Chef Competition’s Resource Page: Interesting Articles http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring2013/N utrition.pdf – incredible study just released about physicians nationally supporting plant based diets for patients http://www.care2.com/greenliving/uss-largest-hmo- endorses-a-plant-based-diet.html Plant based and Raw cuisine, a growing trend: Article from Full Service Restaurants website: 'Chefs, Restaurants Embrace Raw Foods Trend' http://www.fsrmagazine.com/food-beverage/chefs- restaurants-embrace-raw-foods-trend 'Catching up with the mother of haute raw cuisine' http://www.wellandgoodnyc.com/2013/08/27/catching- up-with-the-godmother-of-haute-raw-cuisine/ In Business Week and NYT: The Rise of the power vegans, or how an increasing number of high profile CEOs and celebrities are turning to veganism or investing in plant based food: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_46/ b4203103862097.htm http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01- 24/venture-capital-sees-promise-in-lab-created-eco- foods http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/business/venture- capitalists-are-making-bigger-bets-on-food-start- ups.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Same kind of info: http://www.businessinsider.com/successful-men-who- are-vegetarians-2013-7?op=1 In Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/from-pro- athletes-to-ceos-and-doughnut-cravers-the-rise-of-the- vegan-diet-1.1049116 In India: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/201 3-10-05/news/42745248_1_vegetarian-diet-vegan-diet- elon-musk Making vegan the new normal: “I don’t think you could go to a four-star restaurant in Los Angeles and not find a vegan option,” said Ron Russell, a chef and owner at SunCafe. “The clientele demands it.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/dining/vegan-food- is-in-mainstream-in-southern- california.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/the- changing-tide-of-food_b_855168.html More searches on google about plant based diets http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/interest-in- vegan-diets-on-the-rise_n_3003221.html ABC of raw food diet: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianlifestyle/f/rawf oods.htm http://vegetarian.about.com/od/beverage1/qt/rawmyths.h tm Blogs and Plant Based Inspiration http://www.101cookbooks.com http://chadsarno.com/blog/ http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com http://www.vegweb.com http://www.thesweetlifeonline.com http://ohsheglows.com http://hellyeahitsvegan.com http://mouthwateringvegan.com http://blog.fatfreevegan.com http://viveleveganrecipes.blogspot.fr/view/flipcard http://kriscarr.com/recipes/ http://www.manifestvegan.com http://www.veggiechef.co.uk/Blog/index.html (not fully vegan but great veg blog) http://havecakewilltravel.com http://www.vegalicious.org http://veganyumyum.com http://bittersweetblog.com http://vkreesphotography.com/ http://www.olivesfordinner.com/ http://veganyackattack.com/ http://foodsense.is http://herbivoracious.com http://naturallyella.com (not fully vegan but great veg blog) http://www.greenkitchenstories.com (not fully vegan but great veg blog) http://www.mynewroots.org/site/ http://www.coconutandquinoa.com Raw food websites: http://matthewkenneycuisine.tumblr.com/page/61#63 http://therawlivestyle.com http://www.thesweetlifeonline.com/raw-2/ http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/p/raw-food- basics.html#.Ue8NPpXTSL0 http://www.rawchef.com/aboutus-rawchef.php http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/2013/03/raw- lasagna-with-cashew-cheese-and.html#.Ue8OEpXTSL1 http://fullyraw.com/be-fully-raw/what-is-fully-raw http://youngonrawfood.com/category/raw-food-recipes/ http://www.alissacohen.com http://www.rawfoodrecipes.com/details/matthew- kenney.html http://vegansparkles.com/category/vegan-recipes/raw- recipes/ http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipes/ http://www.rawmazing.com/recipe-archive/ http://therawfoodkitchen.com.au/raw-food-recipes/ http://www.therawtarian.com http://www.therawchef.com http://www.choosingraw.com/recipes/ http://www.rawfoodrecipes.com/recipes/ Plant Based Recipe Books: http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Sexy-Kitchen-Plant- Empowered- Mouthwatering/dp/1401941044/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie= UTF8&qid=1383088723&sr=1-1&keywords=kris+carr http://www.amazon.com/The-Conscious-Cook-Delicious- Meatless/dp/B004F9OV52/ref=cm_lmf_tit_6 http://www.amazon.com/Candle-79-Cookbook- Sustainable-Restaurant/dp/1607740125/ref=pd_sim_b_1 http://www.amazon.com/The-Artful-Vegan-Millennium- Restaurant/dp/1580082076/ref=pd_sim_b_3 http://www.amazon.com/Color-Vegan-Antioxidant-Rich- Fiber-Packed-Color- Intense/dp/1592334393/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&q id=1383088864&sr=1-6&keywords=colleen+patrick- goudreau Raw food Recipe books: http://www.amazon.com/sim/1423602072/2/?ref_=pe_139 710_33192830 http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Raw-Well-Gluten-Free- Recipes/dp/0778802957/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=13367 58489&sr=8-1&tag=vglnkc3453-20 http://www.amazon.com/Anis-Raw-Food-Kitchen- ebook/dp/B004HKIFRE/ref=sr_1_31?s=books&ie=UTF8& qid=1336422038&sr=1-31&tag=vglnkc3453-20 http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Uncook-Book-Vegetarian- Food/dp/0060392622/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid =1336421605&sr=1-3&tag=vglnkc3453-20 Top Plant Based Restaurants and Veg Tasting Menus http://www.crossroadskitchen.com http://vedgerestaurant.com http://www.joia.it http://www.hangawirestaurant.com http://www.blossomnyc.com http://www.vanillablack.co.uk/menus/a-la-carte-menu http://www.millenniumrestaurant.com/restaurant/index. html http://www.candle79.com http://www.pied-a-terre.co.uk/vegetarian-tasting-menu http://www.kajitsunyc.com/index.html http://www.tkrg.org/upload/ps_menu.pdf - (Thomas Kellers plant based tasting menu) http://www.terreaterre.co.uk http://www.dirtcandynyc.com Top Raw restaurants: http://oneluckyduck.com/pages/pure-food-and-wine/ http://www.raw-q.com http://rockinraw.com http://rawlicious.ca/usa/ http://matthewkenneycuisine.com/restaurants/santa- monica/m-a-k-e/ http://www.elizabethsonlstreet.com/raw.html http://www.planetraw.com/juice-shots http://www.karynraw.com/Raw-Cafe/ http://leaforganics.com/menu/ http://www.chacocanyoncafe.com Plant Based/Raw culinary institutes: http://rouxbe.com/plant-based http://rouxbe.com/cooking-courses/plant-based-cooking- level-1/details http://matthewkenneycuisine.com/education/ http://www.naturalepicurean.com http://www.naturalgourmetinstitute.com http://rawfoodchef.com http://www.culinary-schools-bestguide.com/vegetarian- culinary-schools.html Inspiring Films: PlanEat http://planeat.tv Forks over Knives http://www.forksoverknives.com Fat Sick and Nearly Dead http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com Earthlings: http://www.earthlings.com Food Inc http://www.takepart.com/foodinc Food Matters http://www.foodmatters.tv Fast Food Nation http://www.foxsearchlight.com/fastfoodnation/ Vegucated http://www.getvegucated.com The Future of Food http://www.thefutureoffood.com .