Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Soviet Diaspora is Polina Chesnakova’s third cookbook, a love letter to the food of her childhood. Born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from the Republic of Georgia, she grew up cooking and eating at the hip of her mother and aunts. From Georgian tkemali (sour plum sauce) and Armenian dolma (stuffed grape leaves) to Ukrainian varenyky (dumplings) and Russian okroshka (cold yogurt soup) and medovik (honey cake), Near Abroad showcases over 110 vibrant regional recipes.
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Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Soviet Diaspora is Polina Chesnakova’s third cookbook, a love letter to the food of her childhood. Born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from the Republic of Georgia, she grew up cooking and eating at the hip of her mother and aunts. From Georgian tkemali (sour plum sauce) and Armenian dolma (stuffed grape leaves) to Ukrainian varenyky (dumplings) and Russian okroshka (cold yogurt soup) and medovik (honey cake), Near Abroad showcases over 110 vibrant regional recipes.
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The best coffee table books pair a cover worth displaying with content worth returning to. On our shelf that means David Yarrow's photography, National Geographic's The Photographs, Dior in Bloom, The World of David Morris and image-led cookbooks like Steak House. Pick the subject the person already loves and the right title usually follows.
Most run roughly 10 to 15 inches tall, a large format that gives photography room. Big books need a wide ottoman or a long console. If your table runs small, pair one oversized volume with two slimmer titles and vary the heights.
Stack in threes, largest on the bottom, and set one object on top or beside the stack. Leave the top cover visible, turn the top book slightly off-square, and give the stack a little room on all sides. Swap the top title when the season or the room changes.
Yes, and they're one of the few gifts that last. A well-chosen book gets shelved, lent and returned to for years. National Geographic's The Photographs suits a traveler, Sunday Suppers suits a host, and David Yarrow's collection works when the occasion is big. Every purchase leaves in High St. branded tissue and one of our premium bags with cord handles.
Coffee table books are the large-format, image-led titles meant to live out in a room. The wider Books + Stationery collection covers everything else we stock, from fiction and design references to cocktail books, cards and gift wrap. If it's built to be looked at as much as read, it lives here.
The good ones do. Steak House comes with 45 recipes from the restaurants Eric Wareheim visits, Mi Cocina has 100 dishes from across Mexico, and Sunday Suppers has 100 recipes built around easy menus. They also read well on the sofa, which is half the point.
Cocktail books earn a spot on a bar cart as easily as a coffee table. Meier's Art of Cocktails dates to 1936 and carries more than 300 recipes. The Encyclopedia of Cocktails covers the history behind the drinks, and The Essential Bar Book covers which glass goes with which pour.
High St., a 17,000-square-foot lifestyle store at 1401 Reading Rd in Over-the-Rhine, carries coffee table books on photography, fashion, design and food alongside the rest of its book collection. We're open every day but Tuesday, 10am to 6pm, with Sunday hours of 11am to 4pm. In-stock online orders are usually ready for pickup in about two hours, and shipping is free over $150.
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