Chef Steve is a celebrated food journalist with a readership upward of
millions. He writes special features for Cooking Light Magazine, and for
more than four years, he was a contributing editor to Cooking Light,
with a monthly column entitled Inspired Vegetarian. He writes a weekly
syndicated column called Vegetarian Today, for The Chicago Tribune news
service, which is published in hundreds of newspapers across the nation.
His work has been featured in Health, Fine Cooking, the LA Times
Syndicate, Food & Wine, and Restaurant Hospitality. He is seen regularly
on the local NBC affiliate on Saturday mornings, where he hosts a
special cooking segment.

His contributions also include authoring the Grains poster published by
Ten Speed Press and serving as a Culinary Advisor to the Whole Grains
Council. He is on the Culinary Advisory Board of the Latino Coalition,
where he influences the creation of literature in English and Spanish to
ensure Latinos are able to blend healthy food and rich tradition into
savory dishes. He also serves as Culinary Advisor to the Mediterranean
Foods Alliance.

Chef Steve is a highly sought after culinary instructor and teaches
classes at top retail markets and cooking schools across the nation. He
is a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde
Park, New York where he was awarded a fellowship and served as Chef
Instructor.