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Oh, little Lavender Flowers, how we have missed you! We hope you aren’t too mad about our little hiatus and that you are ready for who we have to bring to the mic. Today, Lavender hangs out with the fierce entrepreneur, chef, and fellow cookbook author, Krimsey. Owner of the beloved and dearly departed Cajun Vegan restaurant, Krimsey’s and author of the soon to come out Cajun Vegan Cookbook, Krimsey shares her journey as a cookbook writer and chef. You will also learn of her quarantine hobbies such as rollerblading, gardening, and hanging out on Clubhouse to name a few. You know you want to learn to make a vegan beignet in your very own home! Come along and listen to our Cajun Vegan episode of Lavender Lunch! To grab Krimsey’s cookbook when it comes out, click here:

Krimsey’s: https://krimseys.com/

Thanks for listening! We now have Lavender Lunch merch!!! To rep your favorite podcast with a cool dad hat, find cooking lessons, chef tips, and Lavender's Vegan in a Weekend cookbook, visit www.lavenderlunch.com. Lavender Lunch is created by Sami Pollak. This episode was produced by Chapin Long. Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Connect with us on Instagram @lavender.lunch & on Twitter @lavenderlunch.

Happy Hoo-lidays Lavender Lads and Ladies! Today, Sami chats with Davin Waite (@davinwaite) about not one, not two, but the THREE restaurants he owns and operates. Yeah. He's a badass. An Oceanside born and bred chef, Davin is breaking barriers with his work, committing to zero-waste prep, production and consumption. Wanna' try a banana-peel taco? I know you do. I can only scratch the surface here. Dive into the episode! And check out his hot-spots here:

Wrench & Rodent (@wrenchandrodent): a SeaBasstro Pub // https://www.seabasstropub.com
The Whet Noodle (@thewhetnoodle): https://www.thewhetnoodle.com
The Plot (@theplotrestaurant): https://theplotrestaurant.com

Thanks for listening! To find cooking lessons, chef tips, and the Vegan in a Weekend cook book, visit www.lavenderlunch.com. Lavender Lunch is created by Sami Pollak, produced and engineered by Cameron Tagge (@camtagge). Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Connect with us on Instagram @veganinaweekend

Welcome back Lavender Lunchies! Today we have Lisa Marie Johnson on the show. Lisa has 30+ years of restaurant and cheffing experience, including cooking on every continent. Yup, that includes Antarctica. Want to hear what that's like? So do I! Tune in for the low down on what living and working in the South Frigid Zone is like. Lisa has a wonderful energy with endless cooking stories. She shares her time working on a private yacht and talks about going more plant based.

Thanks for listening! To find cooking lessons, chef tips, and the Vegan in a Weekend cook book, visit www.lavenderlunch.com. Lavender Lunch is created by Sami Pollak & produced and engineered by Cameron Tagge (@camtagge). Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Connect with us on Instagram @veganinaweekend

Happy days Lavender Lunchies! Today, Sami chats with Chef Roy (@royelam): chef, entrepreneur and owner of Donna Jean - a plant based restaurant in San Diego. Seasonal. Sustainable. Plant based. Rustic. Comforting. Donna Jean thrives off those 5 words. Sami digs into the start of Roy’s career and the Donna Jean restaurant.

Check out their dope website here: https://donnajeanrestaurant.com

Thanks for listening! To find cooking lessons, chef tips, and the Vegan in a Weekend cook book, visit www.lavenderlunch.com. Lavender Lunch is created by Sami Pollak, produced and engineered by Cameron Tagge (@camtagge). Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Connect with us on Instagram @veganinaweekend

Welcome back Lavender Lunch-babies! We’re rolling on with season 3, bringing you different guests from around the globe to continue this culinary-chef-cooking-cuisine-kingdom of kings and queens extravaganza! This week, we have Virginia Combs (@vcspice5). Virginia joins us from her master’s program in the UK. She is part of the close-knit “Vegan in a Weekend” cookbook team. She is a multi-talented, multi-hyphenate creator with skills in editing, writing, cooking, graphic design, project management, and podcast producing. You can find out much more about her on her website: https://virginiacombs.com

Sami and Virginia chat about their food lifestyles and the current state of the health-food and cooking industry.

Thanks for listening! To find cooking lessons, chef tips, and the Vegan in a Weekend cook book, visit www.lavenderlunch.com. Lavender Lunch is created by Sami Pollak, produced and engineered by Cameron Tagge (@camtagge). Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Connect with us on Instagram @veganinaweekend

Welcome one, welcome all! Today's episode, we switch it up a bit. Our favorite return guest Josh takes lead mic and interviews Lavender. We explore part of her journey to chef-dom and where she plans to go. Stay tuned for only the hottest and hippest restaurant and music recommendations.

Thanks for listening! To find cooking lessons, chef tips, and the Vegan in a Weekend cook book, visit www.lavenderlunch.com. Lavender Lunch is created by Sami Pollak, produced and engineered by Cameron Tagge (@camtagge). Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Connect with us on Instagram @veganinaweekend