Author bio: Irina Janakievska is a Macedonian-British writer and recipe developer. Irina was born in Skopje, North Macedonia (then one of the republics of former Yugoslavia) but grew up in Kuwait from the late 1980s onwards. In 2001 she moved to London to complete her undergraduate and masters degrees at the London School of Economics in international relations and history. After university, a large corporate law firm sponsored her through law school and Irina became a solicitor. In 2020, Irina left her successful career in corporate and finance law to follow her passion for sharing her love of Balkan cuisine, the Balkans and its people with the world. Irina completed her culinary training at Leiths School of Food and Wine. She has contributed to the Guardian, Foodnetwork US, Whetstone Magazine, Mediterranean Lifestyle Magazine and Pit Magazine, among others. The Balkan Kitchen was shortlisted for the Jane Grigson Trust Award in 2023 and is her debut cookbook.

Irina lives in London with her husband and young son, cooking, researching and writing about Balkan history, food culture and culinary traditions.

"The Balkan Kitchen" by Irina Janakievska (Quadrille, £27)

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The Balkan Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of the Balkans, https://www.amazon.com/Balkan-Kitchen-Recipes-Heart-Balkans/dp/1784886858/ref=asc_df_1784886858?mcid=1dea723e5d9a3fb787a91348403fcaaa&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693701446793&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8056607363636911735&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032054&hvtargid=pla-2296145217014&psc=1

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