BLACK RICAN VEGAN
- Lyana Blount-
Published in July 2023 by Page Street Publishing, "BLACK RICAN VEGAN" is Lyana Blount’s first cookbook.
Inspired by her family’s recipes from Puerto Rico, Lyana reinterpreted them in her own world: that of a Black vegan girl from the Bronx.
I photographed all 60 of these recipes in my studio in NYC, while Lyana cooked all 60 meals in my 5 sq ft. tiny kitchen (yes! 5 sq ft). Together, we did the food and prop styling, serving as each other’s assistants and cheerleaders for 6 months.
I also painted some of the backdrops myself, which was fun!
A fun fact about this book: I had wanted to see my work printed, and I posted something about it on my IG in May 2022. Interestingly, Lyana did the same in January 2022, months before we even met!
I guess all of this was meant to be and has been a good start.
