{"product_id":"chesnok-cooking-from-my-corner-of-the-diaspora-recipes-from-eastern-europe-the-caucasus-and-central-asia-9781958417577","title":"Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eA love letter to the food of her childhood, acclaimed writer Polina Chesnakova shares 100 vibrant regional recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from Georgia, Polina Chesnakova grew up cooking and eating at the hip of her mother and aunts. \u003ci\u003eChesnok\u003c\/i\u003e paints a warm portrait of the Soviet diaspora through food, with dishes that will be nostalgic and familiar for those within the diaspora and enticing to anyone looking to expand their palate and pantry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Georgian Tkemali (sour plum sauce), Uzbek and Azeri Plovs, and Armenian Gata (butter pastry) to Ukrainian Varenyky (dumplings), Russian Olivier Salad, and Medovik (honey cake), \u003ci\u003eChesnok\u003c\/i\u003e is your invitation to learn the rich history of a people through their most cherished recipes and traditions. Essays, stories, and profiles of the amazing cooks in Polina's life are peppered amongst recipes as diverse as the communities from which they blossomed and the immigrant experience they were subsequently passed down in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolina Chesnakova \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from the country of Georgia. She was raised in a tight-knit Rhode Island community of refugees from all over the former Soviet Union, and has cooked and baked in a handful of professional kitchens. She's had her blog (now newsletter) \u003ci\u003eChesnok \u003c\/i\u003esince 2015, and her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEpicurious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and Food 52. She has written two cookbooks: \u003ci\u003eHot Cheese\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEveryday Cake\u003c\/i\u003e. She worked for Book Larder in Seattle and presided over the cooking class program as the Culinary Director from 2021-2023. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband, Lee, and son, Anton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hardie Grant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603342655762,"sku":"9781958417577","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb8c731f-546c-455e-bd26-2a8b4f563c72.jpg?v=1757435003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chesnok-cooking-from-my-corner-of-the-diaspora-recipes-from-eastern-europe-the-caucasus-and-central-asia-9781958417577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}