France back in the day wasn’t a very vegetarian friendly place. When Carrie Solomon first moved to France 20 years ago, it was far from “la belle vie” for a vegetarian immersing herself in local cuisine. Restaurants promoted nose-to-tail cooking and chefs had yet to start normalizing farm-to-table cuisine.
But now an explosion of trendy Paris restaurants with innovative vegetarian dishes on the menu testify to how taste times have changed. Solomon’s new book “Bohème Cooking: French Vegetarian Recipes” shares with readers both classic and less traditional vegetarian recipes. She came up with many of “les recettes,” she says “in her own tiny, “bohème” Parisian kitchen.”
This is vegetarian cooking that reflects the modern, unfussy garden-forward French cuisine that Carrie has grown to love. From Paris farmers’ markets to the Brittany coast, her vegetable centered cooking is a tasty melange steeped with vibrant flavor and whimsical creativity.
Solomon is a chef and cookbook author living in Paris since 2002. She has created menus for a handful of Paris restaurants as a chef consultant and has penned a biweekly recipe column for “Elle France.” She has written several cookbooks and has coauthored several books including “Chefs’ Fridges” and “MAKERS Paris.”