Crossroads: Extraordinary Recipes from the Restaurant That Is Reinventing Vegan Cuisine

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IACP Cookbook Award finalist

Tal Ronnen shares delicious, plant-based recipes that prove the flavors we crave can be easily replicated in dishes made without animal products.

Reinventing plant-based eating is what Tal Ronnen is all about. At his Los Angeles restaurant, Crossroads, the menu is vegan, but there are no soybeans or bland seitan to be found. He and his executive chef, Scot Jones, turn seasonal vegetables, beans, nuts, and grains into sophisticated Mediterranean fare―think warm bowls of tomato-sauced pappardelle, plates of spicy carrot salad, and crunchy flatbreads piled high with roasted vegetables. With accessible, unfussy recipes, Crossroads takes plant-based eating firmly out of the realm of hippie health food and into a cuisine that fits perfectly with today’s modern palate.

The recipes are photographed in sumptuous detail, and with more than 100 of them for weeknight dinners, snacks and appetizers, special occasion meals, desserts, and more, this book is an indispensable resource for healthy, mindful eaters everywhere.

“A new kind of flavor-first vegan cooking … Stunning.” ―Food & Wine

“The Best Cookbook Gifts for Vegans.” ―Vice

“Best Food Books of the Year.” ―USA Today 

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Artisan
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1579656366
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1579656362
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 1.05 x 10.8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #236,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #54 in Mediterranean Cooking, Food & Wine #61 in Party Cooking #141 in Vegan Cooking (Books)
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Customers find the cookbook’s recipes impressive and easy to follow, creating elegant vegan dishes that rival meat-based foods. Moreover, the content makes eating healthy more enjoyable, and customers praise the wonderful pictures with almost every recipe. Additionally, they appreciate the creativity and great ideas in the book. However, some customers note that the ingredients are somewhat difficult to come by.