In Praise of Veg: The Ultimate Cookbook for Vegetable Lovers

“Alice Zaslavsky is a force of nature!” Nigella Lawson

The only book you’ll ever need on vegetables, with a kaleidoscope of 150+ colorful, innovative recipes for meals of all kinds.

Food writer Alice Zaslavsky has written the definitive guide for everyone—from vegan to carnivore—who is ready to open their kitchen to a world of vegetable possibilities. More than 450 pages detail how to handle any vegetable you might pick up at the farmers’ market or store—including a rainbow of more than 150 recipes that put vegetables at the center of the plate.

Uniquely organized by color, this book is filled with countless flavor combinations, rule-of-thumb methods to buy, store, and cook vegetables, recipe shortcuts and tips, and wisdom from more than 50 of the world’s top chefs. In Praise of Veg will help beginners and avid cooks alike turn daily vegetables into easy and delicious meals. This is veg, but not as you know it…yet!

About the Author

A former high school teacher and MasterChef Australia crowd favorite, now food judge, television and radio broadcaster, writer and food literacy advocate, Alice Zaslavsky is the freshest—and friendliest—voice in food. Vegetables are at the heart of everything she preaches. She is the creator of innovative digital toolkit Phenomenom for teachers and schools plus an accompanying podcast for families, Nomcast, which is helping change the way food is taught in schools and homes around the world.

Author Residence: Melbourne, Australia