Jean-Christian Jury

Executive Chef and Director of La Mano Verde in Berlin from 2007 to 2015, my inspiration and taste for exotic food and flavors comes from my extended traveling and the research I made to understand the origin of our food and the evolution of ancient food to modern time. I disagree with people starting a vegan diet without thinking about the consequences. A vegan diet, like every other diet has to be balanced. Your body and digestive system need time to adapt.Take always into consideration your health in first place. To maintain a healthy immune system, your body needs garden fresh food, vitamins, enzymes, calories and minerals. With vegan food, we have a chance of starting something new, a clean and modern way of creating beautiful organic healthy food. As one of the pioneer I really enjoyed the creative part of blending new flavors and textures. For years my target was to surprise the non-vegan guests with our quality of cooking and imagination. Nothing is more effective than the visual and taste of good food. This is the reason why customers are coming back, again and again. Eat as fresh as possible, balance your diet carefully. Going vegan with garden fresh ingredients is the base of a healthy vegan diet. After just a couple of days of a vegan diet, you can feel more energy, after a couple of weeks your immune system starts to get stronger, after a couple of months the natural aging process is slowing down. This is not a myth; I witnessed numerous times the changes made by vegan or raw diet on people. A green smoothie in the morning to replace coffee or tea is the best start. My main work today is to teach plant based food to chefs and students around the world and to write cookbooks with recipes inspired by my traveling. I consult also in divers vegan projects, setting-up menus and kitchens and developing new plant based concepts. contacts: www.jeanchristianjury.com or www.facebook.com/jeanchristianjury/ About VEGAN: The Cookbook "Now you can eat your way around the world with Jean-Christian Jury, without leaving your kitchen. There are over 450 vegan dishes in Vegan: The Cookbook from countries such as Peru, France, Turkey, India and as far away as Nigeria and Tunisia. He has done all the work so we can go on a gastronomic tour of the globe." —Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef and cookbook author "From the first sight and then the first bite at Jean-Christian Jury's La Mano Verde in Berlin, I was in love. Now, with Vegan: The Cookbook, it's a dream come true to have Chef Jean-Christian in my kitchen! The recipes in this beautiful book are creative but not complex, thanks to his clear directions." —Mimi Kirk, bestselling author, plant-based chef, international speaker "For a long time, vegan cooking has lived in the shadow of the health food movement of the Sixties and Seventies, but here's a cookbook that blasts away the past and jumps boldly into a multi-culinary future where veganism isn't just about saying no to animal products but is instead about saying yes to hundreds of mind-blowing dishes from Iraq to Ireland, and from the Philippines to Peru." —Amanda Cohen, chef & owner, Dirt Candy "Jean-Christian has long been a pioneer and visionary leader in the plant-based world. Vegan: The Cookbook brings to life the depth of experience, creativity and global approach that has defined his work over the last several years. I am glad to see these wonderful recipes shared with a world that has a growing interest in healthier, sustainable cuisine." —Chef Matthew Kenney "There are more than half a million vegans in the UK, according to the Vegan Society. That's a whopping three and half times the number from 10 years ago. Veganism used to be considered a quirky, left-of-centre lifestyle choice; in 2017 it goes mainstream... [Vegan: The Cookbook] promises to be the definitive guide to vegan cooking." —The Independent "The definitive and most comprehensive cookbook of traditional and authentic home cooking vegan dishes from 150 countries around the world." — Vegan Magazine "A tour de force of vegan cuisine inspired by the culinary traditions from every corner of the globe."—theKitchn.com