Isa Chandra Moskowitz facts for kids
Moskowitz in Omaha, Nebraska, 2010
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| Born | February 3, 1973 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Cooking style | Vegan |
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Television show(s)
Post Punk Kitchen (2003–2005)
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Award(s) won
VegNews Veggie Award: Favorite Cookbook Author (2007–10)
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Isa Chandra Moskowitz is an American chef, author, and restaurant owner. She is famous for her delicious vegan recipes. Vegan food means it has no animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs. Isa also hosted a cooking show called Post Punk Kitchen.
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Early Life and Interests
Isa grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She went to a special high school for fine art. In the late 1980s, Isa became interested in the punk rock scene in Manhattan.
She first became a vegetarian, then a vegan. Isa also volunteered with Food Not Bombs. This group gives free vegan meals to people who need them.
Career Highlights
Isa Moskowitz is a well-known chef in the plant-based world. In 2023, Tasting Table named her one of the "21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need To Know." VegNews also listed her as one of the "37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food."
The Post Punk Kitchen Show
Isa got the idea for her own cooking show while watching the Food Network. She wondered why there were no vegan cooking shows. So, she created Post Punk Kitchen.
The show's name, The Post Punk Kitchen, meant growing up. It showed how people face new choices as they get older.
Isa's Restaurants
In 2008, Isa moved from New York to Portland, Oregon. Later, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Her restaurant, Modern Love, first opened in Omaha in 2014. A second Modern Love restaurant opened in Brooklyn in 2016.
Cookbooks
The success of The Post Punk Kitchen led to Isa writing cookbooks. Her first cookbook, Vegan with a Vengeance, came out in 2005. She has written many more cookbooks since then.
In 2024, Food & Wine magazine listed two of her books. These were Veganomicon and Isa Does It. They were on a list of the "20 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal."
VegNews also listed five of her books. They were among the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024.
Here are some of her popular cookbooks:
- Vegan with a Vengeance. 2005. ISBN: 1-56924-358-1
- Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, with Terry Hope Romero. 2006. ISBN: 1-56924-273-9
- Veganomicon, with Terry Hope Romero. 2007. ISBN: 1-56924-264-X
- Vegan Brunch. 2009. ISBN: 0-7382-1272-5
- Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, with Terry Hope Romero. 2009. ISBN: 1-60094-048-X
- Appetite for Reduction. 2010. ISBN: 978-1-60094-049-1
- Vegan Pie in the Sky. 2011. ISBN: 978-0-7382-1274-6
- Vegan with a Vengeance, 10th Anniversary Edition: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock. 2015. ISBN: 978-0738218335
- The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook: Entertaining for Absolutely Every Occasion. 2016. ISBN: 978-0-316-22189-4
- I Can Cook Vegan. 2019. ISBN: 978-1419732416
Activism and Helping Others
Isa Moskowitz believes in helping animals. She calls her work "Culinary Activism" or "Baketivism." This means using cooking and baking to support animal rights. She does not support "humane meat," which is meat from animals raised in better conditions. She believes all animals should be treated kindly.
After the big 2010 Haiti earthquake, Isa asked vegans to help. She posted on her blog, asking them to hold bake sales in their cities. These sales raised money to help people in Haiti. Together, they raised over $75,000!
See also
- Animal rights and punk subculture
