About the Author

Isa Chandra Moskowitz is America's most popular vegan chef. She is the author of Vegan with a Vengeance, which won PETA's Proggy Award for Best Cookbook 2006. She and Terry Hope Romero are the authors of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, winner of VegNews' Veggie Award for Best New Cookbook. Since 2003, Isa and Terry have hosted the public access/podcast vegan cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen. They live in New York. Isa Chandra Moskowitz is America's most popular vegan chef. She is the author of Vegan with a Vengeance, which won PETA's Proggy Award for Best Cookbook 2006. She and Terry Hope Romero are the authors of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, winner of VegNews' Veggie Award for Best New Cookbook. Since 2003, Isa and Terry have hosted the public access/podcast vegan cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen. They live in New York.

Reviews

VegNews, December 2010 Isa Moskowitz names "Favorite Cookbook Author" San Francisco Chronicle, 12/12/07 "[This] unassuming book is full of recipes for which even a carnivore would give up a night of meat." Curve "Ever the clever wits, Moskowitz and Romero make gourmet vegan cooking accessible in Veganomicon. You'll love the menu suggestions at the back of the book and the massive index rivaling that of the Joy of Cooking." Louisville Courier-Journal, 12/3/08 "The tone throughout is upbeat and amusing, especially in the frequent sidebars, which are practical, chatty and engaging without being cutesy." The Washington Times, 9/23 "[A] must have." Gwyneth Paltrow on Goop.com, 2/4/10 "This cookbook takes the scariness out of vegan...The recipes are easy for new cooks to use and the book is user-friendly." Portland Oregonian's FOODday blog, 2/3/10 "Highly regarded." Indianapolis Star, 3/10/10 "Chickpea cutlets, from Veganomicon, are unusually satisfying." DKMommySpot.com, 4/28/10 "Very likely the mother of all vegan cookbooks...A vegetarian chef's idea of perfect reading material. The book's nearly 300 pages are filled with hundreds of recipes, cooking advice, ingredient info, and heaps of humor making it a joy to read, as well as to cook with...Definitely a must-have for the vegan who really loves their food." Portland Oregonian, 7/13/10 "If you're considering transitioning to a vegan diet, or even just want to try it a day or two a week...[this is a] great introductory title." GoDairyFree.org "[A] creative recipe collection of tamales, bocadillos, empanadas, ensaladas, and much, much more." VegNews, Sept/Oct 2010 "chock-full of not only recipes, but pantry help and cooking advice galore." Cornell McClellan, fitness trainer for the President of the United States "[A] useful and delicious cookbook." Kuali.com, 10/12/10 "Funny, straight-into-your-face and full of hilarious punches...A pleasure to read despite its big size...A good old-fashioned all-purpose cookbook with recipes written for everyday meals. It is suitable for any level of cooking skill." Natural Health, November 2010 "A great resource to learn more about smart substitutions for vegan dishes."