Andrea Hacquoil

Andrea has followed a vegan diet and lifestyle for more than four decades. A retired ballet dancer, she experienced the many benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet early on in her performing career. Along with her spouse, John, she has raised three sons while founding and managing two popular vegetarian restaurants. Together, they currently operate a Waldorf-inspired daycare from their home in Chelsea, Quebec where children aged 1 to 5 enjoy delicious meals and their parents learn about plant-based nutrition. Andrea is both honored and delighted to continue to teach the Food for Life classes to the greater Ottawa-Gatineau community and on the Channel Island of Jersey in Great Britain.