Plant Academy: The Cookbook: Plant-based techniques & recipes for creative cooking

Plant Academy: The Cookbook is a culinary manual for vegan food that teaches essential ingredients and key techniques for creating plant-based dishes. Lauren Lovatt, founder of Plant Academy culinary school and author of Mind Food, demonstrates that whole-food, plant-based cooking offers rich textures and flavour profiles while remaining refined and visually appealing. The book focuses on over 50 techniques, including making nut milks and cheeses, handling ferments, and creating flavour and texture profiles. It begins with staple pantry ingredients, then explains how to build successful plant-based dishes through creative combinations and plating methods. The cookbook features over 40 recipes, including seasonal poke bowl, massaged kale, fermented ginger cheesecake, wild rosti, adaptogen adobo, and courgette cannelloni. Contributors include chef Richard Buckley, plant-based food consultant Carolina Chinea, and author Rachel De Thample. The book includes photography by Sara Kiyo Popowa and illustrations by Sophie Dunster.