Eddie Garza is a plant-based chef, cookbook author, and host of "Global Bites with Eddie Garza" on Jungo+.

Eddie and his work have been featured by a wide variety of media outlets in the United States and abroad, including CNN, Fox News, ¡HOLA! TV, The Washington Post, People, Real Simple, The Dallas Morning News, Telemundo, Univision, MiTú Network, Travel + Leisure, American Express Essentials (Europe), Sin Embargo (Mexico), TV Azteca (Mexico), Canal Nuestra Tele (Colombia), TV Venezuela, GoTV (Honduras), El Tiempo and El Colombiano (Colombia), Daily Mail (UK), and many more.

 

Eddie has cooked for a host of stars in the television, film, music, and sports industries, including world boxing champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, television host and model Daisy Fuentes, singer-songwriters Richard Marx and Rob Thomas, Latin American television personalities Marco Antonio Regil, Ximena Córdoba and Catalina Robayo, actors Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Cybill Shepherd, Maria Conchita Alonso, Daniella Monet, Harley Quinn Smith, among others.

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Eddie grew up in the Mexican-American border town of Brownsville, Texas, a region plagued by childhood obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Like many of his childhood peers, Eddie struggled with serious weight problems from an early age, maxing out at 310 pounds by the time he was 21 years old. It was when he transitioned to a plant-centric diet that Eddie was able to naturally lose over 150 pounds and reverse his declining health.

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Eddie’s book ¡Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook features 150 plant-powered recipes that represent the 150 pounds he lost on his vegan journey. In his latest book, The 30-Day Vegan Meal Plan for Beginners, Eddie simplifies plant-based versions of comfort classics from around the world. 

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Eddie is a sought-after speaker, culinary consultant, and thought leader on issues related to plant-based nutrition. He has collaborated with hotels, resorts, and restaurants across the Americas, including The Belmond’s Cap Juluca resort in Anguilla, NH Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, and Casa del Rector in Guanajuato, Mexico. 

 

Eddie has lectured and presented at top universities, culinary schools, and major conferences in the US and Latin America, including SXSW in Austin, Expo en Verde Ser in Mexico City, and the Nexus Summit in Washington, D.C.