Vefa's Kitchen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: minor damage to spine
Step into the sun-drenched world of Greek home cooking with Vefa's Kitchen, the magnum opus of Greece's most beloved culinary authority, Vefa Alexiadou — a volume so comprehensive and authoritative that it has been hailed as the definitive bible of Greek cuisine. The book presents over 700 traditional recipes gathered from across the Greek mainland, its islands, and the diaspora, chronicling the full breadth of a culinary heritage that stretches from simple weeknight suppers to elaborate festive feasts, all rendered in Alexiadou's warm, meticulous, and deeply personal style. From pillowy spanakopita and slow-braised lamb to honey-drenched loukoumades and regional mezedes rarely seen outside village kitchens, every recipe instructs with the clarity and confidence of a seasoned home cook sharing generations of hard-won wisdom. Beyond its formidable collection of recipes, Vefa's Kitchen stands as a cultural document, illustrating how food is woven into the very fabric of Greek identity — its Orthodox calendar, its landscapes, its communal rituals. Published by Phaidon, the book carries the hallmark of that press's commitment to beautiful, authoritative culinary volumes, and Alexiadou's voice — intimate yet erudite — elevates it far above a mere recipe compendium. For anyone who has ever lingered over a meal on a whitewashed terrace above the Aegean and wondered how to recreate that magic at home, this is the book that holds the answer.
Author: Vefa Alexiadou
Format: Hardback
Published: 2009, Phaidon
Genre: Cookery
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: minor damage to spine
Step into the sun-drenched world of Greek home cooking with Vefa's Kitchen, the magnum opus of Greece's most beloved culinary authority, Vefa Alexiadou — a volume so comprehensive and authoritative that it has been hailed as the definitive bible of Greek cuisine. The book presents over 700 traditional recipes gathered from across the Greek mainland, its islands, and the diaspora, chronicling the full breadth of a culinary heritage that stretches from simple weeknight suppers to elaborate festive feasts, all rendered in Alexiadou's warm, meticulous, and deeply personal style. From pillowy spanakopita and slow-braised lamb to honey-drenched loukoumades and regional mezedes rarely seen outside village kitchens, every recipe instructs with the clarity and confidence of a seasoned home cook sharing generations of hard-won wisdom. Beyond its formidable collection of recipes, Vefa's Kitchen stands as a cultural document, illustrating how food is woven into the very fabric of Greek identity — its Orthodox calendar, its landscapes, its communal rituals. Published by Phaidon, the book carries the hallmark of that press's commitment to beautiful, authoritative culinary volumes, and Alexiadou's voice — intimate yet erudite — elevates it far above a mere recipe compendium. For anyone who has ever lingered over a meal on a whitewashed terrace above the Aegean and wondered how to recreate that magic at home, this is the book that holds the answer.