Fran Costigan

Pastry chef, culinary instructor, and cookbook author Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Her unapologetically luscious treats lack nothing—except dairy, eggs, white sugar, and cholesterol. Professionally trained, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. Her lively classes include the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®. Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate Dessert: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts, follows the classic, More Great Good Dairy Free Desserts Naturally. You can find Fran sharing her magic across North America and Europe, at schools,conferences, festivals, and corporations such as Google, at resorts, and on cruise ships too. She is proud to be an advisory board member of the New York Coalition for Healthy School Foods, Vegan Trade Council and Main Street Vegan Academy. Check out her blog Fran Costigan