7p to 9p

Join us at the shop for a community potluck and party! The Archestratus Cookbook Club has been running for 9 years and counting...

IT IS SIMPLE: Cook your way through Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia by Polina Chesnakova in NOVEMBER and drop by with a dish on DEC 4! All are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's mad civilized! Potlucks with all of you give us a dose of hope for the universe! 

Beverages for sale. No cooking on premises. Please bring your dish ready to serve. 

DON'T COME EMPTY HANDED (that is rude), but totally understandable if you get busy and can't bring a dish. Pick up some bread or strawberries from C-town down the street. Love love. 

Purchase the book here or through our bookshop.org account here.  

About the book:

A love letter to the food of her childhood. Acclaimed writer Polina Chesnakova shares 100 vibrant regional recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

Born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from Georgia, Polina Chesnakova grew up cooking and eating at the hip of her mother and aunts. Chesnok paints a warm portrait of the Soviet diaspora through food, with dishes that will be nostalgic and familiar for those within the diaspora and enticing to anyone looking to expand their palate and pantry.

From Georgian Tkemali (sour plum sauce), Uzbek and Azeri Plovs, and Armenian Gata (butter pastry) to Ukrainian Varenyky (dumplings), Russian Olivier Salad, and Medovik (honey cake), Chesnok is your invitation to learn the rich history of a people through their most cherished recipes and traditions. Essays, stories, and profiles of the amazing cooks in Polina's life are peppered amongst recipes as diverse as the communities from which they blossomed and the immigrant experience they were subsequently passed down in.

We can't wait to see you! Email information@archestrat.us with questions.