The Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine - Softcover

Eric Tucker; John Westerdahl; Sascha Weiss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898158990 ISBN 13: 9780898158991

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 1998

Synopsis

Elegant vegetarian cooking from the Bay Area's famed Millennium restaurant.

San Francisco's Millennium restaurant is renowned for its elegant, intriguing, and delicious vegetarian fare. Very low-fat, this sophisticated and inviting food draws from a world of culinary influences. With full-color photographs, an ingredient glossary, and an introduction to the techniques of dairy- and egg-free cooking.

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Review:

Millennium, arguably the best vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco, finally shares its secrets. If you've never been to Millennium, forget the stereotype of a vegetarian restaurant serving bean sprouts, brown rice, and seaweed. Millennium, a true gourmet restaurant, presents elegant, innovative, inspired cuisine that happens to be as healthy as it is delicious. This book entices the accomplished cook to explore exquisite dishes that will surprise and delight any dinner party--even if your guests are not vegetarians. Try appetizers like Cabbage and Shiitake-Filled Spring Rolls with Plum Sauce, or Grilled Portobellos with Herb-Tofu Aioli and Red Onion Marmalade. Experience the Indian-inspired Baked Madras-Glazed Tofu with Saffron Basmati Pilaf and Peach-Lime Chutney, or the Curry-Crusted Tempeh with Pomegranate Sauce. You won't want to skip dessert: Chocolate-Almond Midnight will indulge even the most finicky chocoholic.

Some of the dishes are simple to prepare, but most are intricate and time consuming and include subrecipes, making this book best for artistic cooks who revel in new, inventive recipes. For example, the recipe for luscious Moroccan Filo Crescents with Curried Golden Tomato Sauce (only 21 percent fat, despite the filo) takes more than a page, and references three other recipes. All recipes are vegan--no meat, eggs, or dairy--and most are very low in fat. Nutritional breakdown is provided for each recipe, and the food photos are gorgeous. The Millennium Cookbook is an impeccable gift for the inspired cook in your life. --Joan Price

About the Author:

John Westerdahl, PhD, MPH, RD has served as Staff Nutritionist at Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco and is the coauthor with Executive Chef Eric Tucker of The Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine. Dr. Westerdahl is a Nutritionist, Registered Dietitian, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Master Herbalist and Board Certified Anti-Aging Health Practitioner. He formally served as Nutrition Editor for Veggie Life magazine and currently is the Director of the Bragg Health Foundation. Dr. Westerdahl lives with his wife and daughter in Santa Barbara, California.
ERIC TUCKER has been executive chef at Millennium since it opened in 1994, and was coauthor of the revolutionary MILLENNIUM COOKBOOK. He is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute of Food in New York. In 1990, he took a position at Milly’s Restaurant in San Rafael, California. When the owners of Milly’s opened Millennium in San Francisco, he came along as executive chef, bringing to the restaurant his varied culinary passions, including mycology and exotic cuisines. He has been the primary creative force behind the restaurant’s success ever since.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0898158990
• ISBN 13: 9780898158991
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272