Ron Russell

Introduction: Ron Russell is a plant-based chef who advocates a healthy, whole-foods lifestyle with an emphasis on adding more raw and vegan choices for optimum health. He has followed a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle for more than 30 years. He specializes in teaching raw food, vegan/vegetarian, detoxing/cleanses, healthy gourmet food preparation, as well as detoxifying a person's physical environment. He is often asked to give wellness/nutritional talks at conferences and for groups. Ron is co-partner in SunCafe Organic, which has won more than a dozen culinary awards including being named one of the 10 best restaurants in Los Angeles by OpenTable 2013. SunCafe counts Mila Kunis, Colin Farrell, Anne Hathaway, John Salley, Serena Williams and many other celebrities as regular customers. Over the past three years, in more than 150 raw food cooking classes, Ron has shared 15-minute gourmet healthy recipes with his students. He and SunCafe have been featured in the NY Times, NBC News, KTLA, Los Angeles Times, and InStyle, among other media.