The Vedge Bar Book

Rich Landau is a co-owner of Vedge and Ground Provisions, modern vegetable restaurants that have earned rave reviews from diners and critics alike. Landau, along with his wife and partner Kate Jacoby, is a pioneer of vegan fine dining. He's a six-time finalist for the James Beard Award and has received Best Chef and Best Restaurant nods from the Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, GQ and Philadelphia Magazine. He won an episode of the Food Network's Chopped and is a recurring judge on Beat Bobby Flay. Together with Jacoby, he has written four previous cookbooks, including Vedge and V Street. He lives just outside his native Philadelphia. Kate Jacoby is a co-owner of Vedge and Ground Provisions, modern vegetable restaurants that have earned rave reviews from diners and critics alike. Jacoby, along with her husband and partner Rich Landau, is a pioneer of vegan fine dining, having earned nods and accolades from culinary institutions and media like the James Beard Foundation, the Food Network, and Bon Appetit. Jacoby oversees the restaurants' operations and manages the couple's organic farmette, Lost Glove Garden, in Chester County. Together with Landau, she has written four previous cookbooks, including Vedge and V Street. She lives just outside her native Philadelphia.