Modern Plant Based Foods Inc. announced that Chef Karen Barnaby has joined the culinary team as an advisor and consultant to support product development and production scale-up of its meat alternatives and other plant-based products. Karen brings over 40 years of culinary experience in restaurants, catering, upscale take-out and product development. She was Executive Chef at the acclaimed Fish House in Stanley Park for 17 years. Karen has authored four cookbooks and has been a syndicated food columnist for the Vancouver Sun since 2002. She has sat on the Board of Directors of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, served as president for the Les Dames d'Escoffier Vancouver chapter and received a Minerva Award for Community Leadership.