Eastern European category: 472 books
A Taste of the East
Our 100 top recipes presented in one cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
1001 nights for your tastebuds! Delicate aromas, exotic spices and fascinating flavour combinations: few cuisines offer such a varied feast for the palate and the eyes as do those of the Middle East. This ebook offers a range of culinary delights straight out of 1001 Nights. From sumptuous starters for...
by Richard Harding Davis
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
THE street that I knew best in Paris was an unimportant street, and one into which important people seldom came, and then only to pass on through it to the Rue de Rivoli, which ran parallel with it, or to the Rue Castiglione, which cut it evenly in two. It was to them only the shortest distance between...
World War II and Two Occupations
Dilemmas of Polish Memory
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This anthology presents the work of several authors from different academic disciplines. Film and literature experts, sociologists, historians and theatrologists analyse the Polish memory of the Nazi and Stalinist occupations, which are key components of Polish collective identity. Before the political...
by Mourad Lahlou
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
A soulful chef creates his first masterpiece
What Mourad Lahlou has developed over the last decade and a half at his Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant is nothing less than a new, modern Moroccan cuisine, inspired by memories, steeped in colorful stories, and informed by the tireless...
Rose Water and Orange Blossoms
Fresh & Classic Recipes from my Lebanese Kitchen
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Cookbooks for Spring 2015
Pomegranates and pistachios. Floral waters and cinnamon. Bulgur wheat, lentils, and succulent lamb. These were the lush ingredients of Maureen Abood's childhood, growing up as a Lebanese-American in Northern Michigan. As an adult, Maureen...
by Elisabeth Meier
Language: German
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: German
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Die Autorin rekonstruiert anhand zahlreicher deutscher und französischer Quellen und der Methoden der Täterforschung den komplexen Unterdrückungsapparat während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Lyon und beleuchtet jenseits des Mythos einer allmächtigen Gestapo die Frage nach den Tätern. Lyon nimmt...
Von Memel bis Allenstein
Die heutigen Bewohner des ehemaligen Ostpreußens: Memelland, Kaliningrader Gebiet, Ermland und Masuren
Language: German
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Der Autor zeigt den Verlauf der sozialen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Prozesse in den Regionen Memelland, Kaliningrader Gebiet, Ermland und Masuren nach 1945 auf. Er vergleicht ihre jeweiligen Entwicklungen kritisch miteinander und rekurriert dabei auf die Nationalbildungsprozesse im späten...
Israeli Soul
Easy, Essential, Delicious
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
For their first major book since the trailblazing Zahav, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook go straight to the food of the people—the great dishes that are the soul of Israeli cuisine. Usually served from tiny eateries, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, or market stalls, these specialties have passed...
by Chiman Zebari
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
My Life, My Food, My Kurdistan is a compelling story of a woman who immigrated to the United States after Saddam Husseins tyranny and purging of the Kurds in the 1970s. As a young girl, Chiman was in an arranged marriage, yet ultimately she tells a story of personal strength, achievement, and autonomy....
Seljuk Cuisine
A Chef's Quest for His Soulmate
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
In Seljuk Cuisine, Omur Akkor looks at the cuisine of one of the earliest empires to come to Anatolia, the Seljuks. Through storytelling and history-rich recipes, Akkor shows how deeply food was intertwined with everyday life during the Seljuk period. Akkor's narration provides a window into what...
The Culinary Epic of Jeddah
The Tale of an Arabian Gateway
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
The Culinary Epic of Jeddah is a journey of the author in the Arabian land in pursuit of old heritage and recipes from the region. Like a hunter, he scoured through the hidden secrets of the city, tempted by some of its amazing delicacies, making note of its recipes, understanding its culture, colors,...
Dalla Jugoslavia alle Repubbliche indipendenti
Cronaca postuma di un’utopia assassinata e delle guerre fratricide
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 22, 2016
C’era una volta la Jugoslavia, che dopo la prima guerra mondiale si chiamava Regno dei Serbi, Croati e Sloveni, poi Regno di Jugoslavia. Il Paese passò attraverso una tremenda guerra di liberazione dagli invasori nazi-fascisti, che provocò molti lutti e sparse rancori mai sopiti. Nel 1947 nacque...
by B. Granville Baker
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Feast
Food of the Islamic World
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK AWARD
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED COOKBOOK OF SPRING 2018 BY BON APPETIT, FOOD & WINE, EPICURIOUS, TASTING TABLE, ESQUIRE, GLOBE & MAIL, and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"[Helou's] range of knowledge and unparalleled authority make her just...