This is the book of books on vegetables! The outstanding chef Nigel Slater unveils new and sensual ways to engage with vegetables: from subtle observations of the plant to robust preparation and practical recipes. Slater's writing is so captivating that one wonders how they ever cooked without this book. Nigel Slater on himself: "Tender is the story of my kitchen garden, how it came to be, and what I grow in it." The book is published in two volumes: Vegetables and Fruits. I spent about five years writing the 1,200 pages. Tender is a memoir, a study of our fifty favorite vegetables, fruits, and nuts, and a collection of around 500 recipes. The photographs, as with all my books, are taken by Jonathan Lovekin, in my own kitchen, about a meter away from the kitchen garden. Nigel Slater (1958) is considered one of the best food journalists. For nearly 20 years, he wrote his popular column in the English "Observer." Since 1998, he has had his own TV cooking show. He personally oversees the design of his carefully crafted cookbooks as art director. Slater lives in Highbury in north London, where he also tends to his kitchen garden. His autobiography "Toast" was adapted into a film in 2011. The definitive work on vegetables, a reading book for my kitchen, a delight for reading and the senses.