Anya von Bremzen is the winner of three James Beard Awards for her books and journalism. She is the author of six acclaimed cookbooks and a memoir - Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking - which won the Guild of Food Writers 2014 Food Book of the Year in UK. She has written for Food & Wine, Travel+Leisure,Saveur, the New Yorker, and the Guardian among other publications. She was born in Russia to Ukrainian parents, and emigrated to the USA as a child. When not on the road Anya divides her time between New York and Istanbul.
'*** - Praise for Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking' - *** 'Heartbreakingly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. This is an important book, a must read!' - Heston Blumenthal 'Moving and darkly comic' - Sunday Times 'This poignant memoir is an education in the richness of eastern European cuisine, and the story of Soviet communism, through the lens of family experience' - Observer 'A breathtaking balancing act...Von Bremzen is as much a virtuoso in her writing as her mother is in her cooking' - Masha Gessen