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Creator, entrepreneur, and owner of organic, vegetarian cafe Spring Café Aspen, Sabrina Rudin grew up believing "food is medicine"-a philosophy that has guided her both personally and professionally. Since opening the café in 2013 and becoming a mom in 2016, she's become a passionate advocate for raising awareness about toxins in our food and educating families on how to cook, eat, and live more sustainably.

Join Sabrina as she introduces her debut cookbook, Healthy with a Side of Happy: 100 Plant-Based Recipes to Feed Your Family—a blend of clean-living guidance, non-toxic kitchen tips, and nourishing recipes designed to satisfy all ages, from toddlers discovering new flavors to teens with big appetites and adults juggling busy schedules.

After the talk, visit NYBG's Edible Academy at 2 p.m. for a hands-on cooking demonstration, where Sabrina will prepare one of her favorite plant-based recipes.

Purchase a presale copy of the book along with your ticket for 10% off the retail price. By selecting the Talk + Book (member or non-member) ticket option below, you'll receive this discount and your copy of the book will be available for pick up at the event. Please note, a limited quantity of books will be available for purchase at the event so we encourage you to select the presale ticket option to guarantee a copy! Copies sold at the event will be at retail price.

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Schedule:	Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Times:	12:00pm-01:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:00pm 01:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:00pm 01:00pm
Speaker:	Sabrina Rudin Sabrina Rudin Sabrina Rudin Sabrina Rudin is a creator and entrepreneur in the food and wellness space, and the founder and owner of Spring Café Aspen, an organic, vegetarian restaurant with locations in Aspen and New York City. While living in Aspen as a snowboard instructor, she realized the town lacked a healthy café with organic, nourishing, and vegetarian options and set out to solve the problem herself. The menu was inspired by the vegetarian restaurants of her childhood, and by her mother who was a pioneer in the natural foods and juicing movement, having studied under Anne Wigmor and at the Kushi Institute.
Location:	Mertz Library, 6th Floor- Mertz Library 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	264LEC242

Healthy with a Side of Happy ticket
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
12:00pm-01:00pm EDT
	Non-Member : $26.00 Member : $23.00 Member Talk + Book : $55.00 Non-Member Talk + Book : $58.00	Ticket Quantity

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