I've eaten at many a vegetarian restaurant in my day, and I'm glad to say I've also had the pleasure of eating at Ann Gentry's Real Food Daily in Los Angeles. It is by far the BEST VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN FOOD OUT THERE!!! The Real Food Daily Cookbook does the restaurant justice by giving us many of the secrets that have made the restaurant so successful. The Golden Gravy and the melted Cashew Cheese recipes ALONE are a MUST for any self respecting vegetarian who still likes to participate in Thanksgiving dinner or avoid buying the sub-par soy cheese at the local natural food store. Besides, If it's good enough for Toby McGuire's endorsement...it's good enough for all of us, right???