Claire Criscuolo is the co-founder with her late husband, Frank Criscuolo, of Claire's Corner Copia, a landmark vegetarian restaurant located across from Yale University. Claire's Corner Copia is known for healthy vegetarian (and Kosher) foods that represent that include Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Greek cuisines among many others. Claire is a former columnist for The New Haven Register and the author of four cookbooks. She teaches classes and lectures across the country, and has appeared on television and radio promoting healthy, homemade vegetarian cooking. Claire is also a frequent guest lecturer at Yale University and Quinnipiac University, and an associate fellow at Hopper College.
