Plant Academy: The Cookbook
Plant Academy: The Cookbook is the definitive foundational guide to plant-based cooking, placing natural, biodiverse, whole foods at the centre of the plate. Lauren Lovatt, visionary founder of the pioneering culinary school Plant Academy and author of Mind Food, shares her unique teaching expertise, demonstrating that plant-empowered dishes – free from meat, dairy and eggs – can be extraordinarily rich in texture and flavour, and beautiful to behold.
Starting with the staple ingredients that should be in every vegan’s pantry, the book moves on to explain all the elements of building a successful plant-based dish, from curating creative combinations to refining your plating style.
Learn over 50 techniques, including how to make:
- Essential stocks and sauces
- Nut milks and cheeses
- Sprouted seeds, beans and legumes
- Enticing smoked ingredients
- Gut-healthy fermented foods
- Key baking ingredients, including plant-based butter, flax ‘egg’ and gluten-free flour blends
The techniques and base recipes are accompanied by 40 full recipes, including:
- Seasonal Poke Bowl
- Adaptogen Adobo with Mushroom Mole
- Smoked Broccoli Arepa
- Courgette Cannelloni
- Fermented Ginger Cheesecake
- Almond, Peanut & Cacao Cookie Sandwiches
- Kombucha-litas
With contributions from Plant Academy experts such as celebrated Michelin-green-starred chef Richard Buckley, plant-based food consultant Carolina Chinea, and award-winning author Rachel De Thample, alongside striking photography from Sara Kiyo Popowa (@shisodelicious) and delightful illustrations from Sophie Dunster (@Gung_ho_london), this cookbook is both authoritative and alluring.
Elevate your plant-based cooking with this innovative and inspiring essential guide.
Lauren Lovatt is a plant based chef, culinary educator and entrepreneur who founded Plant Academy cookery school in 2019, a school created to inspire passion through plants through inviting the leading minds in the industry to teach on their signature Plant 123 chef training program. As well as a passion for plants Lauren’s main focus is bringing the conversation of Mental Health to the table through her revolutionary book Mind Food, released in 2022 after many years of curating supper clubs, hosting events at festivals, such as Wilderness and Shambla, and leading retreats on this important concept. Having travelled the world cooking and teaching she previously consulted for HOY Paris, Paris’ first plant based hotel, and currently working with Alchemy Academy Bali Lauren is forever evolving her own food art and conscious impact on the food world.
Sara Kiyo Popowa is a food photographer and recipe developer @shisiodelicious with over 106,000 followers. She is the popular author of Bento Power and The Opinionated Guide to Vegan London. Sara has been an integral part of Plant Academy since the beginning, first coming on board to teach masterclasses about her book Bento Power and photography and going on to open a joint venture with Lauren Lovatt ‘The Food Studio’ where they created the Plant Academy online courses and so much more. Sara’s passion for plants and incredible photography skills brought Plant Academy to life in a brand new way and all of the photos and animations for the courses, online and for this Plant Academy book, have been created by her over the last four years. She shares with Lovatt a devotion to the power of the visual and for communicating plant-based food in a mesmerizingly bold and aesthetic way. This book and all of Plant Academy would not be the same without her.
Sophie Dunster is an illustrator and the founder of sustainable fashion brand Gung Ho, and her mission is to educate and inspire change through design.
Instagram: @gungho_studios
Website: gunghostudios.co.uk
RACHEL DE THAMPLE is an award-winning author who has worked in food, health and sustainability for more than 20 years. She teaches fermentation and seasonal nutrition courses at River Cottage in the United Kingdom. She served as Course Director of the College of Naturopathic Medicine’s Natural Chef diploma course, was the Head of Food for the British organic retailer Abel & Cole and Commissioning Editor of Waitrose Food Illustrated. She’s written six books including Tonics & Teas, River Cottage Fermentation Handbook, which won a Guild of Food Writer’s Award. Her latest book is Winter Wellness, hailed as ‘a remarkable addition to the world of cookbooks’ by René Redzepi, chef and co-owner of noma. She’s also studied sustainable food systems at University College London and was instrumental in setting up an award-winning food market in London.
Carolina Chinea is a dedicated advocate for plant-based living from the picturesque Canary Islands. Since 2007, she has travelled the world as a plant-based business trainer, designing innovative projects and educational experiences. She is passionate about cultivating creativity in plant-based living, nourishing minds, and empowering businesses. With a background in Art History, Carolina has curated over 100 workshops and collaborated with schools like Matthew Kenney, Plant Academy, Aurea, and Alchemy.
Carolina has brought concepts to life from Evergreen Organics in Qatar to Vibe in Cambodia, and her expertise in plant-based cuisine includes product development and chef training. Her qualifications from Matthew Kenney Culinary and Hofmann Culinary School underpin her work in creating unique food experiences. She empowers individuals to express themselves through the universal language of food using methodologies like Design Thinking. Carolina invites you to break free from conventional boundaries and create a thriving business together.