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Joe Yonan

Joe Yonan is the two-time James Beard Foundation Award-winning food and dining editor of The Washington Post. He is the author of Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking (released September 3, 2024), a first-of-its-kind compendium of approachable, plant-based recipes and wisdom from across the globe; Cool Beans, which was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by Food Network, NPR, Forbes, Wired, and more; Eat Your Vegetables; and Serve Yourself. Joe was a food writer and travel section editor at The Boston Globe before moving to Washington to edit the Post’s food section. He writes the Post’s “Weeknight Vegetarian” column, and for five years wrote the “Cooking for One” column, both of which have won honors from the Association of Food Journalists.

WaPo Dining Editor Joe Yonan Writes about His New Book

Washington Post Food and Dining Editor, Joe Yonan, writes about his new plant-based and vegan cookbook exclusively for Appetito.

September 27, 2024

Make Your Own Vegan Ricotta Tortellini

In an excerpt from his new book dedicated to plant-based and vegan recipes, food writer Joe Yonan shares a recipe for Ricotta Tortellini.

September 26, 2024

Tortellini in Charred Onion & Carrot Brodo

Award-winning food writer, Joe Yonan, shares a flavorful and vegetarian recipe for Tortellini en Brodo from his new cookbook.

September 25, 2024