Achetez un café à Alissa Timoshkina

Originally from Russia, I lived in the UK since the late 1990s, making London my home and a place of infinite inspiration. I studied film history, gaining a PhD in the field of Soviet Holocaust cinema, while working with various film festivals and running my own cultural events production company. In 2014 after leaving my career in the arts sector, I launched KinoVino which rapidly gained recognition as one of the most original projects redefining London’s food scene. Since its launch I developed a bespoke event branch, hosted supper clubs under my own name exploring food from my native Russia and released my debut cookbook Salt and Time in 2019. My recipes are featured in The Guardian, Red Magazine, Olive Magazine, The Independent and House & Garden amongst other leading UK publications. While my events have been highlighted in Vogue, Elle, TimeOut, and I’ve been shortlisted for the Young British Foodie Awards in 2017. I’ve also had the honour of being listed at number one of the new voices in food by the Observer Food Magazine in February 2019. I am represented by Zoe Ross at The United Agents.

Since becoming a mama in November 2018, I have been inspired to share my experience and use my knowledge in food to advocate for maternal wellbeing through nutrition. I have launched a podcast - MotherFood - to create a community of women and share their voices on subject of food and womanhood. I am currently developing a new programme of cooking courses dedicated to maternal health and vitality.