Fifty Vegetarian Recipes from Fifty Years at Claire’s Corner Copia

＂50 Vegetarian Recipes from 50 Years of Claire’s Corner Copia by Claire Criscuolo marks a culinary milestone, celebrating five decades of nourishing a community with vibrant, plant-based cuisine. This anniversary cookbook invites you into the heart of Claire’s Corner Copia, the beloved vegetarian restaurant. Divided into five mouthwatering chapters, this collection features some of Claire’s most popular recipes, each one a testament to her passion for healthy, delicious food. Alongside these timeless recipes, Claire shares intimate anecdotes from the restaurant’s rich history, offering a glimpse into the journey of a culinary icon. The cookbook also includes new recipes inspired by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an emphasis on healing, healthful ingredients, and refreshing mocktails and smoothies designed to support recovery. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs of the dishes and the restaurant itself, this book is not just a celebration of Claire’s Corner Copia’s legacy but a treasure trove of vegetarian recipes that have stood the test of time＂--

Claire Criscuolo is the co-founder with her late husband, Frank Criscuolo, of Claire’s Corner Copia, a landmark vegetarian restaurant located across from Yale University. Claire’s Corner Copia is known for healthy vegetarian (and Kosher) foods that represent that include Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Greek cuisines among many others. Claire is a former columnist for The New Haven Register and the author of four cookbooks. She teaches classes and lectures across the country, and has appeared on television and radio promoting healthy, homemade vegetarian cooking. Claire is also a frequent guest lecturer at Yale University and Quinnipiac University, and an associate fellow at Hopper College.