Ron Pickarski, CEC (formerly Brother Ron) is President and Executive Chef/Consultant for Eco-Cuisine, Inc. He is the first vegetarian chef to be certified as an Executive Chef by the American Culinary Federation. As a Food Technologist, his specialty is research and development of all-natural, low and reduced fat vegan products that are nutrient dense with superior taste for the healthy dining consumer. The products are menu concept driven speed scratch vegan vegetarian products for foodservice operations.

Ron is also the Founder/Director of the American Natural Foods Team which competed at the quadrennial International Culinary Olympics in Germany. Between 1980 and 1996 he won seven medals (gold, silver, and bronze) with plant-based vegan vegetarian foods and was the first chef in the history of that prestigious event to do so. Ron has made numerous television appearances, produced three cookbooks, a cooking technique video on vegetarian cuisine, written many articles for national periodicals. He has been featured in Vegetarian Times, Art Culinaire, The National Culinary Review, USA Today Weekend, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, Chicago Sun Times and Los Angeles Times, etc.

Please visit www.eco-cuisine.com for more information regarding Ron Pickarski, Eco-Cuisine and the vegan products he develops, has manufactured and sells through retail and foodservice operations.

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