A NEW YORK TIMES BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR Author of the cult-favorite Cooking for Artists
Mina Stone returns with a collection of 80 new recipes inspired by her traditional Greek
heritage and her years cooking for some of New York's most innovative artists. Growing up in a
close-knit Greek-American household Mina Stone learned to cook from her Yiayia who taught her
that food doesn't have to be complicated to be delicious?and that almost any dish can be
improved with judicious amounts of lemon olive oil and salt. In this deeply personal cookbook
Stone celebrates her grandmother and the other influences that have shaped her life her career
and her culinary tastes and expertise. Lemon Love & Olive Oil weaves together more than 80
Mediterranean-style dishes with the stories that inspired them. Stone offers home cooks a taste
of her heritage with healthy flavorful and uncomplicated dishes such as Syrian Bulgur and
Yogurt with Brown Butter Pine Nuts Persian Figs with Cardamom and Rosewater Baby Lettuces
with Toasted Sesame Seeds Mint and Meyer Lemon Yogurt and Braised Chickpeas with Orange Zest
and Garlic Bread Crumbs. These recipes use fresh flavorful ingredients to create elegantly
simple dishes complemented by beautiful minimalist photography and original art throughout. A
fresh and unconventional fusion of art and food Lemon Love & Olive Oil is an engaging (and
delicious!) cultural and culinary tour all complimented by the design of world-renowned artist
Urs Fischer.
