PLANTLAB Culinary Academy Partners With Vegan Celebrity Chef and Healthy Living Educator Leslie Durso

The partnership with Leslie Durso further exemplifies PLANTLAB's focus to meet the public's increasing interest in plant-based cuisine and the art of its preparation. PLANTLAB is the premiere educational platform and plant-based think tank providing consumers and like-minded businesses with high-quality content and inventive concepts in the culinary arts, education and wellness industries.

Through the partnership Leslie Durso will be creating and curating exclusive content among PLANTLAB's updated online platform at PLANTLAB.com. Through these efforts the PLANTLAB team aims to make the art of plant-based cuisine approachable for all, from the beginner to the expert. Content will include online videos and demonstrations, menu consultation as well as recipe development. Durso will also participate in exclusive on-site workshops.

Commenting on the partnership Leslie Durso said, "I am thrilled to partner with the team at PLANTLAB. Through the partnership my aim is to incorporate a culmination of global recipes from my travels and work, proving that a plant-based diet is easily attainable and from all corners of the world."

Seconding Durso's comment, PLANTLAB's CEO Adam Zucker commented, "Our partnership with Leslie Durso stems from a commitment to reaching a wide audience of vegan enthusiasts. Our goal is to show that the benefits of a vegan lifestyle are attainable for all and at any level that individuals are willing to incorporate into their day-to-day."

With a US culinary academy in Los Angeles, world-renowned international pop-ups and a new academy planned to open for 2018 in New York City's SoHo neighborhood the PLANTLAB culinary academy continues to be a leader in the plant-based arena.

Highlights from PLANTLAB's curriculum include:

• Full-time chef training courses that range from 1-4 weeks in duration **Courses vary in level of experience and focus on raw/cooked techniques, chocolate, pastries, super-foods, nutrition and more. 
• Evening courses are designed to fit the working professional's schedule and are offered in Venice, CA and NYC. 
• Leisurely paced Weekend Workshops are open to the public and are taught in Venice, CA and NYC 
• Curriculum is geared towards individuals who want to cook at home and / or recreationally
• Upcoming international pop ups are planned for Barcelona, Milan, Sydney, and Toronto. 
• PLANTLAB's New York academy will be equipped to house multiple curriculum disciplines, specifically cooked and raw cuisine 
• A new PLANTLAB Culinary Academy space is planned in Los Angeles and slated to open Spring of 2018

About PLANTLAB

PLANTLAB is an international culinary academy created to meet the increasing interest and demand for plant-based cuisine and the art of its preparation. The team at PLANTLAB emphasizes the use of whole, organic, unprocessed, plant-based foods to achieve healthy, aesthetically refined and flavorful cuisine. Coursework features intimate classes and weekend workshops which incorporate personalized instruction to allow for a successful, integrated hands-on experience in the academy's state-of-the-art classrooms and unmatched online platform.

SOURCE PLANTLAB Culinary Academy