Vegetarian since 1984, vegan since 2010 - Lived in South Africa for 30 years, Lived in Australia for a bit, based in the U.K. since 1998. I’m a vegan cook who’s worked in many veggie and vegan kitchens over the years, including 2 Buddhist Centres & also a catering van at festivals for 4 years. Vegan catering for 150 people for the Manchester Buddhist Convention for 2 years. Gluten free Baker. Trained in Asian Cuisine- Indian & SE Asian where I cooked in Bangkok. Love world cuisine- veganising Mexican, Italian, Middle Eastern, Chinese. 'How can we change the world if we can't even change ourselves' ~ Maxi Jazz