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Cold Kitchen is an ode to the kitchen’s extraordinary ability to tell human stories and transport us to faraway places and different times.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57697056719221,"sku":"9781526658999","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44203364384946,"sku":"9781526658982","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526658999.jpg?v=1793083625"},{"product_id":"9780857833273","title":"Samarkand: Recipes and Stories From Central Asia and the Caucasus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Guild of Food Writers Food and Travel Award 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a book to delight food lovers, travel hounds and history buffs alike.' \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As an armchair traveler, I was led by Caroline Eden's firsthand account of journeys to the Uzbek city of Samarkand and other exotic destinations, then lured into the kitchen by Eleanor Ford's fine recipes' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A particularly expansive and ambitious example of the genre. Imagine a Lonely Planet guide to Uzbekistan and beyond, with a hundred recipes.' \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I am LOVING it! So interesting to see so many familiar but also lesser known recipes! Beautiful pictures too! Love the styling! Love it!' Sabrina Ghayour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand, sharing and influencing each other's cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. This book is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing personal travel essays and recipes little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook. An array of delicious dishes will introduce the region and its different ethnic groups - Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Caucasian and Jewish - along with a detailed introduction on the Silk Road and a useful store cupboard of essential ingredients. Chapters are divided into Shared Table, Soups, Roast Meats \u0026amp; Kebabs, Warming Dishes, Pilavs \u0026amp; Plovs, Accompaniments, Breads \u0026amp; Doughs, Drinks and Desserts. 100 recipes are showcased, including Apricot \u0026amp; Red Lentil Soup, Chapli Kebabs with Tomato Relish, Rosh Hashanah Palov with Barberries, Pomegranate and Quince, Curd Pancakes with Red Berry Compote and the all-important breads of the region. And with evocative travel features like On the Road to Samarkand, A Banquet on the Caspian Sea and Shopping for Spices under Solomon's Throne, you will be charmed and enticed by this region and its cuisine, which has remained relatively untouched in centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295132299637,"sku":"9780857833273","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780857833273_1d1385ef-54ce-4228-ab1b-5e40b5c85e46.jpg?v=1786016318"},{"product_id":"9781787138513","title":"Green Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThere is nobody writing about food at the moment who’s committed to this level of immersion and it rings out in every line.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Tim Hayward, Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"S\u003ci\u003ehe has rightly won awards for her remarkable talent for telling stories that take the reader right to the heart of her experiences.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Lisa Markwell, Sunday Times Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOne of the most brilliant travel writers of her generation.\u003c\/i\u003e” - Fuchsia Dunlop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreen Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e is the final instalment of Caroline Eden’s ‘colour trilogy’, following on from her multi-award winning books, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRed Sands.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beginning in Armenia, moving northwards through Georgia and ending at the Black Sea, \u003ci\u003eGreen Mountains \u003c\/i\u003eweaves together the enchanting geography and the cult of the kitchen that prevails within these two countries. Tales of testing hikes and unpredictable terrain are punctuated by the foods Eden eats for respite – citrus, herbs, flatbreads, nuts, apricots, mountain greens and magical cheeses – the recipes she shares and the stories she uncovers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sharing both the deep comfort and satisfaction of a meal served after a long walk, and the unique relationships she forms with her hosts, Eden offers readers rare insights into the culture and food of these two countries. With meticulously researched histories, a catalogue of more than 30 recipes from her travels, and rich, compelling stories, this is a travel book like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305554456949,"sku":"9781787138513","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781787138513_a0ff8ba3-2c97-49d6-83bd-d3ea55f6fa86.jpg?v=1786025477"},{"product_id":"9781837831340","title":"Black Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Art of Eating Prize 2020\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Guild of Food Writers' Best Food Book Award 2019\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Edward Stanford Travel Food and Drink Book Award 2019\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the John Avery Award at the André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards for 2018\u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the James Beard International Cookbook Award\u003cbr\u003e ‘The next best thing to actually travelling with Caroline Eden – a warm, erudite and greedy guide – is to read her. This is my kind of book.’ – Diana Henry ‘Eden’s blazing talent and unabashedly greedy curiosity will have you strapped in beside her’ - Christine Muhlke, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The food in Black Sea is wonderful, but it’s Eden’s prose that really elevates this book to the extraordinary... I can’t remember any cookbook that’s drawn me in quite like this.’ – Helen Rosner, Art of Eating judge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the tale of a journey between three great cities – Odesa, Ukraine’s celebrated port city, through Istanbul, the fulcrum balancing Europe and Asia and on to tough, stoic, lyrical Trabzon. With a nose for a good recipe and an ear for an extraordinary story, Caroline Eden travels from Odesa to Bessarabia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey’s Black Sea region, exploring interconnecting culinary cultures. From the Jewish table of Odesa, to meeting the last fisherwoman of Bulgaria and charting the legacies of the White Russian émigrés in Istanbul, Caroline gives readers a unique insight into a part of the world that is both shaded by darkness and illuminated by light. In this updated edition of the book, Caroline reflects on the events of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent impact of the war on the people of the wider region. How Odesa, defiant against shelling and blackouts, has gained UNESCO protection while in Istanbul, over lunch with a Bosphorus ship-spotter, she finds out about the role of the Black Sea in the war and how Russians are smuggling stolen grain from Ukraine.  Meticulously researched and documenting unprecedented meetings with remarkable individuals, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea \u003c\/i\u003eis like no other piece of travel writing. Packed with rich photography and sumptuous food, this biography of a region, its people and its recipes truly breaks new ground.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307924205941,"sku":"9781837831340","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781837831340_6ec69987-80dd-428e-9c7e-81e5660c33b4.jpg?v=1786028536"},{"product_id":"9781787134829","title":"Red Sands","description":"Winner of the André Simon Food Book Award 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eRed Sands\u003c\/i\u003e follows in the footsteps of Caroline Eden's previous volume \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.  Both are pleasures to read, triangulating journalism, literary writing, and cookbookery. The recipes are part of the reporting, and Eden describes them as edible snapshots.\" Devra First, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Caroline Eden is an extraordinarily creative and gifted writer. \u003ci\u003eRed Sands\u003c\/i\u003e captures the sights, tastes and feel of Central Asia so well that when reading this book I was sometimes convinced I was there in person. A wonderful book from start to finish.\" Peter Frankopan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Caroline Eden, whose book \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/i\u003e was showered with awards, is on the road again, this time traveling through the heart of Asia. It's not your usual cookbook, it's more a travel book with recipes, the recipes acting as postcards which she sends as she meets new characters, most of them involved with food... Eden travels quietly and lets you in on every encounter and every bite. A moving... as well as a fascinating read.\" Diana Henry, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Sands\u003c\/i\u003e, the follow-up to Caroline Eden's multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, is a reimagining of traditional travel writing using food as the jumping-off point to explore Central Asia. In a quest to better understand this vast heartland of Asia, Caroline navigates a course from the shores of the Caspian Sea to the sun-ripened orchards of the Fergana Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book filled with human stories, forgotten histories and tales of adventure, Caroline is a reliable guide using food as her passport to enter lives, cities and landscapes rarely written about. Lit up by emblematic recipes, \u003ci\u003eRed Sands\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly unique book, delving into \"the last blank on the map\" while bringing in universal themes that relate to us all: hope, hunger, longing, love and the joys of eating well on the road.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312878137717,"sku":"9781787134829","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781787134829_e82f85e6-d0c8-4c76-a94f-0016ff2cfb38.jpg?v=1786025387"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-caroline-eden.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}