Joni Marie Newman is a vegan (for the animals) chef and cookbook author. She has authored and co-authored 10 published vegan cookbooks, including the bestselling "Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions," and has sold over 200,000 books worldwide. She is a cooking instructor, writer and recipe developer at JustTheFood.com, has appeared several times on Unchained TV with Jane Valez-Mitchell, and the former food editor at VegNews Magazine. Joni Marie, through her food, aims to show folks that it is not necessary to murder or torture another living creature in order to have a tasty supper.