It received positive reviews and won an NAACP Image Award.

[1] It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly[5] and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional.

[6] The New Yorker called it "a stylish, inspiring love letter" to cooking with vegetables.

"[3] It was named to several "best of" lists, including The New Yorker, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Food & Wine, and Vogue.

[4][3][7][8][9][10] VegNews named Vegetable Kingdom one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024.