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 host of America's Test Kitchen's Flavor Forward 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
