Lauren Toyota

Lauren Toyota is a Canadian vegan cookbook author, blogger and former television personality. She is the creator of the blog Hot for Food.

Early life and education Toyota was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She is a Yonsei Japanese Canadian.

Career

Toyota began her career in Canadian Television, as a host for MTV Canada,

Food & Wine named her 2021 cookbook Hot for Food All Day: Easy Recipes to Level Up Your Vegan Meals, as one of "The 18 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal" in 2023, and VegNews named her 2018 cookbook, Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face, as one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time," in 2024.

Refinery29 included Toyota in their 2018 list of "Canadian Women Killing It". OptiMYz listed her in their list of "Top 100 Health and Fitness Influencers of 2019".

Awards 2019: Gourmand Cookbook Award: Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics 2018: VegNews Veggie Award for Best Vegan Cookbook: Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics

Books Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face. Ten Speed Press, 2018. . Hot for Food All Day: Easy Recipes to Level Up Your Vegan Meals. Ten Speed Press, 2021. .