
A Veteran Opens His Mind to Vegan Cooking and Baking
Andrew Reinicke’s Journey from the Army to Culinary School
The oldest of nine children, Andrew has always associated food with bonding. He remembers that his paternal grandmother, who grew up on a dairy farm in South Dakota and moved to Southern California to open a chain of creameries, was perpetually in the kitchen. “It was her joy to serve food and my fondest memories are sitting around my grandparents’ kitchen table, eating, playing cards and connecting.”