Books by Olia Hercules
“This book is so important because it’s a documentation of Ukrainian villages, their summer kitchens, their dachas, pre-2022 and the full-scale invasion. Summer Kitchens was published in 2020. Hercules would, obviously, have been researching it her whole life, but she was researching it actively for several years before that. So it’s an absolutely crucial piece of documentation, a piece of memory work. And it’s gorgeous. I was looking through it yesterday and it brings tears to my eyes now, because these are villages where farmers have not been able to cultivate their fields properly because of the missiles and war debris.” Read more...
The Best Eastern European Cookbooks
Caroline Eden, Cooks & Food Writer
Interviews where books by Olia Hercules were recommended
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Moldova: People, Places, Food And Wine
by Angela Brașoveanu & Roman Rybaleov -
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Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine
by Olia Hercules -
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Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings
by Zuza Zak -
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CCCP Cookbook: True Stories of Soviet Cuisine
by Olga and Pavel Syutkin -
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Boker Tov: Kosher Vegetarian Recipes and Stories
by Jewish Community Center of Warsaw
The Best Eastern European Cookbooks, recommended by Caroline Eden
The Best Eastern European Cookbooks, recommended by Caroline Eden
Eastern European food is utterly under-appreciated, argues Caroline Eden—whose acclaimed, genre-bending books combine intrepid travel-writing with reportage and recipes. Here, she selects five of the best cookbooks showcasing Eastern European cuisine: from the perfect pierogi to beetroot borsch.
