BAILEY RUSKUS, also known as Chef Bai, is a seasoned chef, holistic nutrition, and health coach. Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, she uses her culinary expertise to create rich flavors with clean, nourishing ingredients.

She is an advocate for people with chronic health ailments, animal welfare and the environment. Her own plant based journey started with her desire to heal her chronic pain from a 18 year battle with endometriosis after exhausting all other options. She furthered her studies with a certification in plant based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell, Center for Nutrition Studies and is a certified Health Coach from Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Bailey now develops recipes for brands and works one on one with individuals + families looking to heal through food. She helps people everyday heal from chronic illness through good food, food knowledge and a healthy mindset.

She also is the podcast host for “The Chef Bai Podcast”, which is a series of short and sweet, snackable episodes where she shares her thoughts, feelings, and insights about women’s health, current events, clean eating, and her life as an entrepreneur, wife, and dog mom. Click here to listen!

Chef Bai also released her first cookbook with over 70 recipes to kickstart your plant-based journey. 'Cook. Heal. Go Vegan!' became an #1 Amazon best-seller in 2021. The cookbook is available everywhere books are sold, but to purchase a special hand signed edition from Bai herself, purchase your book here.

Bailey lives in San Diego, California with her husband Steve and their pups, Coconut & Piña.