{"product_id":"georgia-the-cookbook","title":"Georgia: The Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor a limited time we have copies signed by Benjamin Kemper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inviting, often surprising collection of traditional home recipes is a strong introduction to Georgian cooking.  It emphasizes the cuisine's distinct identity, reclaiming a heritage that the Soviet era worked to homogenize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes that identity shows in ingredients and flavor combinations rarely found elsewhere. Pkhali, a garlicky walnut spread that began as a dish of wild greens, appears in one version with butternut squash, barberries, and toasted pumpkin seeds. There are several versions of the iconic khachapuri. A masterclass on khinkali, the Georgian soup dumplings, covers fillings from mushroom to potato and cheese to ground beef and pork with cilantro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors are a Georgian cultural heroine and an American expat. Meriko Gubeladze owns two restaurants in Tbilisi and hosted a weekly cooking show on Georgian national television for ten years. Benjamin Kemper, a journalist and former \u003cem\u003eSaveur\u003c\/em\u003e editor, is eager to bring Georgian culinary culture and history to a wider audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrequent sidebars cover Georgian history, and a chapter is devoted to Soviet-era dishes that remain popular. Ample photographs of finished dishes and of Georgian towns and countryside help conjure a sense of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover. Color photographs throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HGUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41881877971077,"sku":"Meriko Gubeladze and Benjamin Kemper","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/GubeladzeGeorgiaCover.jpg?v=1791735758","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/georgia-the-cookbook","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}