About Us

Joy Pierson & Bart Potenza

Joy Pierson is a foodie, nutritional consultant, and pioneer who is passionate about plant-exclusive living. As a former restaurant co-owner of the internationally acclaimed Candle Cafe, Candle 79, and Candle Cafe West in NYC, cookbook author, and holistic nutritionist, Joy has written and lectured extensively on the positive effects of healthful eating.

Bart Potenza has been a mentor and an activist in the health food industry for over 36 years. His innovative ideas and concepts were and continue to be ground-breaking in the organic vegan movement. In addition to founding three Candle restaurants in NYC, and co-authoring 3 vegan cookbooks, Bart also wrote a compilation of his daily aphorisms, Look Two Ways on a One Way Street.