Chesnok
Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
$38.75
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
A 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.
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. Chesnok 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781958417577 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1958417572 |
| Author: | Polina Chesnakova |
| Publisher: | Hardie Grant US |
| Imprint: | Hardie Grant US |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.03kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 190mm x 248mm |
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Critics Review
Polina Chesnakova has a unique voice and Chesnok is the most joyous book, heartfelt and bursting with colour and life. – Diana Henry, James Beard Award-winning writer
Chesnok feels like sitting down at the table of an old friend—one who understands the bittersweet nostalgia of a cuisine shaped by movement, resilience, and the blending of cultures. Polina Chesnakova captures the essence of the post-Soviet table, where dill-flecked salads, golden khachapuri, and steaming bowls of dumplings aren’t just food, but touchstones of identity. Her writing is tender, her recipes deeply familiar yet fresh, and her perspective so necessary in this moment. This book is a gift to those of us who have longed to see our food, our stories, and our histories reflected on the page. – Bonnie Frumkin Morales, author of Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking
Polina Chesnakova
Polina Chesnakova was born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from the Republic 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 Chesnok since 2015, and her recipes have been published in Saveur, Epicurious, Salon, and Food 52. She has written two cookbooks: Hot Cheese and Everyday Cake. She also worked for Book Larder in Seattle and presided over the cooking class program as the Culinary Director from 2020-2024. She lives Rhode Island with her husband, Lee, and son, Anton.
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