Books
Prashantha Lachanna is a South African-born, permanent resident of Taiwan who pioneered Taiwan's first contemporary raw vegan restaurant and grew it into a destination establishment. She was invited to present her work on the TEDx stage for the theme: Breaking Barriers.
She also retailed her products in two luxury supermarkets and catered at the National Palace Museum. Her restaurant was hailed as one of 10 of the world's most creative and innovative plant-based restaurants by Electrify Magazine (defunct). She went on to write for New York magazine, Peaceful Dumpling (now defunct). Her work with food has been featured in over 40 magazines, newspapers, books, and TV.
Note: Some links are defunct but have available PDFs.
Find me on Medium, too: https://medium.com/@strongvines77
Books
Contributed as a writer for Louis Vuitton Taipei City Guide, with a focus on restaurants, cafes, and specialty stores.
Food-Focused Magazine Articles
Raw vegan gnocchi, using cashews, beets, asparagus, and jicama. Includes dehydration, pickling, and pureeing
This dish represents the old and familiar but with a singular, new voice. Warm hugs in Winter and cool hugs in Summer.
Heirloom beans are grown using indigenous farming practices. Learn how to make this heirloom bean stew, Alubia Blanca.
The subtle perfume of Hungarian rosewater coupled with the audacity of pink, powdered pitaya sets the stage for drama and romance.
The perfect appetizer, simple to prepare but visually elegant and complex on the palate. The final touch of "herb of grace" has citrus tones.
A freshly fermented watermelon salad to brighten the palate and fortify the gut. The addition of jalapeno, ginger, and spices is delicious.
Make this simple but enlivening raw kimchi gazpacho to boost your immune system with live enzymes, energize you and wake those taste buds!
Website Content
If you've read anything about chocolate crafting, then you've probably heard about tempering. But what is tempering of chocolate exactly?
As well as making chocolate, cocoa beans make cocoa butter. Chef Prish gives you a step-by-step guide
Learn how to make cocoa powder at home from raw cacao beans. Ferment, dry, roast and grind cocoa beans to produce cocoa powder.
As a bean-to-bar chocolatier, knowing how to choose the right cocoa beans is vital. Chef Prish explains their key features.
As the final step of your chocolate-making journey, you will learn how to mold your homemade chocolates.
Very few of us can overcome the temptation of a chocolate-dipped sweet. They are an elegant addition to your dinner party.
In this article, Chef Prish explains the different styles of machines used to grind and conch chocolate at home. She discusses all.
Health and Wellness Magazine Writing
How our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health.
The unraveling that follows is no problem of ours. But what exactly does that unraveling feel like? Read to find out.
In Oaxaca, chili is burned and the smoke is used to purify burial sites and the people who bury the deceased.
Product Label Copy and Online Retail Copy Writing
These are some of my own retail product labels that I created and sold in supermarkets.
This was an artisanal chocolate and cheese site. I created the logo, tagline, and content.
This product description copy is designed to allure the customer and create desire.
This "about" section's copy provides a distinct, simple and focused description of what the brand does.
Ebooks
Alive & Thriving gives you: 4 raw + fermented delicious, chef-crafted recipes + a 3-Day Meal Plan to make you feel lighter and clearer.
A deeply nourishing and fortifying granola. Each bite is mineral-rich, nutty, and energizing - designed to fuel calm strength.
Menus
Plant-based menu concept and creation for fine dining establishment, NAKEDFOOD. Focus on seasonality and wine pairing.
Plant-based menu concept and creation for fine dining establishment, NAKEDFOOD.The menu focused on integrating cooked and raw dishes.
Unpublished Pieces
Neris Analytics invited me to interview for the position of writer. I am honored to say that I made it to the final round.
A short excerpt of a 3000-word article about self-hatred.
Ghost Writing Projects
Magazines Features of My Restaurant
A feature spread about vegan chefs in Taipei and their approach to their menus. Each chef contributed a unique recipe.
今周刊 is an award-winning financial magazine. They featured NAKEDFOOD as part of their lifestyle section highlighting unique restaurants.