Mari Labitan Creator and Head Chef at Afro-Veg is a fitness enthusiast, a nutrition buff, and a lover of healthy and delicious vegan food. It all started when Mari maxed out at 260 pounds and she decided she would change her life for the better forever… and she did. Losing, 100 pounds, via kickboxing, running, and obsessing over nutrition, Mari found her passion in Life: creating delicious vegan food to promote health, sustainability, and ethical living.
Mari, who is a 2nd generation Liberian, gains inspiration from West Africa in her dishes. She cooks for every palate, and is quickly gaining exposure in the Washington DC Metro area for her weekly meal preps. In the near future, Mari plans to open a food truck to serve the area, and eventually open her very own Brick and Mortar establishment.