Nisha Vora

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Nisha Vora
Occupation Vegan/Plant-based cookbook author
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Harvard Law School
Subject Vegan/Plant-based cookbooks
Notable worksThe Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook: Wholesome, Indulgent Plant-Based Recipes (2019)

Nisha Vora is an American Vegan/Plant-based cookbook author.

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Early life and education

Vora grew up in Barstow, California, [1] [2] to parents who emigrated from Mumbai, India [1] to the United States during the 1980s. [3] Although they are vegetarian and she grew up eating Indian vegetarian cuisine, it was initially difficult for Vora when she decided to turn vegan in 2016, until she read books and watched documentaries on the topic. [1] [2]

Vora received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her JD from Harvard Law School in 2012. [4]

Career

Forbes named her first cookbook, The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook: Wholesome, Indulgent Plant-Based Recipes as one of the "Best Vegan Cookbooks" of 2019, [5] Food & Wine called it as one of the “The 18 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal” in 2023, [6] Parade listed it as one of the "Best Vegan Cookbooks to Add to Your Collection Right Now" in 2019, [7] and Good Housekeeping named it as one of the "14 Best Healthy Cookbooks, According to Cooking and Nutrition Experts" in 2023. [8] VegNews listed The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook as one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024. [9]

In 2023, Gotham named her cooking channel, Rainbow Plant Life one of the "8 Vegetarian and Vegan Youtube Channels That Make Plant-Based Cooking Easy." [10]

Books

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sen, Mayukh (September 20, 2023). "How kala namak, black salt, went from Indian staple to vegan star". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Neelakandan, Laya (July 14, 2022). "Why this former lawyer went vegan, quit her job and started a food blog". Today . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ Vora, Nisha. "About Nisha". rainbowplantlife.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Tenorio, Rich (August 8, 2019). "Planting herself in the right career". Harvard Gazette . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ Demarest, Abigail (September 3, 2019). "The Best Vegan Cookbooks". Forbes . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ Makhijani, Pooja (November 2, 2023). "The 18 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal". Food & Wine . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Pajer, Nicole (December 26, 2019). "The Best Vegan Cookbooks to Add to Your Collection Right Now". Parade . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Courtney (October 17, 2023). "14 Best Healthy Cookbooks, According to Cooking and Nutrition Experts". Good Housekeeping . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Pointing, Charlotte (January 16, 2024). "The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time". VegNews . Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ Tanna, Mansi (April 17, 2023). "8 Vegetarian and Vegan Youtube Channels That Make Plant-Based Cooking Easy". Gotham . Retrieved January 1, 2024.


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