranaOn

Billy Simmonds first stepped on stage as a bodybuilder in 2007, and has since gone on to win competitions internationally and turned professional. Many people in society do not associate strength with a vegan diet. Billy Simmonds shatters that myth as he demonstrates how he has achieved... Read More →

Luke Tan

Founder of Evolved Generation, strength coach, author, Evolved Generation & The Awake Method

Founder, Author and Speaker Regarded as Australia’s number one plant-based strength coach, Luke is an author and a plant-fuelled athlete that has won international awards. Through a plant-based diet, customised training and coaching seminars, his aim is to help professionals... Read More →

Emilie Tan

Raw food chef, ultra-endurance athlete, Evolved Generation / The Awake Method

Co-founder of Evolved Generation, raw food chef, ultra-endurance athlete Canadian born Emilie has been a high level athlete most of her life. She is extremely passionate about inspiring people to reach their full physical and mental potential, while maintaining a perspective of sustainability... Read More →

Lucy Taylor

dietitian, Bloom Nutritionist & Evolved Generation

Lucy Taylor is a Melbourne based Dietitian and Nutritionist specialising in plant-based/vegan diets. Lucy strongly believes that the healthiest vegan diet is a whole food, plant-based diet, which doesn’t include processed foods or added oils. Lucy is passionate about teaching people... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 12:00 - 12:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

13:00 AEDT

Jade & Kath - Panaceas Pantry: Raw Pecan Brownie & Raw Noodle Bowl

RAW CHEWY PECAN BROWNIE WITH ALMOND BUTTER FROSTING
&
BLOOD BUILDING RAW GREEN NOODLE BOWL with SPRING HERBS

Presenters

Jade W

social media foodie, Panaceas Pantry

Jade is an accredited naturopath and nutritionist, passionate food stylist and photographer, whole foods advocate and one half of the Panaceas Pantry duo, a social media feed focused on both cooked and raw vegan recipes.Kathie is a passionate foodie, cafe manager, raw desserts creator... Read More →

Kath W

social media foodie, Panaceas Pantry

Kath is a passionate foodie, cafe manager, raw desserts creator, recipe developer and animal lover, who hopes to funnel her passions into a future whole foods cafe.Jade is an accredited naturopath and nutritionist, passionate food stylist and photographer, whole foods advocate and... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 13:00 - 13:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

14:00 AEDT

Yoko - Shoku Iku & Natasha: Cacao Sponge & Green Drinks

Recipes:
Raw Cacao Sponge Squares
&
Cool as a Cucumber Gazpacho
&
Mojito Magic

Presenters

Yoko Inoue

Wholfoods Chef & Restauranteur, Shoku Iku

Recipe:Raw Cacao Sponge SquaresYoko is the founder of Melbourne based organic raw food and living food cafe, Shokuiku. The desire to feed her new born daughter and herself healing natural food lead Yoko to discovering the importance of the relationship between good health, diet and... Read More →

Natasha Seeto

Vegan Bikini Athlete, Evolved Generation

Recipes: Cool as a Cucumber Gazpacho & Mojito MagicNatasha is an Australian national champion bikini athlete who lives a vegan lifestyle. She is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy and has a Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University. It... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 14:00 - 14:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

15:00 AEDT

Grace & Evelyn - The Happy Clean Vegan & Nourish Not Punish: Sushi & Bliss Balls

Recipe/s:
Fruit-free peanut butter bliss balls
&
Sushi and Peanut Satay Sauce

Presenters

Evelyn Angelopoulos

Food Blogger, Nourish Not Punish

Recipe:Fruit-free peanut butter bliss ballsEvelyn is a 22 year vegan food blogger who is passionate about educating others on how to live a cruelty-free lifestyle as well as the importance of self love. She is also a coeliac with fructose malabsorption, who has taught herself to create... Read More →

Grace Thornell

social media foodie, The Happy Clean Vegan

Recipe:Sushi and Peanut Satay Sauce I am 22 years old currently studying to be a holistic coach. I work at Wild Yam health food store and veg cafe in Mordialloc.I suffer from fructose malabsorption so I love experimenting with low fodmap vegan recipes which you can find on my instagram... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 15:00 - 15:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

16:00 AEDT

Jacqui - Grateful Harvest: Fermented Foods

Recipes:
Vegetable and herbs fermentation demo

Presenters

Jacqui Kirkland

Grateful Harvest

Jacqui is the founder of her company, Grateful Harvest, which produces and supplies fermented beverages and foods. Her great passion is to help people make the connections between gut health, the health of their body/mind. Plus, healing through whole food and lifestyle choices... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 16:00 - 16:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

17:00 AEDT

Dinesh & Zac - Mantra Lounge: Buriyani + more

Recipes:
Layered Sri Lankan Buriyani
&
TBC

Presenters

Dinesh Mathew

actor, cook, marketing, Mantra Lounge

Dinesh Mathew has been a Vegetarian for twenty years and vegan for six years. Of Sri Lankan decent, he has found it easy to veganise Sri Lankan and Indian cooking. He has had regular cooking demonstrations at many events including at the recent Mind, Body, Spirit Festival. He... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 17:00 - 17:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

18:00 AEDT

Dinesh & Zac - Mantra Lounge: Buriyani + Frozen Dessert

Recipes:
Layered Sri Lankan Buriyani & Frozen Dessert!

Presenters

Zac Bird

social media foodie

Zac always thought people who posted pictures of their food were crazy, until he discovered how divine vegan food is and now spends his days doing exactly that. This year he exited a career in events management to pursue his love of food and his first foray into bringing his food... Read More →

Dinesh Mathew

actor, cook, marketing, Mantra Lounge

Sunday November 1, 2015 18:00 - 18:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos

19:00 AEDT

Amber & Leah - Pana Chocolate: Raw Desserts

Recipes:
Pumpkin Pie
&
Almond Butter Fudge

Presenters

Leah Morony

Head Chef, Pana Chocolate

Recipe/s:Raw Pumpkin Pie / Nut Butter Caramel (or truffles) TBCLeah joined the Pana Chocolate raw kitchen in February before being promoted to Sous Chef in May this year, and took over as Head Chef in August. She’s one talented lady! With a passion for organic food, Leah trained... Read More →

Amber Wood

Product Development Chef, Pana Chocolate

Recipe/s:Raw Pumpkin Pie / Almond Butter FudgeAmber worked in Pana Chocolate’s raw kitchen as Head Chef before moving into her current product development role, which allows her the creative freedom to develop new cake, chocolate and specialty dessert recipes. Amber is a qualified... Read More →

Sunday November 1, 2015 19:00 - 19:45 AEDT
Cooking Demos Area

Cooking Demos