Travels to the Edge of the Plate - a collection of essays on historical, cultural and culinary topics. Olga Nazarova talks about the cuisine of the medieval Vatican, about the cookbook of Dickens' wife, about the gastronomic habits of Lermontov's heroes, about the Soviet culinary empire, about famous chefs who have become popular writers, about famous writers who spend almost all their leisure time in the kitchen, and much more. Each "journey" ends with a recipe - simple and graceful (and, most importantly, verified by the author himself).