Lagusta Yearwood started her culinary career as a form of activism as a graduate from the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York. She went on to serve as a  private chef in nyc for many years and then ran her own food delivery business which then ran simultaneously with her confectionary services,  all under the title of Lagusta’s Luscious. 

It all came back to chocolate when she officially opened the first vegan chocolate shop in the world, Lagusta’s Luscious in New Paltz, NY.  Lagusta’s Luscious also operates Commisary! A cafe just a couple blocks from Lagusta’s Luscious also in New Paltz, NY, and Confectionary! A retail sweets shop in New York City.

In her book, Sweet X Salty Lagusta shares her secrets with us with a behind the scenes look at successfully running multiple businesses to learning how to make beautiful shiny caramels, rich truffles, and all kinds of quirky, unique, and fancy treats. She shares these secrets and so much more in her book Sweet X Salty The Art of Vegan Chocolates, Truffles, Caramels and more from Lagusta's Luscious. 

Lagusta Yearwood: lagustasluscious.com IG: @lagusta @Lagustasluscious 
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie
David Rossetti: davidrossetti.com IG: @drossetti