For Carmen Miller, food is so much more than just a daily requirement.

I'm part Romanian, but I know very little about my heritage. I remember how to say 'I love you' (Te iubesc). I have visited where my father and grandmother hail from, Sibiu and Orlat, respectively.

A professor of English. A successful playwright. An uncanny artist. A competent culinarian. A Romanian by birth, a U.S. citizen by choice. A granddaughter. While all of the above easily describe ...

Alina Budin of Needham grew up in Romania under communist rule. Ingredients were hard to find, so recipes tended to be simple, with few steps. (She still has her mother’s thin 1954 cookbook, pictured ...

This recipe has been corrected. Though food was scarce during the Nicolae Ceausescu regime in 1980s communist Romania, cookbook author Irina Georgescu’s memories of growing up there are, strangely, of ...

Whip up a delightfully easy and creamy mamaliga recipe today! With just a handful of ingredients, you’ll get to taste Eastern European tradition in the comfort of your home. Packed with flavor and ...

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Back in the 1980s, when polenta was the hot new item on restaurant menus, I was eager to try it. I knew it was a traditional Italian dish, but it was ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Parsnip, a Romanian restaurant by ...

HAZEL PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) — A metro Detroit couple is bringing modern Romanian cuisine to Hazel Park with the opening of Bar Gabi this week. Husband-and-wife chefs ...