Joe Yonan Author Talk • Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking: Vegan Recipes, Tips, and Techniques

Joe Yonan is the two-time James Beard Foundation Award-winning food and dining editor of The Washington Post. He is the author of the forthcoming Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking (September 3, 2024), a first-of-its-kind compendium of approachable, plant-based recipes and wisdom from across the globe; Cool Beans, which was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by Food Network, NPR, Forbes, Wired, and more; Eat Your Vegetables; and Serve Yourself. Joe was a food writer and travel section editor at The Boston Globe before moving to Washington to edit the Post's food section. He writes the Post's “Weeknight Vegetarian” column and for five years wrote the “Cooking for One” column, both of which have won honors from the Association of Food Journalists.

Andrea Nguyen - A culinary bridge builder and leading authority on Asian cuisines, Andrea Nguyen is a James Beard award-winning author, cooking teacher, and consultant. Her newest cookbook, Ever-Green Vietnamese, centers doable, modern takes on Viet plant-based traditions. Named one of the best cookbooks of 2023, it was also a 2024 double finalist for awards from the Beard Foundation and International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking — Plant-based eating has been evolving for centuries, creating a storied base of beloved recipes that are lauded around the globe. Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking is the first book to collect these dishes and wisdom into a single volume, treating vegan food as its own cuisine, worthy of mastery.

As an award-winning food editor and writer, Joe Yonan has spent years reporting on and making plant-based foods. With his finger on the pulse of this ever-growing cuisine, he has collected recipes and essays from prominent food writers in the plant-based sphere, creating a book that shows the true abundance of vegan food around the world, offering something for everyone. The book opens with an in-depth pantry section, showing how to create homemade versions of foundational ingredients like milks, butters, stocks, dressings, and spice mixes. 

With numerous variations on base recipes, an extensive dessert section, hundreds of vegan meals, and stunning photography, Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking will become a mainstay in your kitchen, delivering new ideas for years to come.