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Priya Rao, Vegan Food Consultant & TV Host

A foodie and wine lover, Priya switched to a vegetarian diet in 1995 and then to a vegan one in 2011. An entertainer since childhood, she’s had a lot of time to think about how to translate her love of hosting and cooking for people from meat and potatoes to vino and veggies.

Priya had previously hosted vegan food and wine events in Toronto as part of the duo A Vine Romance, appearing on Breakfast Television, as guest wine experts on 640AM and Rogers Daytime, and writing articles for Prince Edward County’s Grapevine Magazine, Restaurants Canada and NatalieMaclean.com. She also created and co-hosted the tv show, THE DRINK, for Bell FIBE TV1. She is currently a contributor for Vineroutes.com on all things vegan food & wine.

Priya has shared the joys of vegan food and wine at festivals such as Plant-Based Expo in NYC, Montreal Vegan Festival and the Puerto Rico Vegan Festival. She has hosted dinners at private clubs and golf clubs, and has been MC for vegan events around the city.

These days Priya is most often found with a glass of wine in hand entertaining guests at her vegan vacation home, Terra, in Ontario.