How the World Makes Leftovers Taste Like New: Video

With attention now focused on cutting down on food waste, it's the perfect time to take a new look at the power to transform leftovers. Jacquie Ottman will show us how to save money and cut down on climate emissions by reinventing what's left over from last night's dinner into something new and delicious.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jacquelyn Ottman is a native New Yorker, a culinary historian, author, and past chair of the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board. As an advocate for zero food waste, her focus is to use global food cuisines to help inspire home and professional cooks to discover the joy in reinventing leftovers.

In her past life, starting in 1989, Jacquelyn pioneered the field of green marketing. She is the author of several books on the subject, including The New Rules of Green Marketing (Berrett-Koehler, 2012), considered the definitive text on the subject.

Ottman is the founder and editor of WeHateToWaste.com. It is home to 140 curated posts highlighting positive zero waste stories submitted by enthusiasts from around the world. It contains numerous resources on New York City’s zero waste efforts, food waste and the Sharing Economy.