Jean-Philippe Cyr
Québec chef and cookbook author behind La Cuisine de Jean-Philippe and The Buddhist Chef, sharing approachable vegan recipes with a sense of humour.
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Appetite by Random House
Appetite by Random House
Appetite by Random HouseOverview
- From
- Québec, Canada
- Known as
- La Cuisine de Jean-Philippe / The Buddhist Chef
- Work
- Chef, recipe creator and cookbook author
- First cookbook
- La cuisine de Jean-Philippe, 2017
Mini bio
How it started.
Fascinated by flavours, textures and smells from childhood, Jean-Philippe studied cooking and spent years in restaurant kitchens. Travels in Asia helped shape a growing interest in cooking with plants; the move to vegan eating developed gradually alongside that restaurant career.
From the kitchen to your screen.
Through La Cuisine de Jean-Philippe, Jean-Philippe began sharing practical vegan recipes with a wider audience. The first French cookbook arrived in 2017. English-speaking readers know the same creator as The Buddhist Chef, whose self-titled cookbook followed in 2019.
Comfort food, shared.
The books draw on family cooking, travel and restaurant skills. Vegan Comfort Cooking takes inspiration from cooking with a grandmother, while Homestyle Cooking focuses on dishes to share. Alongside the recipes and books, Jean-Philippe has brought a mix of food stories and humour to the stage with Drôlement végane.
Creditschronological, newest first
Cookbooks
- 2023Jean-Philippe autour du mondeAuthor
- 2023The Buddhist Chef’s Homestyle CookingAuthor
- 2021The Buddhist Chef’s Vegan Comfort CookingAuthor
- 2019The Buddhist ChefAuthor
- 2017La cuisine de Jean-Philippe: ses 100 meilleures recettes véganesAuthor
Live
- 2026Drôlement véganeSpeaker
Awards
Quotes
Je dis toujours que je prêche par la fourchetteJean-Philippe Cyr, Le Journal de Québec, March 13, 2020
On introducing people to vegan food through flavour. https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/03/13/jean-philippe-cyr-casse-le-moule-vegane
Trivia
- The English name The Buddhist Chef reflects a longstanding Buddhist practice, described in the publisher’s author biography.
- Cooking with a grandmother helped inspire Vegan Comfort Cooking.
- Jean-Philippe turned chicken noodle soup into tofu noodle soup for a partner, as recounted in the 2020 Journal de Québec interview.
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