Vegan Soulicious Launch with Charlise Rookwood
Join us or a flavorful evening in celebration of Vegan Soulicious: Plant-Based Island Cooking, the highly anticipated debut cookbook from plant-based chef and content creator Charlise Rookwood!
To mark the occasion, Charlise will be serving up a bite from the book, giving guests a delicious taste of the bold, soulful flavors that define her signature plant-based style. Inspired by her Caribbean roots and passion for vibrant, feel-good food, this event is all about flavor, community, and creativity.
The evening will also feature a conversation with Charlise and powerhouse social media manager, Tiffany Smith, where she’ll share the journey behind Vegan Soulicious—from the inspiration and development of her recipes to the personal stories and culinary philosophy woven throughout the book. It's a chance to hear firsthand how she brings flavor and soul to plant-based cooking.
Ticket Options:
- Standard: general admission to the event
- Standard + Book: general admission + a signed copy of Vegan Soulicious
Purchase your copy in advance for a discount on your event ticket! Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase onsite.
More about the book
In her debut cookbook, Vegan Soulicious, Charlise Rookwood shares her favorite vegan dishes, as well as recipes that showcase African and Caribbean flavors that will make your tastebuds sing. In the process, she proves that plant-based food can be boldly flavorful, vibrantly beautiful, easy to make, and a reflection of cultural roots.
The recipes in Vegan Soulicious span Jamaican comfort food, essential and outrageously delicious Mauritian condiments, and plant-based twists on familiar soul food favorites from the American South. Her cooking focuses on dishes that are naturally satisfying without meat and dairy, due to both the way they have always traditionally been enjoyed and thanks to clever innovations Rookwood has developed.
Whether you are new to vegan cooking, simply want to reduce the amount of meat and dairy you are consuming, or are an experienced plant-based cook, Vegan Soulicious has a fresh and delicious point of view, offering an exciting approach to cooking that is irresistibly soulful and centered on wellness and joy.
Thank you to our sponsor, Ten to One Rum for providing the libations for the evening. We also want to give another special shout to iOne Digital and MadameNoire for their participation in promoting this incredible event!
More about the participants
Vegan chef Charlise Rookwood uses her imagination and creativity to prepare dishes with the flavors and inspiration from her Jamaican and Mauritian roots. She has developed vegan menus and catered special events for celebrities such as Donnell Rawlings, Dean Edwards, Incognito, i One (BET red carpet), and many more. Rookwood is also the host of The Black Vegan Cooking Show, where she chops it up with tastemakers, musicians, influencers, and the best vegan chefs in the country in search of the perfect plant-based meal.
Tiffany Smith, a seasoned content creator who transitioned into a professional social media manager, and founded #ByTiffanySmith. With over a decade of experience, she excels in creating viral trends and developing effective digital content strategies.
More about BEM
BEM | books & more is a literary destination at the intersection of food and Blackness. Established by two sisters in January 2021 as an online bookstore, BEM is proud to serve as a home for readers, writers, cooks, and eaters passionate about Black cultures in all their diversity. Taking an expansive approach to the nexus of food, literature, and culture, BEM celebrates Black food by bringing works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for readers of all ages into conversation with cookbooks and culinary studies to explore how what feeds us defines us.
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