clever gretelPersonal stories and histories with a foodie twist
Welcome to Gretel’s Bookshelf, where we spotlight interesting cookbooks from around the world, speak to experts about their history, and pick out the best recipes. Not many people remember Tadeusz Żakiej, a post-war Polish musicologist and composer who is at most a footnote in the history of Polish theatre and performance. Meanwhile, Żakiej’s contemporaries, a […]
Artist Kasia Grzelak discusses her new series ‘Matka Poltka, Imigrantka’, the Catholic Church and her love of bread and salt If you have taken the metro in Newcastle recently, chances are you have seen some of Kasia Grzelak’s artworks from her latest “Matka, Polka, Imigrantka” series (Mother, Pole, Immigrant). They were meant to be displayed […]
All London roads lead to Egypt, but it’s only now that Clapham is seeing its first authentic, tasty and affordable Egyptian restaurant open to the public. “It’s never made sense to me why in London, there’s nothing truly Egyptian besides the odd cafė,” says Charmaine Wasif, managing director at Cairo Kitchen – a new pop […]
Cookbooks can be like windows into people’s lives. Caterina Biondi explores her own memories of her Grandmother Nevina through a handmade recipe book passed down to her through her Italian family. On my desk is a bright orange moleskine. There is no title, no engravings on the cover; nothing to indicate how valuable it is. […]