Live Kindly | Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn Is Leading the Plant-Based Renaissance

Chef Michel Nischan pictured with Chefs Spike Mendelsohn, Marc Murphy and Rocco Dispirito at the PLNT Burger opening January 24 in Union Square.

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“It wasn’t until 2014 that a lightbulb went off for the former Top Chef. His life was upended when he attended the Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change, hosted by food equity advocate Michel Nischan in Pescadero, California. Instead of quaffing wine and networking, Mendelsohn and 14 other chefs rolled up their sleeves and brainstormed creative solutions to food issues, from sustainability to food insecurity. He soon found willing mentors in not only Nischan, but also Andrés and Tom Colicchio.

“Chefs are taking on a new role in the world—one that goes beyond your restaurant’s four walls,” Mendelsohn says. “The food policy boot camp makes chefs realize the voice that they have.”