Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by NPR The Los Angeles Times Epicurious Vice Food
Network Good Housekeeping and more and a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetit Food
& Wine Eater The Strategist and more. From the bestselling author of The Flavor
Equation and Season and winner of the 2023 IACP Trailblazer Award: A fascinating exploration
of the unique wonders of more than fifty vegetables through captivating research stunning
photography and technique-focused recipes. "Groundbreaking inspiring delicious: Nik
Sharma’s Veg-Table is everything I’d hoped for and more!”—Nigella Lawson author of Cook
Eat Repeat Nik Sharma blogger at A Brown Table Serious Eats columnist and bestselling
cookbook author brings us his most cookable collection of recipes yet in Veg-table . Here is a
technique-focused repertoire for weeknight mains for cooks of all skill levels looking to add
more delicious and satisfying vegetable dishes to their diet. Combining the scientific
underpinnings of The Flavor Equation with the inviting and personal recipes of Season this
book features more than fifty vegetables revealing their origins biology and unique
characteristics. Vegetable-focused recipes are organized into chapters by plant family with
storage buying and cooking methods for all. The result is a recipe collection of big flavors
and techniques that are tried true and perfected by rigorous testing and a deep scientific
lens. Included here are Sharma’s first-ever pasta recipes published in a cookbook: Pasta
with Broccoli Miso Sauce Shallot and Spicy Mushroom Pasta and more. And vegetable-focused
doesn’t mean strictly vegetarian bring plants and animal protein together with delicious
recipes like Chicken Katsu with Poppy Seed Coleslaw and Crispy Salmon with Green Curry Spinach.
A wide variety of hot and cold soups salads sides sauces and rice- egg- and bean-based
dishes round out this collection. Featuring more than 100 of Sharma’s gorgeous and evocative
photographs as well as instructive illustrations this cookbook perfectly balances beauty
intellect and delicious achievable recipes. FOLLOW-UP TO TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOKS:
Season was a finalist for a James Beard Award and an IACP award. It was on the most prominent
cookbook best-of lists including the New York Times Best Cookbooks NPR’s Favorite Cookbooks
and Bon Appetit ’s Best Cookbooks gift guide it was also an Amazon Book of the Month. The
Flavor Equation was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by the New York Times Eater
Epicurious Food & Wine Forbes Saveur Serious Eats Smithsonian magazine the San
Francisco Chronicle the Los Angeles Times the Boston Globe the Chicago Tribune CNN
Travel The Kitchn Chowhound NPR The Art of Eating 2021 longlist and many more plus it
garnered international media attention including from the Financial Times the Globe and Mail
The Telegraph The Guardian The Independent The Times (U.K.) Delicious Magazine (U.K.)
The Times (Ireland) and Vogue India . It was the winner of the Guild of U.K. Food Writers
(General Cookbook). It was a finalist for the 2021 IACP Cookbook Award. AN ESTABLISHED
AUTHOR: Sharma is a regular contributor to the popular Serious Eats food platform where his
pieces on the science of flavor reach millions of readers nationwide. UNIQUE YET ACCESSIBLE
VEGGIE-FORWARD RECIPES: Not only does Sharma write recipes for every palate but he writes them
for every level of cook from novices to seasoned chefs. This book melds his science-forward
thinking with accessible yet delicious vegetable-based recipes for an engaging and unexpected
combination. Perfect for: Fans of Nik Sharma Season and The Flavor Equation Vegetarians and
flexitarians Those looking to add more plants to their diet Home cooks looking for a new
challenge who are interested in learning more about food and flavor Birthday holiday
housewarming or graduation gift for food enthusiasts Fans of The Food Lab The Flavor Bible
and Salt Fat Acid Heat Readers who like the diverse modern approach to ethnic food found in
publications like Lucky Peach Indian-ish and Koreatown
