Join me at Brookline Booksmith to celebrate the release of Chesnok - I will be in conversation with Andrew Janjigian and will sample the Armenian Gata from the book.
Head here to rsvp and to reserve your copy.
Join me in-person at Milk Street in Boston to learn three outstanding celebratory bakes from Eastern Europe. We will cover:
Oreshki (Walnut-Shaped Shortbread Cookies with Dulce de Leche Filling)
Trubochki (Pastry Horns with Plombir Buttercream)
Rogaliki (Flaky Crescent Cookies
Head here for more details and to register for class.
Join me for a very special evening of DESSERT + TEA at Brooklyn’s Archestratus. I will be in conversation with Maria Geyman of Masha Tea. Maria will also pour tea, while I dish up some pastries from Chesnok.
To purchase tickets (seating is limited!) head here.
In this special event taking place at the newly opened Pivotal Brewing in Newport, RI, I will demonstrate how to make a recipe from Chesnok. Tickets include admission to the event, food tasting, one complimentary beverage, and a signed copy of Chesnok. Each guest will get a chance to be entered into a cookbook giveaway!
Purchase tickets here.
Join me for a book signing and pastry pop-up at Janet’s Cafe and Bakery in Richmond! More details to come.
Join me for a Georgian feast straight out of Chesnok at Penny’s Wine Shop! I will prepare a family-style dinner that will showcase some of my favorite foods from the region: everything from khachapuri (cheese bread) and khinkali (soup dumplings) to chakapuli (braised lamb with tarragon, white wine, and sour plums) and a honey cake so good it’s called “Ideal.” I’ll talk about the book and the inspiration behind it, as well as walk you through each of the 5 courses as they come out. Wine from the region, selected by Penny’s, will be poured throughout the evening. So come join me for a night of toasts, good home cooking, and even better company!
More details to come.
Join me for an evening at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville to celebrate my new cookbook Chesnok. A conversation with Yuri Urbanovich will follow. This in-person event will be free and open to the public.
Head here for more details and to reserve your signed copy.
Join me for a Chesnok book signing at Stock Culinary Goods in Providence. I will be hanging out, signing books, and sampling out the Ideal Torte (honey cake) and Georgian pkhali recipes from Chesnok. Free to the public! See official flyer here.
Join me for a livestream class where we give a lot of love to an under-appreciated dish: beef stroganoff.
Head here for more details and to sign up. Use code POLINA15 for 15% off ticket price.
Join me at Books on the Square to celebrate the launch of Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora. I will be in conversation with local author and photographer Christine Chitnis and will be sampling out bites from the book. Find more details and reserve a personalized and signed copy here.
Join me for an afternoon of celebrating my book Everyday Cake with samples of cake (of course!) and a book signing at Matriarch in Newport on Saturday, May 17, from 3-5pm. To RSVP and for more details, click here!
I will be putting on a fundraiser for Good Bread Ukraine with Wedge cheese shop in Warren on Saturday, April 26 from 12-2 p.m. I will be cooking from my book, Hot Cheese, using ingredients from local makers. Based in Kyiv, Good Bread employs people with disabilities and works with them to make bread and hot meals, and to deliver them all across Ukraine.
I’ll be teaching a Georgian Spring Supra Class at Book Larder in Seattle! Menu includes: spinach and beet pkhali (vegetable pate with walnuts and garlic), penovani khachapuri (puff pastry cheesy bread), and chakapuli (braised lamb with white wine, tarragon, and sour plums). Of course, Georgian wine will also be poured - it wouldn't be a proper supra without it!
For more info and to buy tickets, head here.
Hey Rhode Island! I’ll be setting up shop to sign books and sling cake at the super cute bookstore Inkfish Books in Warren on Oct 2 at 2pm!! Stay tuned for more details :)
Hey Boston! I’ll be doing an author talk and book signing at Curio Spice in Cambridge on Sept 29 from 6-7:30pm! You can sign up for the event here.
Hey New Yorkers! I’ll be setting up shop at Honey’s in Brooklyn on Sept 27! I’ll talk about the book, answer any questions you might have, in addition to signing and slinging books. I’ll also be selling cake slices to pair with Enlightenment Wine’s mead. No need to RSVP, just show up!
Hey Cville folk! I’ll be doing an author talk at Common House - I’ll talk about the book, answer any q+a, and sign books (provided by New Dominion Bookshop) at the end. And of course there will be cake! Open and free to the public, RSVP here :)
Join me and a handful of talented makers for an outdoor market pop-up at Accoutre in Richmond, VA from 4-8pm!
I’ll be partnering up with Fountain Bookstore to sell and sign copies of Everyday Cake. In addition, you’ll be able to eat some bread & pastry from Janey’s Bread, snack on some cheeses from the Luckiest Cheesemonger, sip on wine from Lightwell Survey, and take home some beautiful handmade knives from The Dustworks, homewares from Accoutre, and artwork created by Molly Reeder.
It’s going to be such a fun time. Spread the word and come on out!
Join me for an in person author talk at D.C.’s cookbook store, Bold Fork Books! I will be demoing the Apricot Cornmeal Skillet Cake from Everyday Cake, answering questions, and signing books. For more info and to RSVP, click here.
Join me on Tuesday, August 30th, to celebrate the release of Everyday Cake at Book Larder! I will be in conversation with Lady Grey Seattle’s Alia At-Hatlani and then will open it up to a q+a and book signing. And of course there will be cake!
For more info and tickets, sign up here.
Join me on Thursday, 3pm PST/6pm EST, for a virtual class on “Angel Food Cake Demystified” with Milk Street. We will cover everything you need to know to make the Raspberry Rose Angel Food Cake from Everyday Cake! For more info and tickets head to this link. Use code EVERYDAY For 15% off!
