{"product_id":"lozhka","title":"Lozhka: Eastern European Soups, Stews \u0026 Other Things We Eat with a Spoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning writer and co-founder of #CookforUkraine, Alissa Timoshkina, celebrates Eastern Europe through one of its most humble and powerful symbols: the spoon. Blending soulful recipes with rich storytelling, she brings together history, memory, and cooking in a portrait of the region that is both deeply comforting and strikingly contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom herb-scented soups and hearty grain stews to pillowy dumplings and custard-soaked desserts, each dish carries a sense of meaning, memory, and belonging. Drawing on a wide range of traditions, including Ukrainian, Jewish, Tatar, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, and Roma, among others, \u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a borderless cuisine shaped by resilience and generosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVibrant, vegetable-forward, and full of smoky, tangy, and creamy flavors, these recipes are made for today's kitchens while honoring centuries of tradition. More than a cookbook, \u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey through kitchens, cultures, and shared histories--an invitation to slow down, gather around, and savor the stories carried in every spoonful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlissa Timoshkina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a food writer, historian, and campaigner, best known for the multi-award-winning #CookforUkraine initiative and her cookbooks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKapusta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt \u0026amp; Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her work appears in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and she is a regular voice on BBC radio, podcasts, and major food and literary festivals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I couldn't love this book more\".\u003cb\u003e -- Diana Henry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Just as you would tuck into a bowl of Alissa's quince borscht or linger over her boozy, chocolate- and smetana-layered trifle, I promise you will want to do the same with this deeply felt gem of a book.\"\u003cb\u003e -- Polina Chesnakova\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quadrille Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67782610682166,"sku":"9781837837274","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/81wLFcsvm-L._SL1500.jpg?v=1792522320","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/lozhka","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}