The acclaimed Candle 79 restaurant expands the horizons of vegan cuisine, proving to conscientious home cooks that healthy, plant-based food can be flavorful, satisfying, and sophisticated. Continually rated as one of the best vegan restaurants in the country, Candle 79 is at the forefront of a movement to bring elegance to vegetarian cuisine. Not only is its fare local, seasonal, organic, and sustainable, but also so delicious and healthy that customers—vegan and omni alike—are constantly asking for recipes to cook at home. This collection answers that call, with simple yet impressive recipes for Ginger-Seitan Dumplings, Chickpea Crepes, Chocolate Mousse Towers, and Cucumber-Basil Martinis—inviting every home cook to make truly green cuisine.