"Mina Stone evokes the tradition of recipes passed down by matriarchal lineages through her memories of flavor. She intuitively and gently shares her Greek staples, a knowing like the back of her hand. After reading, you are left with a desire to gather, toast, and re-create these recipes with and for your loved ones." - Angela Dimayuga, chef and author of Filipinx: Heritage Recipes from the Diaspora
"From the moment I read just the title of Mina's book, I knew I would love the contents. Lemons and olive oil are, after all, possibly my two favorite ingredients, and love, I would venture to say, is the shared atmosphere in which both Mina and I learned to cook. Mina writes delicious, unfussy, ingredient-driven recipes for dishes that bring forth big flavor (lots of acid, oil, and heat-all the good things). This book makes me want to cook!" - Fanny Singer, author of Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes & Stories and cofounder of Permanent Collection
"Mina Stone is the most unpretentious chef I know. She makes magic with the humblest ingredients and makes you wonder why you ever thought cooking was supposed to be anything but the most pure, honest act of love." - Julia Sherman, cook, artist, and author of Salad for President: A Cookbook Inspired by Artists and Arty Parties: An Entertaining Cookbook
"I've been a fanboy of Mina Stone for years, and I am always thinking of what she is cooking because, well, she makes the food that so many of us crave most: simple, vibrant, and incredibly delicious. As soon as you open Lemon, Love & Olive Oil, you'll want to cook everything-the true test of any cookbook." - Andy Baraghani, senior editor, Bon Appétit
"Lemon, Love & Olive Oil is a wonderful combination of cool art-world style and warm yiayia love-just like Mina! This is delicious 'grandma' cooking at its best-fresh, flavorful, simple, and seasonal, but with a modern twist that makes it exactly what I want to cook right now. I can't wait to make everything!" - Lisa Gross, Founder/CEO of the League of Kitchens
"As cliché as it sounds, this is literally the book I look to for inspiration. I love cooking from it and my whole family loves eating this food. My kids ask for it by name!" - Andrew Tarlow, owner of Diner and coauthor of Dinner at the Long Table
"Fans of Mediterranean cuisine will find a lot to like." - Publishers Weekly
"[Mina's] emphasis on the best and simplest of ingredients defines her cooking philosophy. . . . her dedication to homey tastes will help endear this Greek-Mediterranean collection to generations of cooks." - Booklist
MINA STONE is the author of Cooking for Artists and a career chef. For years she cooked delicious lunches at Urs Fischer's Brooklyn-based art studio as well as gallery dinners for New York's art world. In 2019 she opened her own restaurant, Mina's, housed within MoMA's PS1 in Long Island City, Queens.