V Is for Vegetables

"It's big and beautiful, chock full of glossy color photography, but unlike other chef-authored cookbooks crowding the bookstore shelves these days, destined for dusty lives on coffee tables, Vegetables is one to put right on the kitchen counter, ready to get splashed with the Swiss chard shakshouka and coconut-carrot soup. . . . The recipes -- including ones for baked sweet potato fries, beet tartare and 'kale cooked quickly' -- have short ingredient lists and are very approachable for beginning cooks. At the same time, cooks who know their way around a mandoline will be just as intrigued."

"With V is for Vegetables, the New York City chef aims to help home cooks easily capture the seasonal bounty of markets in their kitchens. This is not a cheffy tome or a vanity project. Anthony created the recipes in a home kitchen, not at Untitled or Gramercy Tavern. They're short and mostly quick, but he adds a smart technique here and a surprising ingredient there in the hopes of creating a unique but accessible result. "

"Anthony -- who is known for his finesse with vegetables -- currently helms the kitchen at two prominent New York City restaurants: decades-old Gramercy Tavern and museum sensation Untitled.... V is for Vegetables, however, is exactly how the acclaimed chef cooks at home.... Vegetables go in the center of the plate, and the meat, if he uses any, becomes the accompaniment.... And for each vegetable, there are multiple recipes, lessons in technique, illustrations, and even 'process shots' of a recipe coming together, not just of the final dish."

"2015 is the year of the vegetable cookbook, and chef Michael Anthony's entry is a gift to cooks of all skill levels. A generous, unpretentious teacher, he delivers minor epiphanies like Mushroom Broth and Walnut Mashed Potatoes and sneaks in simple lessons for techniques like cooking with water, sweating onion, and washing greens."

"The best kind of chef-written book, because it's not cheffy. Instead, Anthony offers quick, short recipes and a wealth of tips and techniques aimed to help everyday cooks get a variety of vegetables on their table."

"At Gramercy Tavern and Untitled, chef Michael Anthony cooks up elegant, technique-driven American fare that has earned him Michelin stars and James Beard awards. But his new cookbook, "V is for Vegetables," is filled with delightfully doable recipes perfect for home cooks."

"The perfect guide to the wide world of veggies."

"Unusually special recipes for home cooks from a fine-dining chef...offering ingenious flavor and texture combinations to perk up even mainstays like broccoli and carrots."

"Anthony...is a natural teacher who translates his professional experience into more than 150 recipes for home cooks. Luxurious production-gorgeous photographs by Maura McEvoy and faux-vintage line drawings by Mindy Dubin-belies the book's workmanlike approach."

"In this splendid tribute to vegetables, Anthony focuses on creating great flavors and healthy meals... Enticing and gorgeous, this collection showcases the best that nature has to offer."

"The chef's reverence for farmers gives it soul."

"A great veggie book."

"This book is entirely focused on the home cook, and it shows... He breaks down otherwise intimidating cooking lingo, like how to blanch vegetables or use a mandoline to cut razor thin radishes to open up a world of vegetable possibilities for readers."

"You'll learn to unlock the intense flavors and healthy benefits within-one beautiful vegetable at a time. This cookable and approachable book is sure to become a favorite among home cooks!"

"You are going to want to own this book... The recipes are scrumptious, well written, and beautifully presented."