Ciment Ethan - NYC vegan: iconic recipes for a taste of the Big Apple

What theyre saying about NYC Vegan:

Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciment are my plant-based supermen. These two gay, vegan Brooklynites are teaching the world that the coolest thing to be is compassionate. And they are proving that peaceful food is not just seditious and nutritious, but also delicious!

Jane Velez-Mitchell, TV journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and
founder of JaneUnChained

The diverse, eclectic flavors of New York City are reflected in NYC Vegan, only bigger, better, and with more chutzpah. Ethan and Michael have their finger on the pulse of the various tastes that make up the Big Apples quintessential edibles, and they have the talent and passion for recipe- and community-building that will make this your go-to vegan cookbook. What else would you expect from two adorable mensches from Brooklyn?

Jasmin Singer, author of Always Too Much and Never Enough and senior editor at VegNews Magazine

Fun, creative, veganized classic recipes from the heart. Michael and Ethan share their vegan passion for New York and its bursts of international flavor. Their recipes take you on a vegan gastronomical tour of the Big Apple. We love to feed them at Candle 79 and the Candle Cafes, in our mutual effort to raise the vegan bar and make it delicious!

Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza, authors and founders of Candle Cafe, Candle 79, and Candle Cafe West

Theres no food like New York City food, and Suchman and Ciment capture flawlessly the flavors, diversity, and inimitable personality of the Great Big Apple in recipes that also reflect one of the citys newer charms, being a worldwide center of vegan culture and cuisine. Not only that, but these sophisticated recipes are accessible and reproducible, even in a tiny New York City kitchen.

Victoria Moran, author of Main Street Vegan

New York City is Americas kitchen and New Yorkers Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciments new book, NYC Vegan, is a fantastic taste of the Big Apple. Its filled with an amazing assortment of recipes for celebrated dishes, from uptown to downtown, East Side to West Side, and from every ethnic group. Youll want to try them all. The book is a wonderful guidebook, as well. You dont have to be vegan or from New York to love this book. I happen to be a NYC vegan myself and have waited a long time for just this book.

Fran Costigan, author Vegan Chocolate ; director of Vegan Baking and Pastry, Rouxbe Cooking School

New York City is famous for its glamour, fashion, art, cultural diversity and of course its food! This book not only celebrates what makes New York City great but elevates traditional favorites to a compassionate place in a delicious way that everyone will love.

Annie Shannon, co-author of Betty Goes Vegan

NYC Vegan is a terrifically tasty tribute to the diversity of the Big Apples culinary past, present, and future. Michael and Ethan are the perfect virtual tour guides, dropping heaps of foodie factoids while you wind through their ethnically rich collection of well-crafted, veganized classics.

Brian L. Patton, vegan chef and cookbook author

NYC Vegan is a creative tribute to the cuisines and dishes that make up New York Citys rich culinary heritage. Its more than that, though: this book is proof that it is possible to eat a compassionate diet while remaining connected to culture and tradition. Warm, welcoming, and beautifully photographed, the book is a must-have for plant-based eaters and for anyone who loves diverse, vibrant, global food.

Gena Hamshaw, author of Food52 Vegan

NYC Vegan is not just the definitive guide to recreating the foods of the city that never sleeps. Its also part history lesson, part travel guide (complete with restaurant recommendations) and part insiders glimpse into what real New Yorkers eat. The foods of New York really are the foods of the world, and here we have it all, veganized for us, inviting us to the table, the lunch counter, the farmers market, the street cart, the subway platform, uptown or downtown, or any one of the citys boroughs. Lets eat New York!

Michelle Schwegmann, co-founder of the Herbivore Clothing Company and author of Eat Like You Give a Damn

NYC Vegan: Iconic Recipes for a Taste of the Big Apple (Copyright 2017 by Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciment)

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, except in the context of reviews and fair reference, without written permission from the publisher.

ISBN: 978-1-941252-34-5

First Edition, May 2017

Vegan Heritage Press, LLC books are available at quantity discounts. For ordering information, please visit our website at www.veganheritagepress.com or write the publisher at Vegan Heritage Press, LLC, P.O. Box 628, Woodstock, VA 22664-0628.

Design: Dianne Wenz

Photography: Jackie Sobon

Website: VeganMos.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Suchman, Michael, 1971- author. | Ciment, Ethan, 1971- author.

Title: NYC vegan : iconic recipes for a taste of the Big Apple / Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciment.

Description: First editon. | Woodstock, Virginia : Vegan Heritage Press, [2017] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016048251 (print) | LCCN 2016051300 (ebook) | ISBN 9781941252338 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781941252345 (epub) | ISBN 9781941252352 (prc)

Subjects: LCSH: Vegan cooking--New York (State)--New York. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX771 .S827 2017 (print) | LCC TX771 (ebook) | DDC 641.5/63609747--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016048251

Disclaimer: The information provided in this book should not be taken as medical advice. If you require a medical diagnosis or prescription, or if you are contemplating any major dietary change consult a qualified health-care provider. Neither the publisher nor the author are responsible for readers health issues.

Publishers Note: The information in this book is correct and complete to the best of our knowledge. The publisher is not responsible for specific health or allergy issues regarding ingredients used in this book.

Vegan Heritage Press, LLC books are distributed by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Dedication

To our beloved Chandler, who started us on our journey into veganism.

Each day with you was a gift. You taught us to appreciate the good days and stay grounded in the present moment. You live on in our hearts and we know you continue to watch over us from the Rainbow Bridge.

We will always love you.

Daddy and Dad-E

Contents

Foreword

I dont think I can truly say I have ever enjoyed reading a cookbook before.

Sure, I have been entertained, occasionally illuminated, and most often relieved to have found something I could whip up at the last minute with the ingredients I had available. But enjoy? As in actually wanting to go back and read bits of the book again?! Nah.

But this book is the exception. Michael Suchman and Ethan Ciment have managed to do something very special: express their love for and allegiance to New York City, then reinterpret that citys classic dishes for a new and different generation. And in so doing, they define and reinvigorate what makes New York City so great. Its why I love it, too.

For what is New York if not a city that is constantly changing? When I hear people start to moan about how it used to be so much better in the old days and how the city has changed, I want to slap them and say, Of course its changed! Change is why were here! New York City is always changing, its always moving, its always redefining itselfand thats what makes it so exciting!