{"product_id":"virtual-author-talk-alissa-timoshkina-lozhka","title":"Virtual Author Talk: Alissa Timoshkina, Lozhka","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are delighted to virtually welcome back \u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eLondon-based food writer, author, and historian\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAlissa Timoshkina\u003c\/strong\u003e for a \u003cstrong\u003evirtual author talk and cooking demo\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eThursday, October 22nd, \u003c\/strong\u003eto celebrate her new cookbook \u003ca class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover title___oiCud css-16xnhmi\" id=\"title-actions-button\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLozhka: \u003cspan class=\"subTitleName___TmSIq\"\u003eEastern European Soups, Stews \u0026amp; Other Things We Eat with a Spoon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subTitleName___TmSIq\"\u003e! In her latest work, Alissa celebrates Eastern Europe through 80 soulful recipes for seasonal soups, stews, and porridges, weaving together storytelling and traditions into a vibrant portrait of food, memory, and belonging. Join us live on Teams as Alissa cooks a recipe from the book followed by audience Q\u0026amp;A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow this works:\u003c\/strong\u003e This event will be broadcast live on Microsoft Teams. Registering \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/4de4a34b-b75f-465e-9e3d-86bff453881d@4db46d14-3031-4244-888a-3b92554f8ce9\" title=\"Register for the event\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e will provide you with a unique access link in an email. At the event time, click that link to watch the talk. During the event, feel free to ask questions using the Teams Q\u0026amp;A feature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis author talk is FREE, but you can support it by purchasing a signed copy of the book \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Purchase a copy of Lozhka\" href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/lozhka-comforting-recipes-of-soup-stew-and-solace-from-eastern-europe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e Thank you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAlissa Timoshkina is a London-based food writer, cookbook author and historian specialising in the culinary culture of Eastern Europe. Born in Siberia with Ashkenazi and Eastern Slavic roots, her family history is a defining ingredient in her cooking and writing. Alissa moved to the UK in the late 1990s to study, later completing a PhD in Soviet culture and Holocaust history. Ultimately, her love of cooking pulled her away from academia, and in 2015 she founded the supper club and catering company KinoVino, which she ran until 2020.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eShe is the author \u003ci\u003eSalt \u0026amp; Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and \u003ci\u003eKapusta\u003c\/i\u003e (2025), which won the André Simon Special Commendation Award, and writes the Substack newsletter In Her Hands. In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alissa co-founded the global fundraising campaign #CookForUkraine with her friend, chef and writer, Olia Hercules, raising over £2.5 million for humanitarian relief and receiving multiple international awards. Alissa lives in North London with her partner and their two children. \u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e is her third cookbook. @alissatimoshkina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48545497120986,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5957\/7004\/files\/9781837837274_5da3a.jpg?v=1788485016","url":"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/virtual-author-talk-alissa-timoshkina-lozhka","provider":"Book Larder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}