''The Moosewood Cookbook'' (1977) is a vegetarian cookbook by

Mollie Katzen Mollie Katzen (born October 13, 1950, in Rochester, New York, U.S.) is an American cookbook author and artist. The author of twelve cookbooks (all of which she also illustrated), she is best known for the hand-lettered, illustrated ''Moosewood Co ...

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

Self-published original

In 1974, members of the original Moosewood staff self- published a spiral bound paper-covered vegetarian cookbook, with "''The Moosewood Cookbook Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant in the Dewitt Mall, Ithaca, New York''" on the title page. Page three contains a list of its creators: "Design, Editing, Hand-writing, Pen-and-ink illustrations

Feedback digestion, Critical Analysis, Introduction & History Nancy McCauley Cover Drawing Judith M. Barringer Onion Photogram Kathy Morris Frontispiece: charcoal drawing Meredith (Mimi) Barchat Photographs Phyllis Boudreau Photographic Montage Phyllis Boudreau Susan B. Lent." In addition, the ''Postward'' on page 79 states: "Because we have only presented our original recipes in this book, you may not have found a recipe for something you ate at Moosewood and liked. For this reason, and because we want to share our sources of inspiration with you, it is our pleasure to acknowledge our favorite cookbooks." This statement is followed by a list of cookbooks that includes: '' Diet for a Small Planet'', '' Great Meatless Meals'', '' Recipes for a Small Planet'', ''The Yogi Cookbook'' (Yogi Vithaldas and Susan Roberts), '' Ten Talents'', '' The Vegetarian Epicure'', '' Sunset Mexican Cookbook,'' and '' The Joy of Cooking''.

Mainstream publication

In 1977, Ten Speed Press in

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published a revised version of the 1974 self-published original, with "''The Moosewood Cookbook Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant Ithaca, New York'' Compiled, Edited, Illustrated and Hand-Lettered by Mollie Katzen" on the title page. Page five lists additional contributors: "Frontispiece: Charcoal Drawing by Meridith Barchat Photographs by J.M. Barringer Cover Design by Meridith Barchat and Mollie Katzen." This page also contains a list of 37 names (including Katzen) introduced as: "The Moosewood People who have created the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York from which this book has sprung." The ''Moosewood Cookbook'' became a highly influential vegetarian cookbook, with four editions (1977, 1992, 2000, 2014).

Reception

In 2018, ''

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'' named it to their list of best vegan and vegetarian cookbooks, saying "no chef cooking vegetables can afford not to read (it)." In 2007, it won the Cookbook Hall of Fame, James Beard Foundation Awards.James Beard Foundation Awards: Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen)
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