One of our favourite story-telling food writers joins us for the first
time in Edinburgh to introduce and cook from her new book, _Home Food:
Recipes to Comfort and Connect. _Olia Hercules has become a fierce and
passionate activist since the war on Ukraine began and has set up the
global movement #cookforukraine.
Her wonderful cookbooks, _Mamushka, Kaukasis_ and _Summer Kitchen_s
tell the human stories behind the rich culinary history of Ukraine and
beyond. In_ Home Food_ she brings us the food that unites no matter
where we are from and where we end up.
Personal and deeply affecting, Olia distills a lifetime of kitchen
curiosity into her most loved recipes. She draws on her broad
influences from the places she has called home: her childhood in
Ukraine; her years in Cyprus and Italy; her simple, plant-centric
family meals in London; and the special festive recipes she has
gleaned along the way. The recipes are nostalgic like _Potatoes of my
Childhood_, they are trade secrets like _Pasta with Confit Garlic_,
they interweave every day like_ Joe’s Beetroot, Cornichon, Feta and
Potatoes_, and they make everything okay like _Life-giving Rhubarb
Cake_. These recipes have been hand written, handed down and shared
among friends. Dotted with vignettes from fellow chefs and food
writers that explore different meanings and associations of home, this
new book offers irresistible recipes, charming storytelling and
boundless heart.
Join us with our friends at the Ukrainian Community Centre for a
wonderful evening filled with demos, tasters, and a glass of
something.
