*Pre-order* The Curious Lives of Vegetables: An Artful Exploration of the Wonderful World of Edible Plants, Their History, and Their Crucial Role in Our Future (Ali Francis, Adriana Picker) *Signed* Côte d’Azur and in Japanese dishes that

and in Japanese dishes that are reimagined through an American lens

and prove that all of us can become genius cooks when we have the right teachers

and that can be found in all types of chocolate

with drawings by Burt Blum

*Pre-order* The Curious Lives of Vegetables: An Artful Exploration of the Wonderful World of Edible Plants, Their History, and Their Crucial Role in Our Future (Ali Francis, Adriana Picker) *Signed* Côte d’Azur and in Japanese dishes thatExpected September 15, 2026. Available for pre order now! Signed copies will be available after our author event with Ali on October 6th. Please let us know in the notes section at check out if you'd like to wait for a signed copy (and if you'd like it personalized), otherwise we'll send an unsigned copy when it's published. From the humble beet to the botanical curiosity of the tomato, The Curious Lives of Vegetables reveals the important, unusual,