Biography

Robin Plotkin has been in the business of food for 20 years. Since her ice cream dipping days at Frosty’s in Peoria, Illinois, she has maintained her passion for food, the culinary arts and nutrition through her career in the food service industry. After obtaining degrees at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Texas Women’s University, she began her dietetics career in the kitchen at Zale Lipshy University Hospital on the UT Southwestern campus.

After successful tenures at both the North Texas Food Bank and HEB/Central Market, Robin launched her culinary and nutrition communications consulting business in 2004. Her unique niche of combining food and nutrition expertise with sales, marketing and public relations experiences have landed her a diverse client base including: Tyson Foods, la Madeleine French Bistro, Taco Bueno Restaurants, Ham I Am!, Sysco Foods and The American Institute of Wine and Food. In addition, she was an adjunct instructor at Tarrant County College District in the Nutrition and Culinary Arts Department. You’ll also find her frequently quoted in the media, teaching creative ways to balance eating and living well to students of all ages while cheering them on as they develop their cooking skills through her cooking classes.

Robin is a Texas Dietetic Association Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award winner, the former President of the Dallas Dietetic Association and was appointed to the State of Texas Dietetic Association Board of Directors in 2004 in the capacity of Membership Chairman. She currently serves a 2 year term as Treasurer of the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association and is on the Advisory Committee for the Art Institute of Dallas’ Culinary Arts program. She frequently mentors students and young dietitians as they carve their niche in the nutrition and food world by encouraging them to look over, under and around the box….not just outside of it.

Robin spends her free time cooking, volunteering for such causes as Gilda’s Club of North Texas and the North Texas Food Bank. You can usually find her spending time with Annie, her 4 year old rescue dog or participating in her latest pastime, outdoor fitness boot camp!

Speaking Topics for All Audiences:

• Nutrition Marketing: Media & Misconceptions
  
• Current Culinary and Nutrition Trends
• Why You Need a Registered Dietitian in Your Personal Rolodex
• In the Nutritional Kitchen
• How to Host Healthier Meetings/Parties/Events
• Savvy Fast Food Nutrition
• General Nutrition and Wellness topics

Interactive Topics:

• Grocery tours for individuals and groups
• Cooking classes/demonstrations
• Snack and Chat Series
• Lunch and Learn Series
• Nutrition and Culinary Professionals
• Culinary Marketing and Trends
• Improving Your Skills/Expanding Your Food Knowledge
• Leading the Way: The RD and Leadership Roles
• Chef/RD Partnerships
• In the Nutritional Kitchen
• Why You Need a Registered Dietitian in Your Personal Rolodex
• Cooking Classes/demonstrations

** All topics can be tailored to meet individual audience needs**