Jocelyn Ramirez

todo verde founder, jocelyn ramirez, is a plant-based chef, college professor, yoga instructor, and advocate for healthy food access in her community. jocelyn founded todo verde in 2015 with a mission to create delicious and healthy plant-based food inspired by her mexican and ecuadorian roots for the eastside community of los angeles. she offers knowledge on healthy living with the community through workshops, dialogues, and food demonstrations. her work has been featured in the new york times, los angeles times, usa today, vice, spotify, smithsonian, bon appetit, and more. jocelyn published her first cookbook, la vida verde: plant-based mexican cooking with authentic flavor (page street) in 2020. she currently sits on the culinary advisory board for food forward and the leadership board for the los angeles food policy council.