Stalik Khankishiev – The Cook’s Happiness. A gift book in a leather binding

Stalik Khankishiev – The Cook’s Happiness. A gift book in a leather binding.

“The Cook’s Happiness” is a deeply personal, warm, and in many ways unexpected book by Stalik Khankishiev, which opens a completely new chapter in his work. Unlike his previous bestsellers, this large‑scale work almost completely moves away from the familiar Central Asian classics and is devoted to international dishes familiar from childhood. The author generously shares invaluable culinary life hacks, notes from carefully preserved family notebooks, and the experience that has been passed down in his family from generation to generation.
In a unique authorial style, this book presents homemade dumplings, aromatic cabbage soup, hearty stew, belyashi, pancakes, and meat pies. Along with beloved classics, Stalik introduces the reader to world gastronomic masterpieces — from an exquisite crayfish bisque and refreshing gazpacho to the exotic Chechen zhigit‑galnash and Korean kuksi.
The chronology of the book is elegantly divided into stages of the master’s life: from the flavours of a carefree Soviet childhood and the first independent family preparations to the complex recipes of culinary maturity. Each page is filled with the author’s signature, impeccably precise explanations of the physics and chemistry of culinary processes. The stunning author photographs, which have become even more vibrant and detailed, step by step visualize the birth of each dish.
This book can give any cook real culinary inspiration and become an excellent foundation for a hearty, varied menu in every family.