About this person
Karyn Calabrese is an American chef, author and entrepreneur known for promoting a raw vegan diet. She is based in Chicago, where she has operated restaurants, cafés and shops focused on healthy plant-based food.
She has published cookbooks and provided dietary advice. Her projects feature recipes without animal products, often based on raw ingredients, fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
She is associated with a longstanding vegan lifestyle and the popularisation of raw food cuisine. She speaks publicly at events on health and nutrition.