Veganism, Sustainable Cooking, & Doing It Your Way featuring Self-Taught Chef Priyanka Naik

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify! Follow @theunfitpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. This week’s episode features self-taught vegan chef, Food Network champion, and TV personality, Priyanka Naik! (2:31) Priyanka is also the author of The Modern Tiffin and columnist of “Ecokitchen” for The Washington Post. This gal does it all–and she also has a 9-5 job at Twitter. We’re talking about growing up on Staten Island, how she became a self-taught chef (11:38), what vegan cooking means to her, winning Food Network’s “Cooks vs. Cons” and her book (35:40). Priyanka’s story showcases one of Unfit’s most important principles: you don’t need to be a certified expert in something to make it your passion. Visit chefpriyanka.com for recipes, travel ideas, sustainability hacks and more.Sign up for ‘Ecokitchen,’ Priyanka’s 8 week Washington Post newsletter about sustainable cooking.Buy Priyanka’s book, The Modern Tiffin: On-the-Go Vegan Dishes with a Global Flair (A Cookbook) on Amazon.Priyanka’s vegan/vegan accommodating restaurant recs: Plant Bar NYCPurple ThaiPlanta QueenSaravanaa BhavanIliliColettaJajajaBeatnic