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'Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. This is real cooking, written about with so much love' - Diana Henry

'From stuffed cabbage leaves to garlicky poussins, Olia Hercules's recipes are redolent of long summers in her mother's Ukrainian garden; rich, nourishing and enhanced by her stint as an Ottolenghi chef' - Observer Food Monthly

'There's something wonderful about food writer Olia Hercules' - The Telegraph

'The hottest new voice in food' - delicious. Magazine

'she will enchant your kitchen' - Grazia