Meet the chef

BAILEY RUSKUS, also known as Chef Bai, is a seasoned chef, holistic nutrition, and health coach. Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, she uses her culinary expertise to create rich flavors with clean, nourishing ingredients.

She is an advocate for people with chronic health ailments, animal welfare and the environment. Her own plant based journey started with her desire to heal her chronic pain from a 18 year battle with endometriosis after exhausting all other options. She furthered her studies with a certification in plant based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell, Center for Nutrition Studies and is a certified Health Coach from Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Bailey now develops recipes for brands and works one on one with individuals + families looking to heal through food. She helps people everyday heal from chronic illness through good food, food knowledge and a healthy mindset.

She also is the podcast host for “The Chef Bai Podcast”, which is a series of short and sweet, snackable episodes where she shares her thoughts, feelings, and insights about women’s health, current events, clean eating, and her life as an entrepreneur, wife, and dog mom. Click here to listen!

Chef Bai also released her first cookbook with over 70 recipes to kickstart your plant-based journey. 'Cook. Heal. Go Vegan!' became an #1 Amazon best-seller in 2021. The cookbook is available everywhere books are sold, but to purchase a special hand signed edition from Bai herself, purchase your book here.

Bailey lives in San Diego, California with her husband Steve and their pups, Coconut & Piña.

Online press

 

These Vegan Flourless Açaí Pancakes Are Filled With Antioxidants

Not Your Mama’s Salted Vegan Butter from Cook. Heal. Go Vegan! by Bailey Ruskus

Vegan Watermelon Poke Bowls from Cook. Heal. Go Vegan! by Bailey Ruskus

Seared Sweet Potato Flautas with Salsa Verde

Plant-Based Plates: Spicy Maple Slow Cooker Chile

Master the Art of Plant-Based Cooking With the Five Elements of Flavor, According to a Chef

Healthy Vegan Chocolate Brownie Doughnuts

Watermelon Juice is the Refreshing Thirst Quencher of Our Summer Dreams

Vegan Recipe Round-up & Chef Review

Simple Vegan European-Style Salted Butter

Spelt Bread Recipe {With Herbs & Seeded Crust}

Print

 

Broadcasts

 

WGN Healthy Holiday Cooking Segment

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The Plant Strong Podcast

Episode 135: Cook. Vibe. Heal.

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Beyond The Peak Podcast

Episode 10: Healing from the Inside Out using Food & the Story of Turning a Passion to Profit - Chef Bai

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The Soul Spark Podcast

Episode 81: Finding Please & Healing Through Food

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The PlantFull Life Podcast

Episode 27: Heal with Food & Ditch Dairy

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ABC NEWS: Good Morning America

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Spectrum News 1 SoCal LIVE (Holiday Edition)

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Just Bein’ Honest Podcast

Episode 238: The Healing Power of Plants

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Vegan Business Talk w/ Katrina Fox

Episode 170: Bailey Ruskus: Turned Her Private Chef Business Vegan

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Face Your Shit, Heal Yourself Podcast

Episode 3: The Period Liberation Protocol

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The Feedfeed: Using a Plant-Based Diet for Healing & Wellness

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Spectrum News 1 SoCal LIVE

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Healthy(ish) with Nursish Mish

Cooking 101 With Chef Bai

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Food & Wine w/ Chef Jamie Gwen

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The team

  • Bailey Ruskus

    Founder, CEO, Head of Recipe Development and Content Creation

  • Steve Ruskus

    Business Operations Manager