The Vegetarian Epicure
AuthorAnna Thomas
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectVegetarian cooking
GenreCookbook
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date
1972
Media typePrint
Followed byThe Vegetarian Epicure, Book Two  (1978), The New Vegetarian Epicure (1996) 

The Vegetarian Epicure (1972) is a vegetarian cookbook by Anna Thomas , which contributed to the rise of the vegetarian movement of the 1970s.

History

Anna Thomas wrote her first cookbook The Vegetarian Epicure (1972) while still a film student at UCLA. It had a strong impact on the natural foods movement within the American counterculture.[1][2] As noted in The Roanoke Times, "for many of the young people turning to vegetarianism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Anna Thomas was the guru in their kitchens."[3] Thomas later said that while she was a student at UCLA, she "wasn't eating much meat," and thus was focusing on vegetarian cooking. However, she states that there "weren't any good vegetarian cookbooks then. So I was just making things up in 1968 and '69, and somebody said, `Gee, Anna, you're such a good cook, you should write a cookbook.' And when you are 19 or 20 you say, `Yeah, OK, I think I will,' and then you do."[4] The success of the book was due to the fact that it turned away from the ascetic approach found in American vegetarian cookbooks,[4] and its ability to introduce pleasure to American vegetarian meals.[5][6]

Additional cookbooks

Thomas has also published four additional cookbooks. Her next two books were also vegetarian: The Vegetarian Epicure, Book Two (1978) and The New Vegetarian Epicure (1996). However, her final two books included a mix of vegetarian and vegan recipes: Love Soup, and the Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore (which also included meat-based dishes).[7][8]

Awards and nominations

Nominated

Bibliography

  • The Vegetarian Epicure Alfred A. Knopf, 1972, 305 pages. ISBN 0-394-71784-8.
  • The Vegetarian Epicure, Book Two Alfred A. Knopf, 1978, 401 pages. ISBN 0-394-73415-7.
  • The New Vegetarian Epicure Alfred A. Knopf, 1996, 450 pages. ISBN 0-679-76588-3.

References

  1. ↑ Kauffman, Jonathan (2018). Hippie Food: How Back-To-The-Landers, Longhair, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780062437303.
  2. ↑ Belasco, Warren (2007). Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took on The Food Industry. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801473296.
  3. ↑ `THE VEGETARIAN EPICURE' UPDATED FOR THE '90S
  4. 1 2 Revisiting the `Vegetarian Epicure'
  5. ↑ Delicious India Archived December 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. "Vegetarianism Is Here To Stay," interview with Anna Thomas.
  6. ↑ "Vegetarian cookbook author Anna Thomas ladles out ‘Love Soup’". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Meatless Monday: Anna Thomas’ Revolutionary Idea — “Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore”". HuffPost. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore Takes the Stress out of Modern Dinner Parties". Portland Monthly. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ James Beard Foundation Nomination

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