The Bean Book

A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEEA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Our new cookbook with Ten Speed Press highlights our favorite heirloom bean varieties and offers plenty of recipes—for vegans and vegetarians as well as pescatarians and omnivores: We are all Bean People. "Steve Sando has spent two decades helping us all eat better beans and understand what makes them great. It's a noble mission and one which he continues in The Bean Book—an absolute must-have for anyone who believes that beans can be every bit as magical as a spoonful of caviar." —Chef José Andrés From the founder of the acclaimed Rancho Gordo bean company, an authoritative guide to 50 bean varieties and how to cook with them, featuring 100 classic and modern recipes. "If you think beans are boring, just look at the recipes The Bean Book. Never had I really tasted difference that an heirloom variety makes until I tasted Rancho Gordo beans." —Tanya Holland, chef and author of Tanya Holland's California Soul.  Founder and