Winner of the John Avery Award at the Andre Simon Food and Drink Book Awards for 2018
Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2019
This is the tale of a journey between three great cities - Odessa,built on a dream by Catherine the Great,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 Odessa to Bessarabia,Romania,Bulgaria and Turkey's Black Sea region,exploring interconnecting culinary cultures. From the Jewish table of Odessa,to meeting the last fisherwoman of Bulgaria and charting the legacies of the White Russian emigres in Istanbul,Caroline gives readers a unique insight into a part of the world that is both shaded by darkness and illuminated by light.
Meticulously researched and documenting unprecedented meetings with remarkable individuals,Black Sea is 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.
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing LtdISBN: 9781787131316Number of pages: 288Weight: 1040 gDimensions: 246 x 167 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'I don't think I've ever been this excited about a book delivery,ever. Caroline Eden has written a masterpiece.'- Olia Hercules
'Witty,wry and wise . a wholly original and vibrant new format . a triumph.'-Historian and author Owen Matthews,Cornucopia Magazine
'It's her writing - elegant,fluid and as mesmerising as the Black Sea itself - that captures and holds your attention and imagination throughout this journey.'-Julia Platt Leonard,The Independent
'A genuinely erudite dive into the cultures that meet at the Black Sea. Beautiful enough for the coffee table but fascinating enough for the nightstand and useful in the kitchen,too.'-Tim Hayward,Financial Times
'I can't remember the last time I was so enthralled by a cookbook or a travel narrative. The quality of writing is outstanding. And the way the recipes are used to conjure up a sense of history,geography and atmosphere is ingenious.'- Fuchsia Dunlop
'Carefully researched and beautifully written,it's a treat for armchair explorers and cooks with inquisitive palates.'-delicious magazine
'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'A wonderfully inspiring book about a magical part of the world.'- Viv Groskop,author of The Anna Karenina Fix'Part travelogue,part recipe book,this is a love letter to "the sea that welcomes strangers",soaked in colour,history,myth and the flavours of many cultures.'- Nick Hunt author of Where the Wild Winds Are
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