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Biographical Note:
Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and lived in Cyprus before moving to the UK to study English, Italian, and Russian. After working as a chef for several years, she released her bestselling and award-winning debut cookbook,
Mamushka, in 2016. This was followed by
Kaukasis and
Summer Kitchens, both of which also received critical acclaim.
Home Food is her fourth cookbook.
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Longlisted for the Art of Eating Prize 2023
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"This beautiful book makes me feel I'm in Olia's kitchen, which is just as much a joy as the exquisite but simple recipes"--Nigella Lawson
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"Heartfelt storytelling and truly beautiful, honest food."--Jamie Oliver
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"Original, thought-provoking, beautiful. A wonderful book."--Diana Henry
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"An excellent and ingenious cook and a brilliantly exciting writer."--Andi Oliver
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"In addition to writing three critically acclaimed cookbooks, Hercules is also credited with the launch of the #CookForUkraine movement. In this deeply personal cookbook, she pulls inspiration from her childhood in Ukraine, as well her years spent in Cyprus, Italy, and England."--Thrillist, The 11 Most Exciting Cookbooks to Look Out for this Fall
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"Centering comfort and connection, acclaimed Ukranian chef Olia Hercules weaves influence from her childhood in Eastern Europe and years in Cyprus, Italy, and London into 100 recipes. Dishes like radish and pomegranate salad, roasted potatoes topped with feta, yogurt, dill, and chopped carrots, and baked apples stuffed with creamy tvorog or ricotta get woven together with stories that make her fourth cookbook her most personal yet."--Epicurious
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"Hercules' very honest, very human confessions and personal stories are endearing, and they engender trust in her recipes and with her as a person. Even if you don't cook any of the 100 dishes offered in Home Food: 100 Recipes to Comfort and Connect, the book is worth owning for its profound insights into small things that have great meaning in life. Hercules' beautiful, affirming tales celebrate our humanity, while her mostly easy recipes open the door to a new palette of cooking flavors and techniques."--New York Journal of Books
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"The idea of home is dynamic to acclaimed Ukrainian chef and food writer Olia Hercules. Drawing from her experiences of life in Ukraine, Cyprus, and England, Hercules' newest cookbook, Home Food, is her most personal yet. We spent the year reading it as if it were a page-turning novel. And when those very human, heartwarming stories are followed by a recipe for peanut dulce de leche cake? We're all in."--Delish's Best Cookbook of 2022
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"[A] standout collection that feels like a warm culinary embrace...Hercules again proves herself to be one of the great narrative recipe writers, and her distinctive voice provides reassuring and occasionally self-deprecating guidance. Intimate and informative, funny and thoughtful, and never anything less than genuine, this is a treasure."--Publishers Weekly
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Library Journal 10/25/2024 pg. 1 (EAN 9781623716554, Paperback)
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Publishers Weekly 12/16/2024 (EAN 9781623716554, Paperback) - *Starred Review
Contributor Bio:Hercules, Olia
Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and lived in Cyprus before moving to the UK to study English, Italian, and Russian. After working as a chef for several years, she released her bestselling and award-winning debut cookbook,
Mamushka, in 2016. This was followed by
Kaukasis and
Summer Kitchens, both of which also received critical acclaim.
Home Food is her fourth cookbook.
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