A plant-based culinary movement sprouts in Orange County

The “p” word is on everyone’s lips.
For decades, true gourmets would never consider there would be any appeal in eating like a hippie – you know, “vegan” and “vegetarian.”
But no more. Credit everything from celebs like Tom Brady and Beyoncé to a profound collective awareness of climate issues facing our world, but “plant-based” eating has come of age.
Repackaged and rebranded as chic, plant-based eating first gained momentum as