Deborah Madison (2013)

“I think Vegetable Literacy is the culinary equivalent of an industry disruption.  Deborah Madison took an obvious idea-- treating vegetables with the kind of reverence that’s usually (and mistakenly) reserved for a 16-ounce steak, and adding in an organizing principle that groups vegetables into families.  No one had done that before, and for the life of me I don’t know why.  The result is that you’ll want to fill your plate with more plants while your head is filled with more plant knowledge than you ever thought possible." - Dan Barber