Chef Chloe Coscarelli has a major claim to fame, she is the first vegan to win a Food Network cooking competition. When she won Cupcake Wars it was all vegans (an non-vegans) could talk about. Chloe put vegan cupcakes on the map! Chloe is a chef who trained at the Natural Gourmet Institute and has worked professionally […]
Interview Series
A Peek at NYC’s Vegan Shop-Up
Over here in New York City, the vegan movement is in full swing these days and in fact, at this point, it’s probably safe to say you’d have to be living under a rock to avoid noticing it. Over the past year alone, a number of new bakeries, restaurants and retailers have been springing up one by one. The […]
INTERVIEW SERIES – Regan Forrester of Vshoen
I have met so many wonderful vegans through the Chic Vegan Interview Series. Regan Forrester is making a real difference. When she became vegan she noticed that the availability of and her access to vegan shoes was very limited. Rather than waiting for someone else to solve the problem, Regan dove right in an opened […]
INTERVIEW SERIES – J. Morris Hicks
J. Morris Hicks wrote the groundbreaking book, Healthy Eating Healthy World. After a career in business as a management consultant and senior corporate executive, Jim Hicks became curious about the “optimal diet” for humans in 2002. Having always been a “big picture” guy in business, he began a study of what we eat from a […]
INTERVIEW SERIES – Eco Model Amanda Rootsey
I am honored to introduce you to Amanda Rootsey. Amanda is an amazing person living her life to the fullest with as little environmental impact as possible. As Australia’s first Eco Model Amanda is paving the way for other models who are now choosing to only model for companies whose products are not harming the […]




