Stop Wasting Food! with Max La Manna

Ever thought about eating a banana peel? Ok, that’s an extreme example (sort of) but if you want to know more, you will love this week’s interview with Max La Manna, a self-taught plant-based chef who is looking to end food waste with easy-to-recreate recipes that use every part of the ingredients.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Born and raised in North America, Max La Manna is a self-taught chef and the award-winning author of More Plants, Less Waste and You Can Cook This! He has been featured in Vogue, Food Network, The Times, BBC News, and Vice and, boasting over one million followers, has electrified social media with simple, delicious, low-waste recipes that put vegetables at the heart of his cooking. His down-to-earth, few-ingredient approach means that he advocates for low-waste living in a truly accessible way. Max lives in the English countryside with his wife and their thirty-three houseplants.

RESOURCES

• Symposium in honor of Professor Sherry Colb
• Max La Manna’s Website
• Max La Manna on Instagram
• Max La Manna on Facebook
• Max La Manna on TikTok
• Max La Manna on YouTube

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

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