September 22, 2025

Discover the Flavors of Plant-Based Fine Dining at The Choosey Vegan

Here at The Choosey Vegan, we think of vegan food as more than just nourishment—it’s a quest for flavor, wellness and happiness. Created by plant-based chef Chef I’Lon (Shellon Allison), a nurse, herbalist and delicious vegan chef, the concept behind The Choosey Vegan was to take your everyday vegetables and make them gourmet vegan cuisine delights. Drawing from Afro-Caribbean vegan dishes, South American, Asian and American culinary traditions, Chef I’Lon turns plant-based meals into a memorable vegan fine dining experience.

Growing up in Guyana with her grandmother, I’Lon learned to cook from the head chef at the world renowned Coal Pot Restaurant. In her life, early on, she was taught about the art of utilizing cooking as a means of caring for the body and how food was much more than what just tasted good. After working as a nurse for several years, Chef I’Lon was touched with the calling to work in preventative wellness through plant-based dining. It is this vision that created The Choosey Vegan—A space where flavor, culture and health meet.

Our goal is straightforward: serve you the best tasting healthy vegan food on the planet! Our plant-based meals delivery can cater to most any preference including vegan catering in Los Angeles as well as, raw vegan meals and internationally inspired whole food plant-based meals. Featuring a selection of tasty Afro-Caribbean vegan dishes to zesty Asian-inspired rolls, every dish is made from whole, fresh–and dare we say it?–gulp-worthy props.

Happy is the home with at least one copy of The Choosey Vegan in it, for in this comprehensive (and long-overdue) compendium, Nanette Blanchard has given us a bevy of delectable vegan recipes that will make you bet your eating heart that a vegan lifestyle can be delicious as well as nutritious… Jazzy but not gimmicky, tasty without fuss, these are dishes to inspire. Whether because of health concerns or environmental factors, more and more people are following a diet free of all animal products. With each dish we provide a taste of culture, tradition and the medicine of plants. Vegan comfort food at its best!