Moosewood Cookbook
 Cover of first trade edition after the initial 1974 self-published First Edition issued by Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca. | |
| Author | Mollie Katzen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Vegetarian cooking |
| Genre | Cookbook |
| Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Publication date | 1977 (2ed 1992, 2ed revised 2000) |
| Media type | book |
| Pages | 227 |
| ISBN | 0-913668-69-9 (1ed, hardcover), 1580081304 (2ed rev. softcover) |
| OCLC | 3689930 |
| 641.5/636 19 | |
| LC Class | TX837 .K2593 1977 |
| Followed by | The Enchanted Broccoli Forest |
The Moosewood Cookbook (1977) is a vegetarian cookbook by Mollie Katzen that was published by Ten Speed Press. It is a revised version of a 1974 self-published cookbook by members of the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York.
History[edit]
Self-published original[edit]
The original 1974 version was self-published by members of the Moosewood Restaurant, with no single author. Titled The Moosewood Cookbook, Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant in the Dewitt Mall, Ithaca, New York, it was a spiral bound paper-covered book with photographs of the restaurant staff. According to page three, this version was created by seven people: Mollie Katzen (Design, Editing, Hand-writing, Pen-and-ink illustrations), Nancy McCauley (Feedback digestion, Critical analysis, Introduction & History), Judith M. Barringer (Cover Drawing), Kathy Morris (Onion Photogram), Meredith Barchat (Frontispiece: charcoal drawing), Phyllis Boudreau (Photographs), and Susan B. Lent (Photographic Montage).[1]
Mainstream publication[edit]
In 1977, Ten Speed Press in California published a newly revised edition that also had a different cover. Mollie Katzen is listed as the sole author, although Meredith Barchat and J.M. Barringer were also involved with the cover design and the photographs included in the book.[2]
In 1992, Katzen later rewrote the book with leaner recipes, long after her original association with the Collective had lapsed, though she kept the title and the hand-lettered style; the later Collective went on to publish its own unrelated series of books.
Additional books[edit]
Katzen has written two books that might be considered sequels; the first, called The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, expands on topics such as baking that the Moosewood book does not cover in depth, and is done in the same hand-lettered style as the original. The second, The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without, came out in 2007 and returned to Katzen's original hand-written style after years of more conventionally designed books such as Still Life with Menu and Pretend Soup.
Reception[edit]
In 2018, New York Magazine named it to their list of best vegan and vegetarian cookbooks, saying "no chef cooking vegetables can afford not to read (it)."[3]
In 2017, Washington Post Food Editor Joe Yonan listed it as one of three must-have classic vegetarian cookbooks.[4]
In 2007, the James Beard Foundation named the book to the Cookbook Hall of Fame. The New York Times has listed it as one of the ten best selling cookbooks of all time.[5]
Bibliography[edit]
- Moosewood Restaurant (1974). The Moosewood Cookbook Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant In the Dewitt Mall Ithaca, New York. Moosewood Restaurant. (self-published)
- Katzen, Mollie (1977). The Moosewood Cookbook. 10 Speed Press. ISBN 978-0913668689.
References[edit]
- ^ Moosewood Restaurant (1974). The Moosewood Cookbook, Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant in the Dewitt Mall, Ithaca, New York. Moosewood Restaurant.
- ^ Katzen, Mollie (1977). Moosewood Cookbook. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 0913668680.
- ^ Builder, Maxine. "The Best Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks, According to Vegetarian and Vegan Chefs". New York Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Swift, Sally. "Joe Yonan's three must-have classic vegetarian cookbooks". The Splendid Table. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "New Editions of Moosewood Cookbook & Enchanted Broccoli Forest". globalgourmet.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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