Vegan Italian Food

Melbourne chef Shannon Martinez brings her signature irreverence to Italian cuisine in this lavish plant-based celebration. With over 100 recipes spanning antipasti, pasta, mains, sides and desserts, Vegan Italian Food is a glamorous guide to meat-free Italian cooking that borrows its spirit from La Dolce Vita and makes no apologies for it. Tortellini in brodo, red sauce meatballs, vibrant vegetables and an extensive dessert chapter — all entirely vegan, all entirely convincing.

Shannon Martinez is the owner of Smith & Daughters, Australia's most celebrated plant-based restaurant, and the author of several bestselling cookbooks. She eats meat — which, she argues, is precisely why her vegan food tastes so good.