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Remind us why this is called “Forks Over Knives”

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on May 21, 2024

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Nancy Calkins

Remind us why this is called “Forks Over Knives”?

Answer

So, um, t Campbell, professor Emeritus of Nutrition at Cornell University wrote a book called The China Study, uh, lo and behold, in Santa Monica, California, um, Brian Weell read the book, and he was so inspired by reading the book that he wrote and produced a movie called Forks Over Knives, the Fork being the Fork and the Knife being a Scalpel. And that following the hippocratic belief that, um, food as medicine can be a cure. Uh, Brian set forth to produce this wonderful, wonderful movie, which, uh, its Director's Cut came out in 2010, and, um, it's just a wonderful movie. And then I guess through, uh, the, the success and excitement around the movie, uh, they partnered with us here at Rouxbe. And, um, forks Over Knives has a particular, um, fondness or attention to people who might want to prevent and reverse heart disease. And so that's what forks over knives means. And, um, uh, the movie is very, very, I'm very fond of the movie. Um, I have an emotional investment in the movie and the course. And, uh, that was a great question, Nancy. That was another great question. I, I'm also proud to say that when you watch the movie, and I hope you'll watch it till the very end, because in the special thanks and recognition part, it says, thanks to Charlene Nolan, and that's because I wrote the prospectus for the national rollout of the movie at Whole Foods Market, and it remains one of the most exciting things that I have ever done before. And so, read the China study, read as much as you can, it forks over knives. And just remember that we are always here for you to answer any questions that you might have.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.