Aegean: Recipes from the Mountains to the Sea

So much more than a cookbook; it is a love song to Crete and its cuisine

Marianna Leivaditaki is a natural storyteller. She grew up in Chania, on the Greek island of Crete, and spent her childhood helping out in the family-run taverna. After school, she carried around her blue notebook, writing down all the recipes she would like to cook, helped by the kitchen wisdom of her Greek grandmothers.

Marianna's love for the food of her heritage flows through every page, but she brings it her own co...