Moosewood Restaurant
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Moosewood Restaurant is a restaurant
that was founded by Mollie Katzen
and others in 1973 in downtown Ithaca
, New York
. Moosewood is located on the first floor of the Dewitt Mall building, which is a converted high school
.
Moosewood Restaurant is known for its vegetarian cooking, and was named one of the thirteen most influential restaurants of the 20th century by Bon Appetit magazine. It won a James Beard Foundation "American Classic" Award
in 2000. It retains its vegetarian status despite having a fish entree on the menu daily.
Frozen Moosewood dinners under the Moosewood name are available in grocery stores. The meals were produced, under license, by Fairfield Farm Kitchens until March 2008, at which point Blue Marble Brands (part of United Natural Foods
) purchased the license.
The restaurant is owned by a collective
which operates the restaurant and writes and publishes cookbook
s. The collective has produced over 10 cookbooks over the years, beginning with New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, and its most recent Simple Suppers from Moosewood Restaurant. In 2010, the Moosewood Collective donated its archive of original cookbook manuscripts to Cornell University
where they are housed in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in the Carl A. Kroch Library.
Mollie Katzen
's Moosewood Cookbook
, a highly regarded vegetarian resource, was produced by Mollie Katzen, one of the early operators of the restaurant. She is no longer affiliated with Moosewood Restaurant, however her work was instrumental in the name recognition it garners.
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Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
that was founded by Mollie Katzen
Mollie Katzen
Mollie Katzen is an American chef, cookbook author and artist. She is best known for her vegetarian cookbook, the Moosewood Cookbook , inspired by the Moosewood Restaurant collective she helped create near Cornell University and Ithaca College...
and others in 1973 in downtown Ithaca
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Moosewood is located on the first floor of the Dewitt Mall building, which is a converted high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
.
Moosewood Restaurant is known for its vegetarian cooking, and was named one of the thirteen most influential restaurants of the 20th century by Bon Appetit magazine. It won a James Beard Foundation "American Classic" Award
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Awards were established in 1990 and are often called "The Oscars of Food." Held on the first weekend in May, the Awards honor the finest chefs, restaurants, wine professionals, journalists, cookbook authors, restaurant designers, and other food professionals in the...
in 2000. It retains its vegetarian status despite having a fish entree on the menu daily.
Frozen Moosewood dinners under the Moosewood name are available in grocery stores. The meals were produced, under license, by Fairfield Farm Kitchens until March 2008, at which point Blue Marble Brands (part of United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods, Incorporated , also known as UNFI, is an independent national distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and related products in the United States, distributing from 18 centers across the US and Canada...
) purchased the license.
The restaurant is owned by a collective
Worker cooperative
A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and democratically managed by its worker-owners. This control may be exercised in a number of ways. A cooperative enterprise may mean a firm where every worker-owner participates in decision making in a democratic fashion, or it may refer to one in which...
which operates the restaurant and writes and publishes cookbook
Cookbook
A cookbook is a kitchen reference that typically contains a collection of recipes. Modern versions may also include colorful illustrations and advice on purchasing quality ingredients or making substitutions...
s. The collective has produced over 10 cookbooks over the years, beginning with New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, and its most recent Simple Suppers from Moosewood Restaurant. In 2010, the Moosewood Collective donated its archive of original cookbook manuscripts to Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
where they are housed in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in the Carl A. Kroch Library.
Mollie Katzen
Mollie Katzen
Mollie Katzen is an American chef, cookbook author and artist. She is best known for her vegetarian cookbook, the Moosewood Cookbook , inspired by the Moosewood Restaurant collective she helped create near Cornell University and Ithaca College...
's Moosewood Cookbook
Moosewood Cookbook
The Moosewood Cookbook is a recipe book written by Mollie Katzen when she was a member of the Moosewood collective in Ithaca, New York. The original edition, published in 1978 by the then-fledgeling Ten Speed Press in California, was hand-lettered and imaginitively illustrated by Katzen and...
, a highly regarded vegetarian resource, was produced by Mollie Katzen, one of the early operators of the restaurant. She is no longer affiliated with Moosewood Restaurant, however her work was instrumental in the name recognition it garners.
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