John Westerdahl, PhD, MPH, RD has served as Staff Nutritionist at Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco and is the coauthor with Executive Chef Eric Tucker of The Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine. Dr. Westerdahl is a Nutritionist, Registered Dietitian, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Master Herbalist and Board Certified Anti-Aging Health Practitioner. He formally served as Nutrition Editor for Veggie Life magazine and currently is the Director of the Bragg Health Foundation. Dr. Westerdahl lives with his wife and daughter in Santa Barbara, California.
ERIC TUCKER has been executive chef at Millennium since it opened in 1994, and was coauthor of the revolutionary MILLENNIUM COOKBOOK. He is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute of Food in New York. In 1990, he took a position at Milly’s Restaurant in San Rafael, California. When the owners of Milly’s opened Millennium in San Francisco, he came along as executive chef, bringing to the restaurant his varied culinary passions, including mycology and exotic cuisines. He has been the primary creative force behind the restaurant’s success ever since.
