Irina Georgescu

Romania is a cultural melting pot. Its character is rooted in many cultures, from Greek, Turkish, and Slavic in the south and east, to Austrian, Hungarian, and Saxon in the north and west. Carpathia, the first book from food writer Irina Georgescu, aims to introduce the reader to Romania's unique, bold, and delicious cuisine: an amalgamation of all its cultural...

‘This is an utterly magical book.’ – Nigella LawsonA culinary journey with easy-to-make recipes from the enchanting Eastern lands of the Danube River. In Danube, the James Beard Award-winning food writer and cook Irina Georgescu takes you on a gastronomic adventure as you journey along the Danube River, unearthing the hidden gems of Eastern European cuisine. With over 80 extraordinary...

Tava is a meticulously researched baking book celebrating centuries of diversity and overlapping cultures that form today’s cuisine in Romania. The author’s aim is to also share the story of those dishes that have come to represent the identity of different cultural communities across the country. Tava means tray in Romanian, a metaphor for how a whole culinary landscape is...