<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>First published in Great Britian in 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An exploration into the culinary identity of eastern Europe through stunning food and travel photography, interspersed with stories and memories of tiny buildings called summer kitchens.</b> <p/>In this new cookbook from award-winning author Olia Hercules, explore the diversity of Ukraine's cuisine and heritage through the alluring window of summer kitchens--small structures alongside the main house where people cook and preserve summer fruits and vegetables for the winter months. Featuring 100 superb recipes, a gorgeous collection of food and lifestyle images, and evocative personal narrative, Hercules illustrates how the region's cuisine varies as much as the landscapes, climate, and produce through her travels to the Carpathians, the Black Sea, the shores of the Danube and Dnieper, and her native land. <p/><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Olia Hercules trained at the renowned Leiths School of Food and Wine and in 2015 published <i>Mamushka</i>, winner of the Fortnum and Mason Award for best debut cookbook 2016. Her second cookbook, <i>Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan and Beyond</i>, was published in 2017.