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ZACCHARY BIRD
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Zacchary Bird is a vegan recipe developer and food writer from Melbourne, Australia. He is the current Food Editor for Plant Based News and Editor for PBNFood where he hosts live interviews with the top vegan recipe creators from around the world. Since launching into the food industry in 2014, Zacchary has since worked as a chef, caterer and recipe developer, specializing in the design of plant based meat alternatives. He is currently on the product design team for Unreal Co, producing 10+ commercial meat alternative lines, available Australia-wide. In 2016, Zacchary made waves with his first viral sensation - a recipe for vegan ‘KFC style drumsticks’ that introduced the world to his signature style of recreating beloved non-vegan classics without compromise on flavor, texture or appearance. In 2019, Meals for Mere Mortals was released: a collection of vegan dinner recipes with mythical meat dishes such as Unicorn Steak and Mermaid Tail interspersed throughout. From here, Zac signed with Smith Street Books and his first full-length published cookbook, Vegan Junk Food: A Down & Dirty Cookbook is available worldwide from September 2, 2020.
