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I love everything about Spasia's endeavours, and this book is an ode to the cuisine of north Macedonia, including burek.

I love everything about Spasia's endeavours, and this book is an ode to the cuisine of north Macedonia, including burek.

This book is all about Balkan diaspora cooking and I bought it especially for a recipe for pita (pie) that my Croatian wife, Ira, pines for – it’s the taste of home for Balkan expatriates. I cooked it, she loved it and it has entered the repertoire. Friday is Pieday!

Spasia Dinkovski is the London-based chef and founder of Mystic Burek. Launched as a delivery service in July 2020, before expanding to a shop and café in September 2023, it is a celebration of second-generation Balkan cooking, inspired by her grandmother's recipes. An experienced chef, having worked for 15 years in professional kitchens, Spasia was voted one of the Observer Food Monthly magazine's "50 things we love in the world of food," and one of London's best pop-ups by Eater magazine. She has had features in The Times , the Telegraph , the Guardian and the Evening Standard .