NEKED Food’s Gourmet Edition — Extraordinary & Delicious Plant-Based Cuisine

NEKED Food - Gourmet Edition, Extraordinary & Delicious Plant Based Cuisine. By Vanessa Jarvis-Findlay

Darling, some cookbooks are content to sit quietly on a shelf. This one is not.

The Gourmet Edition of Extraordinary & Delicious Plant-Based Cuisine is bold, unapologetic, and designed to make you fall hopelessly in love with the entire plant-powered kingdom — from silky beans and nutty grains to seitan “meats” and mushroom masterpieces. It’s the culinary equivalent of popping champagne on a Tuesday just because you can.

What’s Inside?

This isn’t a collection of “throw-it-together” weekday dinners — oh no. These are dishes that demand to be dressed up, fussed over, and paraded like couture down your dining table. Think:

• Mushroom “scallops” on saffron risotto cakes that whisper Michelin with every bite.

• Seitan “lamb” rack with herb crust and red wine jus, a showstopper that could make Gordon Ramsay weep into his gravy.

• Chickpea panisse with naartjie emulsion and mielie-leaf ash, proof that humble legumes can sashay into fine dining without breaking a sweat.

• Desserts so decadent they deserve their own trust funds — chilli chocolate tortes, cheesecakes with marula-honeycomb crowns, and other wickedly indulgent creations.

Each recipe balances elegance with playfulness, indulgence with wit. It’s fine dining without the starch-collared maître d’.

Why Gourmet?

Because life is too short for beige food. We deserve drama on a plate — sauces that shimmer, garnishes that sparkle, and flavours that leave you a little weak at the knees. The Gourmet Edition is a love letter to plants in all their glorious forms: beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh, seitan, nuts, seeds, grains, and of course, vegetables.

From Kitchen to Book

These recipes were born in my kitchen in Clarens — tested, refined, sworn at, and finally perfected. Some were favourites on our award-winning restaurant menu; others are brand-new, created just for you. Together, they capture the spirit of NEKED Food: playful, indulgent, and just a little bit cheeky.

Pre-Orders Opening Soon

Yes, darling — the wait is almost over. I’m about to fling open the pre-order doors so you can reserve your copy of the Gourmet Edition before it struts out into the world. Think of it as your VIP pass to the most glamorous dinner party of the year.

This isn’t just cooking. It’s theatre. And you, my love, are front row on opening night.