Anna is a rare kind of home cook who is able to get under the skin of any cuisine and turn the simplest of ingredients into pure magic. She’s also one of the best writers I know: she’s witty, intelligent and very refreshing to read.
-Meera Sodha
Anna Ansari is a wise, witty and hungry guide who takes us on a superb culinary journey along Silk Roads less travelled
-Jay Rayner
Packed with history, humor, and delicious food, this travelogue-memoir-cookbook checks every box.
-Adeena Sussman
An incredibly rich book, full to the brim with history, wisdom and stories— I don't think I'll learn more from any other book.
-Helen Goh
A delectable feast for the senses. Anna Ansari traverses the colorful cuisines of the Silk Roads with curiosity, knowledge, and empathy.
-Naz Deravian
The beautiful thing about food is how it travels, how it evolves, and how it transcends time. Anna's love and celebration of ingredients, and her collection of recipes are a wonderful thank you and homage to the incredible people that she has met on her journeys. Truly heartwarming and inspiring.
-Andrew Wong
COOKBOOK OF THE MONTH— OCT. 2025, Olive Magazine
An enlightening journey through Central Asia and beyond, with stories as lively and vivid as the recipes themselves.
-Tim Anderson
.Cent Magazine — Sept. 2025
A real feast – vividly evocative, witty and enlightening. Utterly delicious. I can’t remember the last time I felt this keen to dig in.
-Felicity Cloake
I love Anna Ansari’s work. A book of delicious recipes interwoven with histories, family stories and a good dash of humor is what we all need just now.
-Olia Hercules
Anna's writing is fresh, engaging, authoritative and funny in turn: this cookbook deserves a place alongside Olia Hercules “Mamushka”, Sabrina Ghayour's “Persiana” and Sami Tamimi's “Jerusalem.”
-Rukmini Iyer
There is so much to love here, from brightly coloured salads and grain dishes to decadent desserts. Every dish is a voyage of discovery - and the result of a vast amount of experience and research.
-Felicity Spector