Above the Fold · Dec 17, 2025

Interview: Talking Dumplings with Polina Chesnakova

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The author of Chesnok discusses the family memories, historical research, and deep dumpling R&D that went into her deeply personal cookbook.

Grid of the cover of Chesknok with the text 'talking dumplings with Polina Chesnakova author of Chesnok' — Graphic by Leah Mennies

I am so excited to share an interview with food writer and cookbook author Polina Chesnakova, who recently released Chesnok: an expansive collection of recipes from what she calls “my corner of the diaspora,” comprising Eastern Europe, The Caucasus, and Central Asia. As she shares in the introduction, Polina’s own family spans al…

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