Vegan Cooking Tips with Ann Gentry

Ann Gentry is a chef, restaurateur, food educator and visionary. She opened Real Food Daily in Los Angeles 1993, a totally vegan and organic restaurant that has since spawned another in West Hollywood. Please visit Real Food Daily to find out more about this truly unique restaurant and to learn more about Ann Gentry.

Question:

Will there be a Real Food Daily Cookbook out in the future?

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Answer:

Yes, absolutely The Real Food Daily Cookbook will be published one day. It is a project I really want to get to. Not a day goes by in the restaurant or on our website that people donšt ask about a cookbook. Not a day goes by that I am not thinking about the cookbook. It is a project I take very seriously.

Right now, I am focused on opening more restaurants in the Los Angeles area. On the personal front, I am very involved in parenting my two year old daughter. I figure by the time she gets in school and several new locations have gotten on their feet, I will be able to write the RFD Cookbook.

Just so some of you understand the mechanics of making a cookbook. It isn't as simple as taking the recipes we use in the restaurants and putting them in a book. The recipes need to be calculated and tested for domestic use. This process takes a lot of time to perfect, so that when you make the recipe at home you'll succeed at making the dishes as delicious as they are at RFD. Also, I really envision the book to capture the spirit of Real Food Daily and I'll need my time and energy to be unencumbered so I can put into the book what I have put into RFD.

I am flattered and honored that there is such an interest in a cookbook and I know the wait will be worth everyone's while.

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