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Yotam Ottolenghi Gives “Plenty More” Vegetarian Recipes In New Book

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 in Authors, Books, Chefs, Food & Drink.

Plenty More Yotam Ottolenghi

Yotam Ottolenghi, food writer for The Guardian and author of a previous cookbook that put the spotlight on vegetables, has written an encore to Plenty.

Plenty More features more than 150 recipes that are organized by cooking method.

A second cookbook devoted entirely to vegetarian eating is not bad for someone who would have never considered including even one plant-based recipe in his regular columns if his Guardian editor had not suggested it.

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Mario Batali "Molto Gusto"

Mario Batali has spent almost as many years preparing meals on television as he has for his family.

A proponent of Meatless Monday, the celebrity chef has a vegetarian pasta dish that reflects his desire to promote lighter, plant-based eating and his ability to create a dish that every type of eater will love.

“After 18 years of raising hungry boys in my kitchen, I seldom have leftovers when pasta water and butter are paired as the base of a sauce,” Batali said.

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Afro Vegan

Who says salads are about greens?

Vegan chef and cookbook author Bryant Terry is known for his eclectic combinations of plant-based ingredients that reflect African cuisine.

Bryant’s Glazed Carrot Salad is from his latest collection of recipes, Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean and Southern Flavors Re-mixed.

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Vegan Temptress Kristina Addington

Kristina Addington of Louisville took home the grand prize on the Food Network series Cutthroat Kitchen.

The vegan chef made a batch of $18,500 cookies on the show that allows chef contestants to spend money to sabotage their competitor’s cooking.

Although Addington’s original plan was thwarted when host Alton Brown snatched her ground ginger, she was able to bounce back with ease by using pickled sushi ginger instead.

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Cutthroat Kitchen

Kristina Addington, vegan chef and owner of Louisville, Kentucky’s Vegan Temptress, won the grand prize on the Food Network show Cutthroat Kitchen.

The series starring Alton Brown as the host is a standard cooking competition show with a twist — the competitors have the opportunity to use money to sabotage each other–making this reality TV show truly “cutthroat!”

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When Amanda Cohen first opened her vegetable restaurant in NYC, Dirt Candy, she took some criticism from a few vegans for her comments about the purpose of vegetarian food and the people who consume it.

A few years later, the restaurant is a hit and Cohen has proved she can whip up a vegan dish that silences the critics — mainly because they’re too busy eating.

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Afro Vegan

Bryant Terry has a brand new cookbook out, Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed.

The word “Remixed” in the title alludes to a collection of revised songs on an album and like some of his previous recipes, Terry has included some suggested music to enjoy while preparing and eating the dish.

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Carla Hall

One of Carla Hall‘s favorite foods is peas.

The co-host of The Chew has a bit of advice when cooking with them.

Buy and use them fresh!

“Why waste my time thawing frozen peas?” Hall said in Deleware Online.

She must know what she’s talking about because her Last Supper Tarragon Peas are so good, legendary chef Jacques Pepin claims he could “die happy” after eating them.

Hey, Jacques, that “Last Supper” thing is just a joke.

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