Named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Camilla Marcus is a chef, entrepreneur, activist, and mother of three, challenging conventional ideas about our food systems and environmental stewardship. Drawing from her California roots, she founded west~bourne in 2018 as New York City’s first certified zero-waste restaurant—keeping 91 percent of its waste out of landfills or incinerators and earning gold-level certification by TRUE. After closing the restaurant’s doors as a result of the pandemic, Camilla has expanded west~bourne’s mission of eating well and doing better into a collection of regenerative, carbon-neutral provisions for the modern home.

Her work, alongside her marvelous “accidentally vegetarian” recipes and her forward-thinking philosophies, has been featured in a wide range of media, including the New York Times, Food & Wine, Forbes, Vogue, CNN, Bon Appetit, Women’s Wear Daily, Marie Claire, InStyle, New York magazine, Dwell, Nylon, Thrillist, Eater, and many more. Through all her efforts, Camilla remains dedicated to fostering a community-minded, sustainable approach to eating, gathering, and planetary care.