I have explored many vegetarian cookbooks. This is the most exciting one I have read in some time. There are some really unusual and delicious smoothie and hummus recipes. These two dishes are pretty common in vegetarian cookbooks, but A Modern Way to Eat has really stepped outside the box to come up with some truly unique ideas. I love the sections on soups and salads where Anna Jones opens to our own creativity. She shows columns and suggest you choose an ingredient from each. She explains what the role the ingredient might have and how to add it to create your own signature dish. I haven't seen anything like this since the Tassajara Cookbook back in the late 70s or early 80s. Lovely presentation. Great illustrations. This book really makes me want to get in the kitchen and cook. Thank you Blogging For Books for giving me a copy in exchange for my honest review. It will be a treasure on my shelves. ( )