5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK

D.H. · October 21, 2025

Great book , Great recipes !LOVE

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing

j. · October 13, 2024

This is the book for you if you’ve been wanting to make vegetables taste good. The recipes in the book incorporate modern cooking techniques to make beautiful dishes. The recipes range from comfort food to dishes that would fit into a fine dining restaurant menu. Each recipe is accompanied by full page color photographs that show how to plate the dish. I’m looking forward to continue cooking many recipes from this book for a long time to come.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book.

r. · April 23, 2022

Beautiful book in perfect condition. Thank you. The recipes may take a bit of effort, but look worth the time. Inspirational, even for a creative cook. And it is all about vegetables an creative breads to accompany them🐬

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Cookbook

S.H. · April 13, 2017

Jeremy Fox has written the most personal, open and honest cookbook I can remember reading, not just sharing his knowledge about food, but chronicling his struggles and successes. Over the years I've been lucky enough to eat many of the dishes that he creates, and for me, no one has a way with vegetables like Jeremy. It takes a village and Jeremy recognizes that with stories of the farmers and purveyors that play such an important role. The recipes and photos immediately convey the thoughtfulness of his food and best of all, they really can be done at home! This book was a long time coming but worth the wait. It's everything a cookbook should be.

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, despite some overly complicated dishes there are enough fantastic ones to be useful and eye opening

r. · April 13, 2018

5 stars for the design of the book and the photography. It's truly beautiful. The sections are inspired and inspiring. The photos will make you want to cook every dish you see.Unfortunately, many of the dishes don't taste as good as they look and require a ridiculous amount of work (ridiculous because simpler means could lead to more exciting results). That said, I think the book is worth owning for the few recipes that are very good and interesting.Dishes I've tried:Chickpeas in Broth – Not that tough to make but pretty boring. I add chorizo to it, which helps, but even if that were part of the recipe, I wouldn't understand why it would be in the cookbook.Beets & Berries – this recipe and the design of the book make it worth purchasing. It's a great dish and uses berries and beets in such a cool way.Grilled Artichoke – boring, but beautiful photograph.Cauliflower in Cast-Iron Pot – Supposedly this was a favorite at Ubuntu. I made it twice to make sure I got the recipe right. It's just okay. What's not okay is how much work is required to make it. The Vadouvan Butter recipe is silly. It takes forever to make and you could get the flavors in a much more straightforward way.Mushroom Conserva – worth the price of the book. Delicious.Garlic Confit – I use and make this all the time. Put it on bread with Manchego cheese and you'll thank yourself.Mushroom Conserva, Ricotta & Gochugaru – this uses both the Garlic Confit and the Mushroom Conserva that I love so you think I'd love this dish. But it ads up to less than the sum of its parts. But maybe because the parts are so good.Chickpea Panisse – A lot of work for something that I'd never order again if I had it at a restaurant. To me the flavors are cloying. Great photo though.Deanie's Brioche – great brioche recipePickled green garlic – too sweet of a brine for me. Tastes like relish.Dill Pickles – I love these and use the recipe often. I wish I could find the Mexican sour gherkins Fox suggests, but alas, they are never to be found and I live in CA.Ramp Kimchi – I love this take on kimchi, but this book should omit any reference to ramps. They're rarely in season and when they are restaurants buy them up. I used kale and napa cabbage.Pappa al Pomodoro – A lot of work for something that tastes like it was just thrown together.Peas and Pecorino – The simplest and one of the best. But a confusing photograph.Calabrian Chili Butter – worth the work, unlike the Vadouvan Butter. Although, here again the recipe confused me (are you really supposed to get all the seeds out of the peppers? (I didn't)).Spring Onions with ash honey – I think this is one Chef Fox must do for its looks and exotic use of ash. It tastes like caramelized onions and honey and burnt toast. Not thrilling. But again beautiful photo.Fennel Confit, kumquat, feta, chili & oregano – So darn good. So darn good. I was about to give up on this book and this inspired me to keep going.Rhubarb Ricotta and Radish Toast – I love this, but again I think for the work, the home cook could get similar results with a jam or chutney. Also I cannot make it look as beautiful as Fox does. Speaking of chutney...Green Tomato Preserves – This is great. So good with pork or, as Chef Fox suggests, with...Grilled Cheese – Such an interesting take on the grilled cheese. At first I thought it would be like a croque monsieur, but it was like a fondue in the form of a crispy creamy sandwich.

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the home cook, really, but very good

D.S.G. · July 7, 2017

I respectfully disagree on the subtitle: most of these recipes are not for the "home." Today's home cooks don't want highly involved and time consuming recipes. Many of them appear to be simpler than they are, until you realize that to make one recipe you first need to make one, two, or three others.But I really like this book. I've made some of the recipes and was quite pleased with the results. I learned things and obtained ideas from reading the other recipes. I love that this is a book on vegetables by someone who is a meat eater. Why? Because he doesn't go to great lengths to make vegetables take the place of meat and is content to let them remain vegetables. I don't need or want another recipe for a fake hamburger.Phaidon, as another reviewer noted, frequently puts out coffee table books. This book's physical weight qualifies as a book better suited to the coffee table than in the kitchen, but the recipes are inspired cooking.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, not always easy, but amazing

C. · February 26, 2023

I have hundreds of cookbooks (most are Kindle/ebooks, obviously!)… this is in my top ten. Imaginative and masterful. The flavor combinations are great and the recipes inspiring. As others have mentioned, quite a few are a labor intensive. Very worth it, really amazing. I wish he would make a Kindle version as I have too many physical books already and I think it is a barrier to many people not buying it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A cookbook to be treasured

T.A. · April 30, 2017

Chef Jeremy teaches some primary terms and tasks before the recipes to familiarize you with some of the steps. Before that he really explains how he reached this point to write the cookbook which took 10 years, and why. The recipes are amazing and he makes them personal. Chef even encourages you to substitute ingredients for some that you cannot find, knowing that some ingredients are regional; also to make the recipes your own, as they say. The pictures are absolutely beautiful and the writing is as if he's talking to you, so personal. It's the best cook book ever and many have said that. It's a standout.

Beautiful, beautiful cookbook!

A.C. · January 6, 2021

I've had my eye on this book since a few weeks into Noah Galuten's (and his wife Iliza's) instagram cooking show during the pandemic. The way he preaches to replace something in a recipe and work with what you have was a delight to also find in this book! The recipes don't have piles and piles of ingredients, and most things I'm able to source even though I live in the exact opposite environment from California (a large rocky island in the North Atlantic).The book itself is beautiful. The cover is almost a linen type which gives it a high quality feel. The stories and photos are well done.I gifted a copy to a friend and they were as in awe of it as I was... or I as them since theirs arrived first hahaWell worth the money for anyone you know who loves exploring new recipes and utilizing the skills learned from one recipe into their everyday cooking.

Great book for Food Lovers

C. · July 11, 2024

Gave it to my GF as a gift and we both ended up spending evenings trying out its recipes.It also gives you a deep and easy to catch view on the theory behind cooking, ingredients, roles and many other curiosities.I recommend.

Livro bom mas transporte desgastou

C. · July 15, 2025

Veio com as pontas gastas como se o livro fosse usado.Entendo que o transporte não deve ser super simples, mas esperava melhores condições de recebimento

Smart and beautiful

C. · April 11, 2018

At first I was kinda scared by the negatives comments.I don't regret that purchase at all.First, I enjoyed the reading of the chef's story.Second, I didn't find any ingredients funky or hard to find. I live in France, and I've heard of, or seen or bought at least one time each and every vegetable mentioned in this book.The steps are clear. And the recipes give so much ideas.Beautiful book in everyway.Not vegan by the way, but it could please anyone who seek for vegetables in another way.

Love it

f.p. · September 6, 2025

Not a Veggie. But this is a great compliment to my recipe book collection.