petits plats
Most cookbooks dedicated to vegan
A sweet example of the contemporary
When it comes to volumes spotlighting
fare feature austere recipes for nut-
pastry chef’s incredible creativity,
restaurants, chefs and recipes usually
and-lentil loafs that seem as though
they’d bring more penance than
The Colors of Dessert is the result
of an experiment dreamed up by
steal the scene. But it’s a show-
stopping setting that’s often the most
pleasure to the dinner table. But in
Linda Long’s Great Chefs Cook Vegan,
25 of the world’s most famous chefs
photographer Alan “Battman” Batt.
Famous for capturing the people
and places of New York City, Batt has
memorable part of a meal. Boutique
Restaurants by John Riordan appeals
as much to the aesthete, as well as
provide recipes for unforgettable
vegan feasts. Even for the kitchen
recently turned his lens on food. For
this coffee table worthy tome, he took
the gourmand. The book celebrates
the fabulous design and architecture
impaired this handsome hardcover
a hat full of color swatches to some
that make visiting certain restaurants
makes a beautiful addition to library
shelves. In fact, it would be a shame
of the country’s most famous kitchens.
Pastry chefs drew a color at random
such a transporting experience. In
addition to the full color photos by Lisa
to splatter ingredients on these
glossy photographs, also shot by the
author. Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s
and were asked to create a dessert
inspired by the hue. The resulting
dishes range from the sculptural, like
Solomon, the book includes detailed
floor plans and a fascinating look into
how these world-class eateries create
recipe for king oyster mushrooms and
avocado carpaccio is a stunner, and
the beet cake topped with intricate
sugar tuilles created by Per Se, to the
their distinctive moods in restaurants
from New York to London to Tokyo.
unlike many recipes in chef-focused
nostalgic, like the creamy orange
Whether it’s the retro herringbone
cookbooks, it’s completely accessible
creamsicle sorbet created by the
motif of New York’s Tailor restaurant or
to the chef de cuisine at home. Other
restaurant Quality Meats. All photos
