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| name = Isa Chandra Moskowitz<br />
| image = IsaMoskowitz.jpg|IsaMoskowitz<br />
| caption = Moskowitz in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], 2010<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|3|mf=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.<br />
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| style = [[Vegan]]<br />
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| television = ''[[Post Punk Kitchen]]'' (2003–2005)<br />
| awards = VegNews Veggie Award: Favorite Cookbook Author (2007–10)<br />
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'''Isa Chandra Moskowitz''' is an American [[vegan]] chef, cookbook author, former host of the vegan community access cooking show ''[[Post Punk Kitchen]]'', and restaurateur.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Raised in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and having dropped out of [[The High School of Music & Art]], where she majored in [[fine art]], Moskowitz found herself drawn toward the [[punk rock]] scene of the [[Lower East Side]] of [[Manhattan]] in the late 1980s, embracing first a [[vegetarian]] diet, then [[veganism]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moskin |first=Julia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/dining/24vega.html |title=Strict Vegan Ethics, Frosted With Hedonism |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2007-01-24 |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref> She also volunteered with [[Food Not Bombs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theppk.com/about/ |title= Vegan Baking & Vegan Cooking |publisher=Post Punk Kitchen |date= |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref> an [[anarchist]] organization that provides free vegan meals to the homeless and needy.<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2023, ''[[Tasting Table]]'' named Moskowitz as one of the “21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need To Know,”<ref name=tt>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://www.tastingtable.com/1303475/plant-based-chefs-need-know/<br />
|title=21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need To Know<br />
|access-date=2023-12-28<br />
|last=Kot<br />
|first=Anna<br />
|date=2023-06-02<br />
|work=[[Tasting Table]]<br />
}}</ref> and [[VegNews]] listed her as one of the "37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food."<ref name=chefs>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://vegnews.com/chefs/creative-vegan-chefs<br />
|title=37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food<br />
|access-date=January 16, 2024<br />
|last=Pointing<br />
|first=Charlotte<br />
|date= July 27, 2023<br />
|work=[[VegNews]]<br />
}}</ref> <br />
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===''Post Punk Kitchen''===<br />
The inspiration to create her own cooking show, the ''[[Post Punk Kitchen]],'' came while watching the [[Food Network]] and wondering to herself why there were no vegan shows.<ref name="Moskowitz2005p3">Moskowitz, Isa Chandra.''Vegan With a Vengeance''. Marlowe & Company, 2005, p. 3.</ref> According to Moskowitz, the show used the title ''The Post Punk Kitchen'' to signify the feeling of being "older and facing the conundrum of growing up and making compromises that their eighteen-year-old selves might hate them for".<ref name="Moskowitz2005p3"/><br />
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===Restaurants===<br />
In April 2008, she relocated from New York to [[Portland, Oregon]], then to [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. Her restaurant, Modern Love, has locations in Omaha and Brooklyn.<Ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/isa-chandra-moskowitz/post-punk-kitchen-star-isa-chandra-moskowitz-is-op/ Post Punk Kitchen's Isa Chandra Moskowitz Talks Opening Modern Love in Brooklyn]</ref><ref>[https://www.fsrmagazine.com/chef-profiles/chef-isa-chandra-moskowitz-makes-vegan-work-omaha-brooklyn Chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz Makes Vegan Work, from Omaha to Brooklyn]</ref><ref>[https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/10/27/brooklyns-modern-love-brings-vegan-punk-ethos-to-the-table/ Brooklyn’s Modern Love Brings Vegan Punk Ethos to the Table]</ref> Her first restaurant, Modern Love, opened in Omaha in 2014<ref>{{cite news |url=http://omahamagazine.com/articles/modern-love/|author=Baker, Lindsey Anne|title=Modern Love|publisher=Omaha Magazine|date=2014-12-03|accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref> and a second location opened in Brooklyn in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gothamist.com/food/williamsburg-gets-a-vegan-restaurant-for-grown-ups-with-modern-love|author=Lynch, Scott|title=Williamsburg Gets A Vegan Restaurant For Grown-Ups With Modern Love|format=article|work=Quick Bites|publisher=Gothamist|date=2016-10-11|accessdate=2022-07-25}}</ref><br />
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==Cookbooks==<br />
The success of ''The Post Punk Kitchen'' led to the compilation of a cookbook, ''Vegan with a Vengeance'', in late 2005, and a number of additional cookbooks over the years.<ref name="goth">{{cite web |last=Kramer |first=Rachel |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/isa-chandra-moskowitz-creator-post-punk-kitchen-author-ivegan-with-a-vengeancei |title=Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Creator, Post Punk Kitchen, Author, Vegan With a Vengeance |publisher=Gothamist |date=2005-11-03 |accessdate=2022-07-25}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923122642/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/mighty-appetite/2007/12/vegan_queen.html All Hail the Vegan Queen]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Secrets of the Ultimate Vegan Cookbook |website=[[NPR]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726171911/https://www.npr.org/2008/01/06/17880728/secrets-of-the-ultimate-vegan-cookbook?sc=emaf |archive-date=2022-07-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.npr.org/2008/01/06/17880728/secrets-of-the-ultimate-vegan-cookbook?sc=emaf}}</ref><br />
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In 2024, ''[[Food & Wine]]'' included both ''Veganomicon'' and ''Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week'' in their list of "the 20 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal" in 2024.<ref name=bestfw>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/kitchen/best-vegan-cookbooks<br />
|title=The 20 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal<br />
|access-date=November 2, 2024<br />
|last=Makhijani<br />
|first=Pooja<br />
|date=2024-08-22<br />
|publisher=[[Food & Wine]]<br />
}}</ref><br />
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[[VegNews]] listed ''Veganomicon,''<ref name=at>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://vegnews.com/cookbooks/best-vegan-cookbooks-4<br />
|title=The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time (1-24)<br />
|access-date=January 16, 2024<br />
|last=Pointing<br />
|first=Charlotte<br />
|date= January 10, 2024<br />
|work=[[VegNews]]<br />
}}</ref> ''Super fun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook,''<ref name=at2>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://vegnews.com/cookbooks/best-vegan-cookbooks-3<br />
|title=The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time (25-49)<br />
|access-date=January 16, 2024<br />
|last=Pointing<br />
|first=Charlotte<br />
|date= January 10, 2024<br />
|work=[[VegNews]]<br />
}}</ref> ''Vegan Brunch,''<ref name=at3/> ''Isa Does It,''<ref name=at3>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://vegnews.com/cookbooks/best-vegan-cookbooks-2<br />
|title=The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time (50-74)<br />
|access-date=January 16, 2024<br />
|last=Pointing<br />
|first=Charlotte<br />
|date= January 10, 2024<br />
|work=[[VegNews]]<br />
}}</ref> and ''I Can Cook Vegan''<ref name=at4>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://vegnews.com/cookbooks/best-vegan-cookbooks<br />
|title=The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time <br />
|access-date=January 16, 2024<br />
|last=Pointing<br />
|first=Charlotte<br />
|date= January 10, 2024<br />
|work=[[VegNews]]<br />
}}</ref> as "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024.<br />
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*''Vegan with a Vengeance''. 2005. {{ISBN|1-56924-358-1}}<br />
*''Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World'', with Terry Hope Romero. 2006. {{ISBN|1-56924-273-9}}<br />
*''Veganomicon'', with Terry Hope Romero. 2007. {{ISBN|1-56924-264-X}}<br />
*''Vegan Brunch''. 2009. {{ISBN|0-7382-1272-5}}<br />
*''Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar'', with Terry Hope Romero. 2009. {{ISBN|1-60094-048-X}}<br />
*''Appetite for Reduction''. 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-60094-049-1}}<br />
*''Vegan Pie in the Sky''. 2011. {{ISBN|978-0-7382-1274-6}}<br />
*{{cite book|title=Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week|year=2013|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=978-0-316-22190-0}}<br />
*''Vegan with a Vengeance, 10th Anniversary Edition: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock''. 2015. {{ISBN|978-0738218335}}<br />
*''The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook: Entertaining for Absolutely Every Occasion''. 2016. {{ISBN|978-0-316-22189-4}}<br />
*''I Can Cook Vegan''. 2019. {{ISBN|978-1419732416}}<br />
*{{cite book|title=Fake Meat: Real Food For Vegan Appetites|year=2023|publisher=Abrams|isbn=978-1419747458}}<ref>[https://bookriot.com/lifestyle-books-winter-2023/ NEW RELEASES IN LIFESTYLE BOOKS: WINTER 2023]</ref><br />
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==Activism==<br />
[[File:Isabakesale.jpg|thumb|right|Moskowitz at a Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti event]] <br />
Moskowitz is a vocal opponent of "humane meat",<ref>{{cite web |last=Moskowitz |first=Isa Chandra |url=http://www.jewcy.com/uncategorized/ethical_vegan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127093406/http://www.jewcy.com/uncategorized/ethical_vegan |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |title=It's Wrong to Kill Meat-Eaters |publisher=Jewcy.com |date=2007-05-14 |accessdate=2011-05-09 }}</ref> promoting animal rights through what she calls "Culinary Activism" or "Baketivism":<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satyamag.com/jun07/isa.html |title=Vegan Culinary Activism in 10 Yummy Steps |first=Isa Chandra |last=Moskowitz |publisher=Satya |date=June–July 2007 |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref><ref name="vegnews">{{cite web|last=Castoria|first=Elizabeth |url=http://vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=950&catId=5 |title=Vegan MoFo Returns |publisher=Vegnews.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref><br />
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After the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], Moskowitz posted on her blog a call for vegans to host bake sales in their home cities to fundraise for relief<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theppk.com/2010/01/vegan-bake-sales-for-haiti/ |title=Vegan Bake Sales For Haiti |publisher=Post Punk Kitchen |accessdate=2011-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204080038/http://www.theppk.com/2010/01/vegan-bake-sales-for-haiti/ |archivedate=2013-02-04 }}</ref> which resulted in over $75,000 being raised.<ref name="vegnews"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Animal rights and punk subculture]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{official|http://www.isachandra.com}}<br />
* [https://www.cnbc.com/isa-chandra-moskowitz/ Isa Chandra Moskowitz] - [[CNBC]] Make It<br />
'''Articles'''<br />
*''[https://www.vegetariantimes.com/guides/top-10-pantry-staples-for-vegetarian-home-cooks/ 10 Essential Pantry Staples, According to Chefs]'', [[Vegetarian Times]], May 17, 2022.<br />
*''[https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/21/living/vegan-thanksgiving-recipes/index.html Don’t fear the vegan at your Thanksgiving table]'', [[CNN]], November 21, 2014.<br />
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