Grand Rapids Community College to Host Major Vegetarian Event!

Brace yourselves, extraVEGANzers! GRCC has just announced the line-up for its second annual Vegetarian Awakening Conference. Last year's first-of-its-kind exhibition and celebration of vegan cuisine brought ten of the finest vegetarian and vegan chefs in the U.S. to Grand Rapids, including vegan superstar Eric Tucker, Executive Chef of San Francisco's world renowned Millenium Restaurant. Last year's keynote lecturer "Mad Cowboy" Howard Lyman told me himself that the event was one of the most unique and well-executed conferences he has ever attended (which is saying a lot, considering that lecturing on these issues is his full time job!).

What's New for 2007?
This year's lineup is even more impressive, with all ten chefs returning, and not one, but two heavy-hitting keynote speakers: Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University and author of The China Study; and Dr. John McDougall, best-selling author of more than 10 books on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet.

Worth Every Penny! Just Ask Susan!
ExtraVEGANza's very own recipe maven, Susan, participated in the conference last year and deemed it to be worth every penny of the registration fee. I'm sure she'll log in and post a comment on what it was like to take culinary instruction from the likes of Eric Tucker! Included in the conference fee, as Susan will surely note, are vegan meals GALORE, as well as countless opportunities to taste what the chefs have prepared.

DO NOT MISS THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF VEGAN CUISINE WITH THE WORLD'S FINEST PRACTITIONERS OF THE CRAFT!