Yahvinah & her Husband Darah often dreamed of starting a business which would show people how good vegetarian food could be. After a visit to the US in 2004, they decided it was time to embark on a journey around the world which would allow them to learn all of the skills they would need in order to bring the dream into fruition. They commenced rigorous, full-time training in early 2005, under a holistic community, based in Dimona, Israel which established the Soul Vegetarian Restaurant, the largest vegan restaurant chain in the world, with several locations including Chicago, Atlanta, Florida, Texas, California, Washington, St. Croix, Ghana, South Africa, London and Israel. Their training took them around the world visiting places including Thailand, Germany, Israel, Los Angeles, Chicago and Texas, where they learned a multitude of tried and true recipes, culinary techniques and nutritional facts, as well as holistic agricultural practises. Yahvinah’s academic background is in science (BSc. Biochemistry - Monash University). Yahvinah currently does talks and presentations on topics such as veganism, raw foods, and business. She also devotes much of her time to developing delicious, new recipes to offer Soulveg customers.