On Monday, March 7th at 12 noon, the Plant-Based Nutrition Group (hosted by Elaine French and Jerry Smith) will hold their monthly Zoom meeting. Eric Tucker, Co-owner and Executive Chef of Millennium Restaurant in Oakland CA, will demonstrate gourmet plant-based meal preparation. He will be preparing Fresh Trofie Pasta with Tomato Almond Pesto Trapanese. Millennium’s cuisine is described as a convergence of many ethnic styles with northern California sensibilities and contemporary presentation. Due to Chef Tucker’s creativity and skill, Millennium is rated one of the top plant-based restaurants in the world.
https://www.millenniumrestaurant.com/

Eric Tucker is the founding and current Chef – co owner of Millennium Restaurant.He is the principal author of The Millennium Cook Book and The Artful Vegan, both Ten Speed Press. A graduate of The Natural Gourmet Cookery School in NYC, his culinary passion has been to elevate vegetable based cuisine to the sublime!

Eric is an avid supporter of the local, sustainable agriculture movement as well as an instructor and chairing at CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service) in San Francisco. Eric resides in Oakland and is an avid cyclist, musician and mycologist.