VEGETABLE KINGDOM

From the James Beard Award-winning chef and author of Afro-Vegan (Ten Speed, 2014; licensed in French (L'Age d'Homme) comes a collection of more than 100 beautifully simple recipes that teach you the basics of a great vegan meal centered on real food, not powders or meat substitutes.

Food justice activist and author Bryant Terry breaks down the fundamentals of plant-based cooking in VEGETABLE KINGDOM, showing you how to make delicious meals from popular vegetables, grains, and legumes. Recipes like Dirty Cauliflower, Barbecued Carrots with Slow-Cooked White Beans, Millet Roux Mushroom Gumbo, and Citrus & Garlic-Herb-Braised Fennel are enticing enough without meat substitutes, instead relying on fresh ingredients, vibrant spices, and clever techniques to build flavor and texture.

The book is organized by ingredient, making it easy to create simple dishes or showstopping meals based on what's fresh at the market. Bryant also covers the basics of vegan cooking, explaining the fundamentals of assembling flavorful salads, cooking filling soups and stews, and making tasty grains and legumes. With beautiful imagery and classic design, VEGETABLE KINGDOM is an invaluable tool for plant-based cooking today.

Bryant Terry is a James Beard Award-winning chef, educator, activist, and author. He is renowned for his activism and efforts to create a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system. He is currently in his fifth year as chef-in-residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, where he creates programming that celebrates the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture, and the African Diaspora. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and San Francisco Chronicle, and on NPR's All Things Considered. San Francisco magazine included Bryant among the 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food.