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Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook
from Phaidon Winter Spring 2023
by SYINC
From the author of global bestseller Japan: The Cookbook, more than 250 delicious, healthy vegetarian recipes for home cooks
In this collection of new recipes, Nancy Singleton Hachisu, the most authoritative voice in Japanese home cooking today, showcases Japanese vegetarian dishes, bringing the exquisite flavors of the nation’s elegant cuisine to those who follow a plant-based diet or want to lower the amount of fish and meat they eat. Recipes are divided by cooking style – dressed, vinegared, deep-fried, simmered, steamed, stir-fried, grilled, pickled, and sweet – alongside which Hachisu shares her expert knowledge of the ingredients, culture, and traditions of this unique culinary style. Nancy Singleton Hachisu is a native Californian who has lived with her Japanese farmer husband in Saitama prefecture since 1988. She is the author of four books, including Japan: The Cookbook, and has written for The Art of Eating, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Food, and BBC Travel. Hachisu also participated in the ‘Salt’ episode of the Netflix series Salt Fat Acid Heat. Key Selling Points A brand-new and exciting cookbook from the author of the hugely successful Japan: The Cookbook – over 150,000 copies sold worldwide – a wide-ranging collection of plant-based recipes from a leading expert in the field of Japanese cuisine The book includes an extensive introduction to Japanese vegetarian cuisine, with essays throughout exploring the ingredients, culture, and tradition associated with it, plus a detailed glossary Perfect for the foodie, armchair traveler, and every health-conscious and vegetable-forward eater The latest title in Phaidon’s bestselling regional vegetarian book series With 120 specially commissioned food photographs to bring the recipes to life
270 × 180 mm 7 1/8 × 10 5/8 inches 368 pp 124 col illus.
Hardback ISBN: 978-1-83866-627-9 978 1 83866 627 9
9 $7 54.958 1 8 3 8 US6 6 6 2 7 9 £ 39.95 UK € 49.95 EUR $ 64.95 CAN $ 74.95 AUS
Published May 2023 ‘Often called “devotion cuisine”, shōjin ryōri [Japanese vegetarian temple cuisine] was developed by monks, but has recently found its way from temple restaurants to Tokyo’s Michelin-star tables.’ – BBC Praise for Nancy Singleton Hachisu and Japan: The Cookbook






‘Japan: The Cookbook is everything you could possibly want to know about Japanese cooking ... a love letter to the country whose culture [Hachisu] has absorbed with devotion over 30 years.’ – Condé Nast Traveler ‘Hachisu has long been a reliable source on all things Japanese cuisine.’ – TastingTable
‘It is to our advantage that Hachisu chose to expatriate herself to the rocky terrain of that Asia-Pacific isle in 1988.’ – Huffington Post
Also available:
Japan: The Cookbook $ 49.95 US £ 39.95 UK
978 0 7148 7474 6 The Mexican Vegetarian Cookbook $ 54.95 US £ 39.95 UK
978 1 83866 526 5 The Gluten-Free Cookbook $ 49.95 US £ 35.00 UK
978 1 83866 313 1
Brutalism’s Best Architects Owen Hopkins
An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of styles

Brutalist architecture inspires a passionate response, be it adulation or contempt. There is no disputing, however, that the style produces some of the world’s most breathtaking buildings. This landmark volume documents the movement as never before, by profiling the architects behind the style. Featuring more than 250 historic and contemporary architects, it includes international icons alongside those who are less well known or who have for too long been neglected, providing a unique record of this influential global architecture movement. Owen Hopkins is an architectural writer and curator. He is Director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University. He is the author and editor of numerous books about architecture, including Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore, also published by Phaidon. Hopkins has written widely on architecture for publications including the Independent, Dezeen, Icon, Architectural Review, and Domus. Key Selling Points Presents Brutalism as never before, organized alphabetically and profiling more than 250 architects who defined and continue to define this unique style Includes 350 images of iconic Brutalist buildings alongside fresh and surprising masterworks from 1936 to the present day Features images of more than 200 buildings, accompanied by engaging texts, and reference information, including an illustrated timeline The same size as the new ‘classic’ format of the Atlas of Brutalist Architecture, creating a must-have dual record of both the architecture and the architects An essential volume for fans of Brutalist architecture and concrete buildings, which are beloved by not just architects but those from all design disciplines
290 × 205 mm 8 ⅛ × 11 ⅜ inches 368 pp 350 B&W illus.
Hardback 978 1 83866 563 0 ISBN: 978-1-83866-563-0
9 $7 69.958 1 8 3 8 US6 6 5 6 3 0 £ 49.95 UK € 59.95 EUR $ 89.95 CAN $ 100.00 AUS
Published March 2023 Featured architects include:






John Andrews João Batista Vilanova Artigas Lina Bo Bardi Bogdan Bogdanović Marcel Breuer Douglas Cardinal André-Jacques Dunoyer de Segonzac Bertrand Goldberg
Also available:
Atlas of Brutalist Architecture $ 69.95 US £ 49.95 UK
978 1 83866 190 8 Ernő Goldfinger Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak Agustín Hernández Navarro John M. Johansen Louis I. Kahn Denys Lasdun Le Corbusier João da Gama Filgueiras Lima Alberto Linner Díaz Owen Luder
Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses $ 69.95 US £ 49.95 UK
978 1 83866 339 1 Paulo Mendes da Rocha Oscar Niemeyer William L. Pereira Affonso Eduardo Reidy Paul Rudolph Moshe Safdie Alison Smithson Clorindo Testa Decio Tozzi John Carl Warnecke
Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore $ 49.95 US £ 29.95 UK
978 0 7148 7812 6