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Rights in RussiaPodcast Then & Now #29 - Teresa Cherfas in conversation with Alissa Timoshkina2025-03-1735 min
Good FoodNowruz, cabbage, agricultural policy, whales vs. crabsCelebrate the Persian new year with fresh herbs and new recipes
Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate Nowruz.
Economist Betty Resnick lays out the reasons behind the US's agricultural trade deficit.
Alissa Timoshkina ventures beyond cabbage in a new cookbook dedicated to vegetables in Eastern European cuisines.
Whales that get caught in Dungeness crab fishing gear have left fishermen and environmentalists scrambling for a solution.
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oliveAlissa Timoshkina’s little black book recommendationsAlissa Timoshkina’s little black book recommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-03-1210 minoliveAlissa Timoshkina on why she’s putting vegetables centre stage in her latest bookAlissa Timoshkina is a food writer, historian, campaigner and chef who’s work explores food and history from Eastern Europe. She joins Janine this week to talk about her latest book Kapusta – vegetable forward recipes from Eastern Europe, and explain why she’s championing the humble cabbage, beetroot, carrot and potato (among others). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-03-0745 min
Cooking the Books with Gilly SmithAlissa Timoshkina: KapustaThis week, as Trump tramples over the future of Eastern Europe – and indeed the rest of Europe, we’re with Siberian-born food writer and co-founder of #CookforUkraine, Alissa Timoshkina.Her latest book, Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from Eastern Europe is a celebration of the humble cabbage (and four other vegetables) in the everyday kitchens of Eastern Europe. Her co-founder of CookforUkraine, Olia Hercules calls it ‘A rare cookbook that engages our thinking and delights our senses’ and Nigella has already propped it up in her Cookbook Corner. In a world that is in such turmoil at t...2025-03-0632 min
Bookey App 30 mins Book Summaries Knowledge Notes and MoreSalt & Time: A Culinary Journey Through CultureChapter 1 What's Salt & Time by Alissa Timoshkina"Salt & Time" by Alissa Timoshkina is a vibrant culinary exploration that combines personal memoir with traditional Russian recipes, reflecting the author’s journey from Siberia to the UK. The book delights in the rich tapestry of Russian cuisine, emphasizing the importance of salt and time in both cooking and life. Timoshkina shares her childhood memories and cultural heritage, illustrating how food acts as a connector across generations. Each recipe is intertwined with stories, showcasing ingredients that evoke nostalgia and home. The narrative celebrates the beauty of seasonal cooking, hi...2025-02-0814 min
Podcast Against AntisemitismS5 E10: “Let’s eat!” with Alissa TimoshkinaAlissa Timoshkina is a celebrated Jewish food writer, historian, chef, and author. Her recipes have been featured in numerous publications, including The Guardian, Red Magazine, Olive Magazine, The Independent and House & Garden. In this episode, Alissa dives into how the history of antisemitism has influenced Ashkenazi Jewish food today.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism2024-07-1141 min
A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsEVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Alissa Timoshkina in conversation with Catriona Kelly on Russian Food Since 1800Professor Catriona Kelly will be discussing her new book Russian Food Since 1800: Empire at Table with previous guest on this show, Alissa Timoshkina at Pushkin House in London on Friday 15th March 2024.
It's an in-person & online hybrid event, which will from 6.30 to 8.00 pm GMT.
Find out more about the event and buy tickets at pushkinhouse.org
Our episode on Little Vera (dir. Vasily Pichul; 1988).
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(We've changed the name of the show, but the social handles are staying the same for now).
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Kitchen ConversationsMagdalena Hartmann - Osteuropäische Küche für Deutschland# 43 - im Gespräch mit Unternehmerin und Gründerin von Eightfingerfood, Magdalena Hartmann.
Wie es sich für die polnische Küche gehört, haben Magda und Patrycja zu Beginn des Podcasts in der Küche ein Gericht mit gebratener Roter Bete zubereitet.
Das Gespräch dreht sich um Magdas kulinarisches Projekt Eightfingerfood bei dem sie polnische, aber auch andere osteuropäische Speisen für in Deutschland lebende Gäste kocht und verkauft. Im zweiten Teil des Gesprächs, stellt Magda ihre Sammlung von Kochbüchern aus vielen Ecken Mittel- und Osteuropas vor.
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2023-07-2454 min
Silicon Curtain195. Olia Hercules - Intentional Flooding of the Kakhovka Dam by Russia is an Act of Monumental DepravityGUEST: Olia Hercules - Food writer, food stylist and chef.
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Today I’m talking to one of Ukraine’s leading cultural figures and most
creative minds, about a very personal and difficult subject – the
intentional flooding of, Kakhovka by Russia in an act of monumental
depravity and barbarism. We’ll also be talking about how culture and
food fortify the Ukrainian identify and strengthen their spirit of
resistance against tyranny.
#OliaHercules #ukrainiancusuine #borscht #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #communism #sovietunion #postsoviet
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Olia Hercules is a food writer, food stylist and chef who spent he...2023-06-2255 min
Life in Food with Laura PriceS2 E10: Food and War with Alissa TimoshkinaIn the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and War with Alissa Timoshkina, who co-founded the Cook for Ukraine fundraising initiative with her friend Olia Hercules. In the episode, we talk about her campaign to fight conflict and violence with food and love, what she has learned from Russia's war on Ukraine, and how her Jewish-Ukrainian grandmother taught her that the human spirit cannot be extinguished through war.Follow Alissa on Instagram @alissatimoshkina.Follow MotherFood on Instagram @motherfoodlondon.Listen to MotherFood podcast.Follow Alissa on Twitter @alissatimoshkin.Buy...2023-02-2257 min
The Food ChainA Ukrainian table at ChristmasUkrainian cookbook writer Olia Hercules reflects on why it's important to mark this festive season, and the traditional dishes she’ll be serving at the Christmas table in London this year.
Ruth Alexander speaks to Olia and her Russian born friend and fellow food writer, Alissa Timoshkina, to discuss how these food traditions have developed and how relatives and friends will be marking Christmas in the war-torn country, ten months on from Russia’s invasion.
Ruth also sits down with a Ukrainian family of refugees and their British hosts in Blackburn in the North of England to find out what...2022-12-2231 min
Crazy Sexy FoodSeason 8: Episode 08: Olia Hercules & Alissa Timoshkina of #CookForUkraineI am incredibly honoured to bring you a very special episode this week. I’d like to highlight that this is a very emotional and sensitive conversation between myself and Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina, the ladies behind #CookForUkraine; the global movement of supper clubs, restaurants and chefs supporting the people of Ukraine, since the atrocities began earlier this year.
It was a privilege to sit down with these incredible ladies and hear not only about the platform and what they’ve been doing to raise money; but also hear about their life stories and the different cult...2022-12-0658 min
Folklore, Food and FairytalesHow Food Frames Stories - Anna KharzeevaIn these fractured times l wanted to continue to look at how stories and food can overcome the distance between people and enhance our shared experiences so earlier this year I spent time exploring storytelling through food writing. I interviewed some very talented writers who tell stories through their food writing to find out why how food has shaped their writing and in what ways food enhances their storytelling. They have all had different experiences around food which has influenced how they write and the subjects they write about. In their own ways they use their writing to break do...2022-09-2724 min
Cooking the Books with Gilly SmithOlia Hercules: Home FoodThis week, Gilly is with Olia Hercules, the award-winning food writer who put the food of her home country of Ukraine on the map, and has since found herself fighting to keep its stories in the headlines as Russia razes it to the ground. With her Russian food writer friend, Alissa Timoshkina, she has raised millions through their #cookforukraine campaign. It has inspired thousands of pop ups all over the country, not just to raise money but to keep that rich food culture alive in our hearts and minds. She wrote her latest boo...2022-06-3039 min
Table TalkWith Olia Hercules on #CookForUkraineOn a slightly different episode of Table Talk, chef and food writer, Olia Hercules joins Olivia Potts for a second time on the podcast to talk about #CookForUkraine. Created with Russian friend and food writer Alissa Timoshkina, #CookForUkraine encourages people to post and share Ukrainian recipes and celebrate the comfort of food during this difficult time. On the podcast, Olia tells Olivia about the personal cost of the war on her and her family, how she grappled with guilt when cooking at the start of the war, and the ways we can offer support to the besieged cities in Ukraine.2022-06-2121 min
Cibo e accoglienza#cookforukraineL'intervista che ho fatto per TerzaPagina magazine a Olia Hercules, chef e food writer ucraina, e Alissa Timoshkina, chef e food writer russa, che a Food&Book hanno presentato il loro progetto di solidarietà #Cookforukraine2022-05-1923 min
The Counter ChroniclesAlissa Timoshkina - writer, activist, cookbook author, and co-founder of Cook for UkraineI am so honored to introduce you to today's guest, Alissa Timoshkina. In her teenage years, she left Russia for England. Now, having moved through a career in academia, she is a London based writer, cookbook author, creator of KinoVino, and activist. Most recently, Alissa and her dear friend, Olia Hercules, founded Cook for Ukraine, an initiative they started within 48 hours of the war on Ukraine by Russia. To date, they have raised approximately 1 million pounds which has been donated to UNICEF. Aliss and Olia who has shown tremendous bravery and leadership in calling out the a...2022-05-1349 min
The SPK Book Club10. On Writing Cookbooks with Claire ThomsonIn this new episode of the Salmon Pink Kitchen podcast, Irene and Margaux welcome chef and food writer Claire Thomson to chat all things writing cookbooks. Claire is the author of seven cookery books and her new book, Tomato, will be published in June by Quadrille Publishing. You can pre-order your copy now. With Claire, we took a journey through her cookery books, motherhood, feeding a family, working in kitchens, confidence, and using her Instagram account as a tool to spark ideas f...2022-03-2945 min
How To Academy PodcastOlia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina - #CookForUkraineFood writers Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina have been friends since university and together they have come together to launch #CookForUkraine - a campaign which aims to raise awareness and funds through a shared appreciation of the rich tradition of Ukrainian cooking with supper clubs, events and encouraging people to share recipes, along with the stories behind the dishes. In its first weeks they have whipped up an extraordinary amount of support from everyone from Jamie Oliver to Nigella Lawson as well as numerous restaurants and institutions.Here they talk to Hannah MacInnes about the campaign, about...2022-03-2542 min
Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie WareOlia Hercules & Alissa Timoshkina On today's special episode we speak to Ukrainian chef and activist Olia Hercules and Russian chef, podcaster and writer Alissa Timoshkina. Olia and Alissa are best friends who have joined forces and set up #CookforUkraine, a culinary campaign encouraging people to cook traditional Ukrainian and eastern European food to raise money to support the humanitarian effort in Ukraine.Cook for Ukraine's donation page has raised more than £300,000 in donations already, with the money going to Unicef to support children and families impacted by the fighting.We are honoured to have these incredible women o...2022-03-2338 min
Woman's HourWeekend Woman's Hour: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release, Barbara Lisicki & Cook for UkraineAs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe comes home after six years in Iranian detention, Emma spoke to the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP about what it took to secure her release along with another British-Iranian hostage Anoosheh Ashoori. In true popstar fashion, singer Rihanna announced her pregnancy in January with a New York photoshoot alongside her boyfriend, the rapper ASAP Rocky, wearing a bright pink coat, with layers of gold jewellery and chains resting on her new baby bump. And since that announcement, she’s been seen wearing a number of eye-catching outfits. But is there a bump fashion revolution co...2022-03-1843 min
The Food ChainA Ukrainian kitchen in LondonChef Olia Hercules invites us into her London home to reflect on her country’s rich culinary heritage and the power of food in even the darkest of times. She opens her well-stocked kitchen cupboards and fridge to reveal the varied flavours, colours and scents of a cuisine she says is often wrongly dismissed as being ‘beige’ or boring. Ruth Alexander joins Olia and her Russian friend and fellow food writer, Alissa Timoshkina, to discuss the close ties between their nation’s traditional dishes, and the importance of the two women’s own personal friendship. The c...2022-03-1727 minWoman's HourDiane Dodds, Child Q and Stripsearch, Charlotte Mendelson, Cook for UkraineThe recent resignation of DUP First Minister, Paul Givan, from Stormont last month, has left people in Northern Ireland without a properly functioning government. On top of that, an election is coming - one that could bring massive political change if recent polls are to be believed. Leading unionist and DUP MLA Diane Dodds joins Emma on the programme to discuss Brexit, the Northern Ireland protocol and cooperation in Stormont.A damning new report has revealed how a black schoolgirl was strip searched by the Metropolitan Police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying...2022-03-1656 min
Cooking the Books with Gilly SmithAlissa Timoshkina. Salt and TimeThis week, Gilly is with Alissa Timoshkina whose book Salt and Time, a Waitrose one-to-watch for 2021, takes us into the Russian kitchen of her childhood, but also prods at many universal questions of food, identity and being a woman. As she takes us through her four food moments, we meet the Jewish Siberian matriarchs, her mother, grandmother and great grandmother whose food has literally shaped her and her own journey into motherhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-0229 min
MotherFoodS3 E10 MotherFood with Maisie Hill, author of Period Power, founder of the Flow collective & a mamaMy guest today needs little intro. She is a leading expert in period health, hormonal health and an advocate for women's health. Maisie Hill is the author of best selling Period Power and Perimenopause Power, she runs her own podcast Period Power, and offers health coaching via her innovative membership platform The Flow Collective. She is also a trained acupuncturist, Chinese Medicine specialist and a doula. Five years ago Maisie gave birth to her son Nelson, which inspired a new trajectory in her work - to write, and this is how she broke waves with her debut book Period...2021-07-0957 minMotherFoodS3 E9 MotherFood with Uyen Luu, food writer, photographer, chef and motherA powerful episode that celebrates food and family! It is a moving tribute to Uyen's own family who experienced an unimaginably difficult transition from post-war Vietnam to London, but also to the very concept of Family and its power to heal, nurture and support us. Uyen's passion and genuine love for food shines through every word and will undoubtedly make you re-evaluate your own relationship to the seemingly banal daily ritual of feeding yourself and your family. We talk about Vietnamese food culture, the tradition of sharing your meals, the flavours and the deep understanding of how food nourishes...2021-06-251h 03MotherFoodS3 E8 MotherFood with Caroline Gladstone, food and lifestyle entrepreneur and mother of sixIn this episode I have the pleasure of speaking to Caroline Gladstone, a woman of many talents. She is a co-founder and creative consultant on numerous food and lifestyle projects, from Granger and Co restaurants to The Good Life Experience Festival, which she runs with her husband Charlie Gladstone. As well as their numerous creative endeavours, Caroline and Charlie are parents to 6 children! In this episode I satisfy my curiosity about what is it like to have a family of 6! Caroline shares her birth stories, her childhood food memories, and what is it like to feed a large family...2021-06-181h 08MotherFoodS3 E6 MotherFood with Giulia Scarpaleggia, a Tuscan food blogger, author, photographer and a new mamaWelcome to this delightful episode featuring Guilia Scarpaleggia, a food blogger, cookbook author and food photographer from the heart of the Tuscan country side. Guila recently became a mama to her daughter, Livia, and in this episode recollects the recent experience of being pregnant and giving birth during the pandemic. We also talk about her childhood memories and the cultural ideas around food and womanhood in Italy. There are a lot of mouth-watering depictions of various dishes that Giulia recalls eating as a child, as well as an inspiring list of dishes and ingredients that we can all recreate...2021-06-0454 minMotherFoodS3 E6 MotherFood with Georgina Hayden, food writer, stylist and Greek-Cypriot mamaWelcome back to Part 2 of the 3rd Season of the MotherFood podcast!
In this episode I have the absolute joy of talking to one of my food-mama heroines, Georgina Hayden. Georgina is an acclaimed food writer, author of best-selling cookbooks, food stylist and a mother of a Greek-Cypriot origin. This conversation, which I have been dreaming of since the very beginning of the podcast, is likely to move you to tears and make you laugh, and feel all the feels in-between. Georgina's story of motherhood is so powerful, moving and inspiring. While she never doubted her...2021-05-281h 13
MotherFoodS3 E5 MotherFood with Wild Nutrition Part 2Welcome to this 2-part special episode dedicated to Her Nutrition, where I have the pleasure of talking to nutritionists behind UK's unique food-grown supplements brand, Wild Nutrition. Their supplements are ethically and sustainably sourced, and are 100% food-grown, i.e. an organic way of producing supplements without any addition of synthetic elements, solvents or bulking agents.
In this episode featuring Lorna Driver-Davies, senior nutritional therapist with Wild Nutrition, we delve into the fascinating subject of menstrual health and our overall wellbeing as women. We discuss how hormones and our cycles are the foundation of our...2021-04-301h 17
MotherFoodS3 E4 MotherFood with Wild Nutrition part 1Welcome to this 2-part special episode dedicated to Her Nutrition, where I have the pleasure of talking to nutritionists behind UK's unique food-grown supplements brand, Wild Nutrition. Their supplements are ethically and sustainably sourced, and are 100% food-grown, i.e. an organic way of producing supplements without any addition of synthetic elements, solvents or bulking agents.
In this episode, featuring nutritional therapist, and mama of two, Marianne Grechko, we delve into nutrition and supplements for fertilely, pregnancy and postpartum. This episode is packed full of useful insight into the science of nutrition addressing specifically the needs of...2021-04-231h 21
MotherFoodS3 E3 MotherFood with Sallar & Lisa Al Mulla founders of baby food brand, OmamiThis episode is all about baby food and baby weaning! It was such a pleasure to have a wonderful husband-wife duo, Lisa and Sallar, founders of Omami, to delve in-depth into the questions of how to feed your baby. As young parents themselves, Lisa and Sallar, decided to start a new baby food brand at just 3 months pregnant, to create an alternative to baby food pouches. Omami makes healthy weaning simple with their nutritionist approved, chef inspired, baby food subscription boxes. Their blends are freshly made to order and formulated with your baby’s development in mind. We di...2021-04-161h 02
MotherFoodS3 E2 MotherFood with Nena Foster, nutritional chef, cookery teacher and mama of twoIn this episode I speak to nutritional chef, fermentation expert and cookery teacher, Nena Foster about her experience of being a mother of two gorgeous children. She shares her story of a major career change after having her 2nd baby, how food made all the difference to her wellbeing during the postpartum phase, and how & why we could make our children more in-tune with what they eat. Nena shares tons of useful personal insight as well as professional opinion on the benefits of eating as a family, of cooking with your children, and we talk about gut-health and...2021-04-1059 min
MotherFoodS3 E1: MotherFood with Nargisse BenkabbouWelcome back to Season 3! I’m thrilled to launch the new season with this episode featuring Moroccan chef, author and restauranteur, Nargisse Benkabbou. We discussed the role of food in creating a sense of belonging, the role of female lineage in preserving food traditions, North African food for post-partum and what it means to be Moroccan and European at the same tone; and many many more subjects! Nargisse shares some delicious food ideas which will make you want to run to your kitchen and cook a fragrant tagine! You can find her recipes on www.mymoroccanfood.com & join in the co...2021-04-0249 min
Turning Chickens and Breaking DishesAlissa TimoshkinaMy guest today is A writer, chef, podcast host and advocate for maternal wellbeing. originally from Russia but has been living in the UK since the late 90’s.in 2014 she created KinoVuno supper club which rapidly gained recognition as one of the most original projects in the London food scene. In 2019 she released the cookbook Salt and Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen
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Ladies of MumbleAlissa Timoshkina - 'Pivoting in our careers'We admire Alissa Timoshkina for 101 reasons. Charming, clever and an incredibly driven mama. She worked as curator and coordinator of film festivals in London. However, her passion for cooking and hosting dinner parties, gradually turned into an obsession and Alissa left her job to launch a new project: a cinema-supper club called KinoVino, which offers film screenings and sit-down dinners with unique menus inspired by the films. She is also the author of 'Salt and Time' a gorgeous and beautifully written Russian cookbook. Check out her podcast, MotherFood (available on Spotify, Apple, Google etc. ) which is dedicated to mothers...2021-01-1533 min
MotherFoodS2 MotherFood Xmas-special: Emiko Davis, Aran Goyoaga, Heidi Sze, Zuza Zak, Lara Lee, Eleanor FordMotherFood Xmas-special
Happy Christmas everyone! I am so excited to share this very warm and cosy special episode with you today! I have asked some of the wonderful guests on the podcast to record a little story for you: remembering their most special memories of Xmas as a child, their first Xmas as a mama, share their plans for this year and tell us about their must-have dish! It’s been such a joy to edit this episode featuring Emiko Davis, Aran Goyoaga, Heidi Sze, Zuza Zak, Lara Lee, Eleanore Ford and myself! The community of women that has appeared in...2020-12-2434 min
MotherFoodS2 E10: Her Health with Avni TrivediAs this year draws to a close we are all invited to draw some conclusions and uncover some learnings from this confusing and contradictory experience. If I were to name one thing that has become more important than ever, that would be Health. In this episode I speak to Avni Trivedi, an osteopath and a doula, specialising in women’s and children’s wellbeing. We explore how to understand health in a new holistic way, discuss the limitations of mainstream medicine and what can we do ourselves to support our vitality on daily basis. Avni offers tons of insight into...2020-12-181h 09
MotherFoodS2 E9 Alice Zaslavsky, best-selling culinary author, TV host, broadcaster, and girl-mamaIn this episode I speak to the amazing Alice Zaslavsky.
A Russian-Jewish Australia-based best-selling culinary author, educator, broadcaster and TV host, who is also a new mother to a baby girl. Alice and I, share more than just the name (she is also called Alisa in Russian), we share an Ashkenazi heritage, the memories of awful food in Soviet kindergartens, the awe for mother’s lineage and the profound love of food! Alice, a teacher by trade, took a huge risk leaving her beloved job to enter Australian MasterChef competition, which was the most important decision of...2020-12-111h 25
MotherFoodS2 E8 Claire Thomson, chef, cookbook author, food journalist and a mother of three girlsClaire pretty much embodies the very concept of mother food as her cooking and food writing is so much focused on the family kitchen. Her cooking is very autobiographical documenting her experience as a mother of 3 girls. She’s an author of 5 cookbooks all of which have the home kitchen as their main location. So I highly recommend her books to all the parents listening to this podcast. Because her books really do have the answers to so many questions we often face in our kitchens - full of practical advise, seasonal, family orientated with practicality, flavour richness and nu...2020-12-0400 min
MotherFoodS2 E7 Zuza Zak, Polish-British food writer, author, food anthropologist and a mother of twoIt is such a joy to welcome my good friend Zuza Zak back on the show, this time as a mother of two! Zuza is a Polish-British food writer, cookery author and food anthropologist. She’s the author of Polska cookbook and has her second book coming out in 2021! Zuza shares her wonderful VBAC story, discusses life as a mother of two and the challenges of parenting a 4 year old while looking after a new born. We talk about emotional intelligence and tools to cultivate patience and awareness as parents. Zuza openly shares her experiences of two miscarriages and we ma...2020-11-2000 min
MotherFoodS2 E6 Romy Gill, MBE, chef, author, broadcaster, restauranteur and mama of two teenage girlsMy guest today is Romy Gill, MBE
chef, author, broadcaster and restauranteur. She’s the host of Ready Steady Cook and makes frequent appearances on tv and the radio food programmes.
Romy is also a mother of two teenage girls!
In this episode we talk about Romy’s family and the cultural values of being a woman in India. Romy shares her challenges during pregnancy and the early postpartum period reminding us how essential it is to have the support system around. We talk about family foods and cooking with teenagers, and what does a lasting marriage look like! Find out...2020-11-1300 min
MotherFoodS2 E5 Eleanor Ford - food writer, stylist, travel journalist, and mama of twoIn this episode I talk to Eleanor Ford about her childhood filled with travels around the globe and visits to exotic food markets. We explore the importance of family culinary culture and how to encourage adventurousness around food in children. Eleanor shares her own story of being a mother while running her own business and writing award-winning cookbooks. We delve into the complexity of siblings’ relationship, share birth stories, and Eleanor offers the most delicious recipe for home made peanut sauce and chicken sate from her cookbooks “Fire Islands”. You can find this recipe on my website alissatimoshkina.com/blog and if...2020-11-0600 min
MotherFoodS2 E4 MotherFood: Breast Health Special with Rachelle PoitrasThis week sees the end of the Breast cancer awareness month, and to mark that important initiative I am sharing a very special episode with you today. It features Rachelle Poitras who is a holistic breast health expert. I absolutely love Rachelle’s insight and just the very idea of holistic breast health which hasn’t really crossed my mind, it struck a cord with me straight away. Truly holistic in her outlook on breast health Rachelle considers all aspects from lifestyle to mind set and nutrition.
In this episode we discuss our relationship to our breasts and what breast heal...2020-10-3000 min
A Mother's SpaceS01 E05: Nourishing the Mother with Alissa TimoshkinaThis week I’m speaking with Alissa Timoshkina, Author, Chef, Writer, Podcast Host of Motherhood, Event Curator & Mama. Alissa has had an interesting journey in life, moving from her home country of Russia during her formative years, struggling with an eating disorder (ED), becoming fascinated with food, and then becoming a mother. Women are much more likely to have an ED than men and Alissa wants to liberate women from the grasp of the patriarchal norms of how we should look and what we should eat. In this episode, we talk about the importance of nourishing the mo...2020-10-301h 00
MotherFoodS2 E3 Julia Busuttil Nishimura, author, food writer, teacher and mama of two boysJulia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based food creative and a mother of two young boys. Her food celebrates simple ingredients and seasonal produce and is influenced by her Maltese upbringing and time living in Italy. She teaches sell-out cooking workshops and pasta master classes and is a regular contributor to Australian and international publications. In this episode we talk about the role of food in her life and what values around womanhood and motherhood were passed on to her through the family recipes. Julia shares her birth stories and how food was her zone of comfort and certainty in the...2020-10-2300 min
MotherFoodS2 E2 Chetna Makan, best-selling cookbook author, the star of the GBBO and YouTube food creatorJoin me and the amazing Chetna Makan for a conversation about family food, the role of home and being a creative mom in a digital age! Chetna who charmed the hell out of us all as a contestant on the Great British Bake Off went on to create an illustrious career as a cookbook author and creator of her own award winning YouTube channel “Food with Chetna”. Full of warmth, honest insight and super delicious recipe ideas, this episode is a wonderful example of how modern mothers can reclaim the kitchen as a space for their own creativity!
Follow the conv...2020-10-1600 min
MotherFoodS2 E1 MotherFood with Sheila Dillon, food journalist, activist and broadcasterWelcome to the first episode of MotherFood Season 2. I am so honoured to open this new chapter with a conversation with the legendary Sheila Dillon, presenter of the Food Programme on BBC Radio 4, and a powerful and inspiring voice in the food industry. In this conversation as well as talking about Sheila's career we talk about the lesser known aspects of her life - her experience of motherhood, womanhood and her childhood memories. I took away so many meaningful messages from our conversation and hope you will find Sheila's story as inspiring as I did.
Please join the conversation with us...2020-10-0200 min
MotherFoodMotherFood Season 2 trailerWelcome to Season 2 of MotherFood Conversations that nourish the modern mother
I am your host, Alissa Timoshkina
Chef || food writer || author || curator || and a mother passionate about maternal empowerment through food and conversation.
In this season we meet women who forged inspiring carers in food, nutrition and wellness, while also embracing lives as mothers. We talk about what it means to be a woman, a mother and a creative. We share intimate moments of our complex journey, with all the intricacies of our relationships to our bodies our partners and our children. And of course there’s a lot of ta...2020-09-2501 minMotherFoodS1 E20 MotherFood extra: Her CreativityWelcome to the season finale where we discuss an essential topic of how to empower ourselves professionally and creatively as women. For this episode I have invited Kim Barnard, a coach for mothers, who helps them make sense of their new identity and embrace the idea of a working mother. We discuss how do we work and live as women in a patriarchal world, how do we embrace our unique physical, emotional and social features and needs, and carve a new path in a world where archetypal masculine values are still appreciated the most. Kim shares so many wonderful insights...2020-09-1155 minMotherFoodS1 E19 MotherFood extra: Her CyclesMotherhood is a celebration of the body - of its power, strength, beauty and wisdom. And in this bonus series we explore the body and our connection to it through different themes. We’ve discussed sexuality in episode 18, and today we delve into another fascinating topic related to the body’s cyclical nature. The phases of our monthly cycles are almost mystically mirrored by the phases of the moon, and also symboclially connected to the four seasons. So in this session I talk to Merilyn Keskula founder of the Mylky Moon Lab, an elegant initiative celebrating the cyclical nature of woma...2020-09-0451 minMotherFoodS1 E18 MotherFood extra: Her SexualitySeason One has come to an end and I’d love to treat you to a little bonus material, focusing on dedicated topics so central to our experience of motherhood and womanhood. Today we delve into the complex realm of sexuality with holistic sex coach O.Lesya. Her own journey of healing has inspired her to start a new career helping women to reconnect to their sexuality and experience pleasure on their own unique terms. In this episode we talk about sexuality and motherhood, the paradox of the Madonna / Whore complex, how to practice intimacy and sensuality with our partners, ho...2020-08-2856 minMotherFoodS1 E17 MotherFood with Rachael Hollinger, postpartum chef and doula, and founder of Nouris(her)My guest today is a woman with the most amazing job in the world (in my humble opinion). Rachael Hollinger is a postpartum chef and doula, who looks after mothers in the most challenging times of their parenting life, often referred to as the 4th trimester. Rachael’s own difficult postpartum became a pivoting point inspiring her to employ her skills as a chef to help mothers experience a healthier and gentler postpartum period.
This conversation is full of eye and heart opening insight, amazing practical tips for self-care through nourishment, mind set and daily practises, as well as some re...2020-08-211h 08MotherFoodS1 E16 MotherFood with Marianna Leivaditaki, head chef of Morito, author of Agean and boy mamaToday my guest is Marianna Leivaditaki, head chef of Morito Hackney, author of Agean cookbook and first time mama. We delve into Marianna’s childhood spent in her parents’ restaurant in Crete, pay tribute to her amazing late mother, discuss how Mariana juggles parenthood and a busy career, look at life of a new family, and celebrate the pleasure of eating, cooking and feeding! Join in the conversation over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @mleivaditaki2020-08-1459 minMotherFoodS1 E15. World breastfeeding week special: MotherFood with Amy Vanharen, founder of Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding and digital health platformIn this episode celebrating World Breast Feeding Week, I talk to Amy Vanharen, founder of Pumpspotting, a community-driven breastfeeding and digital health platform. Amy’s own story as a two-time breastfeeder is a source of inspiration and empowerment to so many women, while her initiative which includes a digital app, that she defines as ‘facebook, meets yelp, meet boob’, a traveling breastfeeding van, and a special support scheme for workspaces, is a vital contribution to mothers’ health and social integration. We talk about the difficulty we faced at different stages of breastfeeding, how to make pumping an empowering experience and how...2020-08-0756 minMotherFoodS1 E14 MotherFood with Heidi Sze, nutritionist, anti-diet dietitian, cookbook author and mama of 2In this episode maternal nutritionist and anti-diet dietitian Heidi Sze shares her insight as a professional looking after women pre, during and after pregnancy, and as a mama of two young children. Heidi and I cover in-depth such essential topics as the nature of cravings and aversions, what and how to eat during labour, how to support yourself during the fourth trimester, food for breast health as well as how to practice intuitive eating and living and being gentle on your body. Packed full of fascinating insight, this episode really gets to the core of what mother food is about...2020-07-311h 17MotherFoodS1 E13 MotherFood with Munira Mahmoud, founder of Kina Mama, co-author of the Together CookbookToday my guest is Munira Mahmoud, a woman with a very fascinating life story.
Originally from Uganda, Munira experienced the loneliness of motherhood here in the UK which was a stark contrast to the ancient traditions she grew up around back home, where home cooked food was an essential part of maternal care. Munira’s own struggle with early motherhood inspired an idea to create Kina Mama, a social enterprise which would offer support to new mothers through food and sisterhood, just like she saw back home.
The real turning point in Munira’s life was the Grenfell tower fire in Jun...2020-07-2441 minMotherFoodS1 E12 MotherFood with Julie Jones, award-winning baker, chef, author and mom of threeIn this heart-warning and moving episode I have the pleasure of talking to Julie Jones, an extraordinary pastry artist, chef and food writer, who speaks candidly about her career change and the challenges of being a young mother. We speak about the power of food to heal and to connect generations, about Julie’s love for her mother who passed away not so long ago, and about how women have the unique capacity to embrace and adapt to the ever-changing life circumstances. Julie’s story is a true inspiration and her award-winning Instagram feed is nothing short of mesmerising! Join in t...2020-07-1056 minMotherFoodS1 E11 MotherFood with Ping Coombes, MasterChef 2014 winner, author, chef and a mother of two girlsIn this episode I have the absolute joy of talking to the uber charming Ping Coombes, Champion of the MasterChef series 2014. Our conversation is loaded with references to delicious, nourishing and flavourful foods that Ping grew up with and that she makes for her family. We discuss Chinese postpartum traditions and how Ping’s mom offered her the best nourishment, as Ping recovered from her labours. She talks openly about the challenges of being a mother while running a busy freelance career in food, and inspires us all with her ability to reinvent herself creatively while staying true to her lo...2020-07-0352 minMotherFoodS1 E10 MotherFood: the Dad’s edition. Father’s Days special with eco chef Tom HuntTo celebrate Father’s Day this episode is dedicated to the experience of parenthood from a dad’s perspective, featuring eco chef, food writer, sustainability campaigner and restauranteur, Tom Hunt. We talk about baby weaning, batch cooking, family meals as well as how to practice sustainable living as parents. Tom offers plenty of insight and offers practical advice as well as shares some cooking ideas for affordable nourishing meals. Join in the conversation on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @cheftomhunt Find out more about Tom and his work on tomsfeast.com2020-06-1949 minMotherFoodS1 E9 MotherFood with Olia Hercules, Ukrainian chef, food stylist, cookbook author and a mum of twoThis week I have the joy of speaking to a dear friend Olia Hercules who will be known to many of you as the author of best selling cookbooks, Mamushka and Kaukasis. Her 3rd book Summer Kitchens is being released at the end of June. In this episode we talk about the different phases of parenting from being a single mum to being a happily married mother of two. Olia shares her inspiring birth stories as well as some delicious family friendly recipes! Honest, heartfelt and empowering, Olia’s story is an amazing example of modern motherhood. Join in the co...2020-06-121h 03MotherFoodS1 E8 MotherFood with Shivi Ramoutar, Caribbean-born presenter, cookbook author, and a mum of two boysIn this episode Shivi and I talk about food heritage and how a career in the food industry is becoming more family-friendly. Shivi shares her internal struggles of juggling motherhood and launching a new career in food and shares some of her delicious recipe ideas and cooking tips with our listeners. We discuss an important issue of women having the choice to opt for an elective C-section, the beauty of breastfeeding and how to raise adventurous little foodies (spoiler: lead by example!). Make sure to check out Shivi's new book The Ice Kitchen, as well as her debut work Caribbean Modern, an...2020-06-0557 minMotherFoodS1 E7 MotherFood with Lara Lee, Lee, Australian-Indonesian chef, caterer, author of Coconut & Sambal, and a new momMy guest today is Lara Lee, Australian-Indonesian chef, caterer, author of Coconut & Sambal, and a new mom to baby Jonah. It was a heartfelt and honest conversation where Lara shared her experiences of coping with a miscarriage, of how food and family helped her heal, of her wonderful pregnancy with her baby boy, and her intense but elating 50 hours of labour! We talk about food heritage and identity, the challenges of breastfeeding and the fun of baby weaning. Lara also shares her incredible recipe which I bet you would crave to cook as soon as you finish listening to the...2020-05-291h 09MotherFoodS1 E6 MotherFood with Anja Dunk, a mum of three boys, food writer, chef and photographer.In this episode Anja shares her wisdom about parenting, breastfeeding and giving birth (yes, it does get easier after you’ve done it once!) nurturing her children with simplest yet best quality food, embracing her role as a mother and expressing her love for her own mum. She shares some delicious pancakes recipes and reminds us not to strive for perfection but put compassion and kindness at the helm. Let us know what you think over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @anjadunk2020-05-221h 03MotherFoodS1 E5 MotherFood with Emiko Davies, Tuscany-based cookbook author and food photographer, and a mom of twoJoin me and my next guest, food writer, author of 3 cookbooks and mum of two, Emiko Davies. We spoke about her passion for Italian art & food, her mixed Japanese-Australian (food) heritage, Italy's food history and postpartum traditions, as well as of Emiko's new family lifestyle in quarantine and what it was like to write a cookbook during nap times. Emiko also shares some of her favourite family recipes. Let us know what you think on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @emikodavies2020-05-1550 minMotherFoodS1 E4 MotherFood with Alex Head, running a successful food business and being a new momIn this episode I talk to Alex Head, a new mama and founder of London’s leading events and catering company, Social Pantry. Alex is a true pioneer in her field, creating new socially engaged approaches in the food industry.
We talked about how she managed to run such a busy company while pregnant, doing a live sky news appearance with a baby bump and how she manages to look after her baby girl while also moving her company through a major restructuring during the pandemic. Alex shares her birth story and has some brilliant advice for working moms. Join in...2020-05-0845 minMotherFoodS1 E3 with Aran Goyoaga, author of Canelle et Vanille, pastry chef, food stylist and photographerTune into the new episode of the MotherFood podcast where I have the pleasure of speaking to Aran Goyoaga, pastry chef, food writer, stylist and photographer, about her journey into food and motherhood. We speak openly about our relationship with the food of our childhood, the wonders and challenges of pregnancy, overcoming an eating disorder, and finding a healing power of cooking and sharing food with your own family. Aran, one of the first 'official' instagram members, talks humbly about how she follows her intuition, never striving too hard for success or accolades, and how all elements of her life...2020-05-0152 minMotherFoodS1 E2 MotherFood with Zuza Zak, a Polish-born food writer and soon-to-be mom of twoA heartfelt catch up between two friends rather than a formal interview this episode sees Alissa chat to Polish born food writer and soon to be mom of two, Zuza Zak, about her journey into motherhood. They talk about Zuza’s own childhood and what values about parenting and food has been instilled in her, how she managed to overcome her experience of miscarriages and the trauma of an emergency C section. Zuza shares her outlook and advice on cooking for a family and instilling a respect for the food from a young age. The episode also covers topics like se...2020-04-2438 minMotherFoodS1 E1 MotherFood with Alissa Timoshkina, host of this podcast, author, events planner and cookIn this episode Alissa shares her own story of how food and motherhood seemed to exist in her life in an almost inseparable, mystical way. Her conflicting ideas about womanhood being defined by motherhood, of how her cultural and family background shaped her relationship to food and fertility, of her new role as a mother and as a professional paving a career in food. It is an honest conversation about the joys and the struggles of postpartum, of how it is possible to find your way back to cooking and feeding and of whether we as modern mothers need to...2020-04-1758 minMotherFoodMotherFood TrailerA podcast dedicated to mothers who turned a traditional role of feeding into a professional success. I am your host Alissa Timoshkina (event planner, supper club host, cook, food writer & first time mama)
In this podcast we will meet women who forged inspiring careers in food while also embracing life as mothers. We cover topics from life / work balance and self nurture, to pregnancy diets, breast-feeding, baby weaning, family meal planning, and a lot more. MotherFood is a space for heartfelt discussions filled with recipes, food memories, practical tips and honest insights into the lives of modern mothers.2020-03-2201 min
at the sauceE37: Silver screens and Siberia with Alissa TimoshkinaIn this episode, Alex and Karis talk to film scholar, author and supper club host, Alissa Timoshkina. As the rain pours down on the camper van, the power of food pops up in everything from films to making Siberian culture more accessible. Read the show notes here: https://atthesauce.com/2019/02/02/episode-thirty-seven-alissa-timoshkina/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2020-02-0239 min
Book Larder PodcastBONUS: Alissa Timoshkina, Salt & TimeThis episode Lara interviews Alissa Timoshkina about her cookbook, Salt & Time. Alissa chats about her homeland of Siberia, her career path and all about Russian New Year celebrations. Enjoy this interview and purchase your copy of Salt & Time here.
Special Guest: Alissa Timoshkina.2019-12-2934 minA Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsLittle Vera (Vasily Pichul; 1988)Alissa Timoshkina, chef, KinoVino supper club founder, and author of Salt and Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen joins Ally Pitts to discuss this somewhat notorious drama from the late 1980s glastnost period a few years before the Soviet Union collapsed.
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The Food ProgrammeGood Enough for Granny: What's so special about the food our grandmothers cook?We asked you to tell us stories of meals you remember your grandmothers making. Now Sheila Dillon asks why these dishes - whether delicious or otherwise - stick with us into adulthood. Food writer Alissa Timoshkina shares her Grandparents Siberian recipes which provide the essence for her book 'Salt & Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen'. Blogger Ann Storr reminisces about her grannie's high standards at the table. And we hear from people trying to preserve age old recipes, before they disappear for good.Presented by Sheila Dillon
Produced in Bristol by Clare Salisbury2019-07-2128 min
Cook The Perfect...Alissa Timoshkina's BorschAlissa Timoshkina shares her unique take on borsch.2019-04-2409 min
Table TalkWith Alissa TimoshkinaAlissa Timoshkina is a chef, food and film writer, and the founder of the KinoVino supper club. Today she joins Lara and Livvy to discuss Soviet food culture, her journey from film to cookery, and ‘the cabbage myth’.2019-04-1231 min
The Mavericks Podcast.Ep. 43. Alissa TimoshkinaAlissa Timoshkina's first book, Salt and Time, is published in March this year. It's an investigation into Russian cuisine that offers up recipes as well as delving into the history and culture of the country. Alissa has run a fabled supper club in London that connects film and food. Alissa is part academic, part cook, part author and will be joining us at The Good Life Experience this year.2019-02-1900 min
She's In Russia86: Borsch Phantom ft. Alissa TimoshkinaFounder of London supper club KinoVino Alissa Timoshkina talks about why Russian-Soviet cuisine is so hard to define, plus shares memories of her childhood kitchen in Siberia and beautiful, mouth-watering descriptions of some favorite foods. Pre-order Alissa's cookbook Salt and Time — Recipes from a Russian kitchen: https://amzn.to/2DBnR34Alissa is on Instagram @borsch_and_no_tears2019-02-1246 min
Food TribeEp 13: Supper club creator and cookbook author Alissa TimoshkinaBy combining her love of food, wine and film, Alissa has brought a unique sensory dining experience to London. Kino Vino has become one of the hottest supper clubs in town and in just three short years Alissa has created a whole new career for herself in food. Alissa takes us on her food journey - from culinary tales growing up in Soviet Russia, to finding her creative voice through food. Alissa also tells us about her new cookbook Salt and Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen which comes out next month. This is a story f...2019-02-0845 minThe Food ProgrammeSisters' Feast'Pop-up' chef and food writer Olia Hercules, The Great British Bake Off contestant turned Youtube star Chetna Makan, Film academic come supper club hostess Dr Alissa Timoshkina and cafe chef / 'instagrammer' / writer Elly Curshen are among ten women from different food cultures coming together for the first time to cook a truly female feast. It's a 'pop-up' dinner hosted and put together in Bristol by Romy Gill and Kim Somauroo to raise money for international charity 'Action Against Hunger'.Sheila Dillon speaks to the 'Severn Sisters' as well as their guests, including former BBC Food & Farming Awards...2016-12-0528 min