Ep. 5. Industry Series, with Alice (Alyssa) Zaslavsky @aliceinframes @inpraiseofveg http://aliceinframes.com/

In this veg size episode, I'm joined by “Force of nature” (quote Nigella Lawson) Alice Zaslavsky, an inspiring voice of food who I’ve been working with for over a year on her new book: In Praise of Veg. Coming out November this year,  Alice’s book is beautiful as much as functional and shirks the assumptions we have on knowing how to cook vegetables. Alice holds your hand from blanching to roasting in easy uncomplicated (mofmof) recipes that let the veg SING.

As Alice says in the pod “Life’s too short for small ideas”. When Alice pitched the book to me and asked me to be a part of the team behind it, it was a no brainer and as the food editor, I truly blossomed investing myself into the pages of Alice’s vision. Her passion for veg and how she embraced my ideas was an incredible process to be a part of. Our Weekly/daily skype meetings where we collab’d on recipe ideas and chewed the ‘minimal’ veg fat on how the recipe testing was going was envisioned and one I’ll never forget. A truly collaborative and modern way to create a cookbook. I know it will be a highlight of my career working with Alice. She truly is a force of nature, well said Nigella. 

So get ready for a chat that floats through the pages of the soon to be released (November people, pre-order link below) cookbook, and how EXCITED we are for this beauty to be out in the world.

Quote of the ep:

“Eat the vegetables but eat them yummy.”

What to expect in this ep:

A lot of vegetable-speak. I know you’re on board for this.

Book chat and recipe spotlighting, take note so you know where to start when you get your copy!

We chat Prahan market – Alice’s second home and the cool people working there

• Maker and monger @makerandmonger
• Damien Pike @damienpike
• Gary’s Meats @garysmeats

RECO’s and mentions on the pod:

Sift produce @sift_produce

Bayano the rebel café and disciple roasters @bayanotherebel @discipleroasters

Milking yard farm chicken @milkingyardfarm

Alpine sauce co.  @alpinesauceco

The DREAM team backing the SHITAKE out of this book:

Incredible illustrator, Vera Babida @vera.babida 

Lucy Tweed, Amazing food stylist, and the most hilarious and beautiful human @Lucytweedstylist

Ben Dearnley, I’ve said it before but INCREDIBLE food photographer @bendearnley

Jacqui Porter, top of the game Designer @Northwood_green

Publisher, Jane Morrow from Murdoch books @murdochbooks

Kay Wijaya, food economist and chef wizzz @thefoodeconomist

Lauren Miller, props Merchandiser and food assist and hilarious lady @Improppingaround -- 'Cooking with Lauren' will be a tv show and it will be awesome. 

Hope this ep Expands your food knowledge and convinces you to pre-order the book. –

PRE ORDER LINK> https://www.booktopia.com.au/in-praise-of-veg-alice-zaslavsky/

*We will convince you to buy a salad spinner – total game-changer

** Now on the hunt for sweet potato leaves.

***This podcast was not sponsored by deb. But maybe it should be.

Intro and Outro Music by Addie Kosten 

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