Join our chef instructors and special guests from the cooking, medical, and literary world for a discussion of a variety of topics and recipes, as well as your questions.
All episodes were originally live broadcast events, as found on https://rouxbe.com/live-events
Chef Fran Costigan - Plant Milks in Vegan Desserts
Soy, rice, almond, oat coconut are all readily available plant milks, but they are not necessarily interchangeable when it comes to baking. Join Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director or Vegan Pastry and lead instrucitor for Essential Vegan Desserts for a practical look at how different plant milks affect flavor, texture, color, richness, and structure in desserts.
Fran will examine labels, compare ingredients, and discuss which plant milks work best in cakes, custards, puddings, ganache, ice creams, and more. You’ll also learn when plant milks can be substituted successfully—and when choosing the wrong one can change the result. Whether you are vegan or simply want to bake confidently without dairy, this episode will help you choose the right plant milk for the job.
You can watch the original video version of this episode on Rouxbe (https://rouxbe.com/live-events/1072).
5 Oct 2026
Chef Dan Marek - Ask Me Anything September 29th
Join Chef Dan Marek in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. From cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Dan tackled all variety of questions!
Dan Marek is a chef educator who has been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking for over 15 years. At Rouxbe, he is our Director of Plant-Based Culinary and Development where he helps develop content, classes and builds courses for many of our partners.
Dan is a board member of Slow Food Austin, the Institute of Child Nutrition, and Conscious Capitalism. He has earned his BA in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and holds certificates in Nutrition from Cornell University.
Prior to his role with Rouxbe, Dan worked with Whole Kids Foundation training teachers and food service at schools across the country on nutrition and culinary best practices. He also worked as a Healthy Eating Educator at Whole Foods Market’s flagship store in Austin, TX, was a personal chef for some of Austin’s elite business people, taught classes in culinary techniques at Austin Community College, The Natural Epicurean, and Le Cordon Bleu.
Dan also regularly volunteers cooking or speaking about nutrition for the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Marathon Kids, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas.
You can watch the original video version of this episode on Rouxbe (https://rouxbe.com/live-events/1071).
21 Sept 2026
Chef Dan Marek - Ask Me Anything September 15th
Join Chef Dan Marek in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. From cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Dan tackled all variety of questions!
Dan Marek is a chef educator who has been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking for over 15 years. At Rouxbe, he is our Director of Plant-Based Culinary and Development where he helps develop content, classes and builds courses for many of our partners.
Dan is a board member of Slow Food Austin, the Institute of Child Nutrition, and Conscious Capitalism. He has earned his BA in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and holds certificates in Nutrition from Cornell University.
Prior to his role with Rouxbe, Dan worked with Whole Kids Foundation training teachers and food service at schools across the country on nutrition and culinary best practices. He also worked as a Healthy Eating Educator at Whole Foods Market’s flagship store in Austin, TX, was a personal chef for some of Austin’s elite business people, taught classes in culinary techniques at Austin Community College, The Natural Epicurean, and Le Cordon Bleu.
Dan also regularly volunteers cooking or speaking about nutrition for the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Marathon Kids, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas.
You can watch the original video version of this episode on Rouxbe (https://rouxbe.com/live-events/1068).
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