Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary

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Bursting with fresh recipes and practical entertaining advice, this book is the ingredient every kitchen needs.

Melina Davies treats everyone like family. Stop by her house and she'll whip you up a fluffy, buttery vegetable quiche with fresh greens in a homemade dressing. Visit her wildly popular L.A. restaurant and marketplace, Olive & Thyme, and she'll come by your table to see how you're enjoying your avocado and burrata toast. Ask her for tips on hosting the in-laws for dinner, and she'll walk you through her juicy roast chicken with thyme and which wine to serve and music to play. A consummate host and lauded chef, Davies brings her love of togetherness to Olive & Thyme, where the vibe is relaxed and warm and the food is fresh and delicious. Davies brings that same passion to her book,Olive & Thyme, which shares her most popular recipes (drawn from French, Californian, Italian, and Middle Eastern influences), along with her breezy, practical entertaining advice. With stunning photos by Ann Elliott Cutting and Ashley Barrett and a foreword by the four-time James Beard winner Nancy Silverton (author ofChi SpaccaandThe Mozza Cookbook),Olive & Thymeis the ingredient every kitchen needs--a fun, inspirational guide to enjoying what matters most in life: family, friends, good food, and music.

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Featured in the LAist Foodish Holiday Gift Guide

Clean. Elegant. Delicious. Melina Davies delivers an exceptional experience with her Olive & Thyme restaurants, and now, in sharing her personal stories and techniques in her cookbook, she gives us the gift of great dishes to prepare at home for friends and family.
Keanu Reeves, actor, publisher, and author

Melina Davies turned what was to be a simple caf into an LA institution. Accessible, thoughtful, and delicious, her cookbook will make you look like a genius at your next dinner party. This is how we should all be eating and cooking.
Vinny Dotolo, James Beard Awardwinning chef and restaurateur (Jon & Vinnys, Animal, Son of a Gun, and more), and co-author of Two Dudes, One Pan

"Davies, a Southern California restaurateur, delivers on her commitment to unfussy food in this welcoming bookBeginner and occasional cooks will be able to execute the recipes in this charming volume with confidence.
Publisher's Weekly

Does our family go to Olive & Thyme every day Maybe. And by maybe, I mean yes. Melina Davies knows what gathering for a meal means to so many of us. Its a chance for our family and friends to share a rare, calm moment together to laugh, talk, and soothe our souls with delicious, beautiful food made with love. The fact that we can now make some of her magic at home makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Will this mean we go into Olive & Thyme less Maybe. And by maybeI mean, see you tomorrow morning, Melina.
Melissa McCarthy, actor, writer, and fashion designer

Ive been a fan of Melina Davies and Olive & Thyme for years, and Im so excited about this book! Finally, I can enjoy the recipes in my own home.
Jet Tila, chef, Food Network star, and author of 101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die

Melina Davies giftOlive & Thymeshares a simple, heartfelt, delicious plate of life and connection.
Della Gossett, executive pastry chef at Spago

Ive been going to Olive & Thyme for the last eight years for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Now, I get to have Melinas delicious food in the comfort of my own home. Shes not only helping people cook tasty meals, shes solving the Los Angeles traffic problem.
Eric Stonestreet, actor and star of Modern Family

With Olive & Thyme, Melina Davies will inspire the accidental chef in everyone! As soon as you open Melinas book, you are invited into learning not just about delicious recipes that create splendid little meals with little fuss, but understanding that a love for cooking can summon our closest friends and family to spend time together around a table.
Matt Molina, James Beard Awardwinning chef, restaurateur, and co-author of The Mozza Cookbook

Author Bio

Melina Davies is a self-taught cook who left a career in the movie industry in 2011 to open a tiny caf called Olive & Thyme in Toluca Lake, California, later moving to a much larger location just up the street, and most recently opening a second restaurant. The daughter of Armenian immigrants and a graduate of the University of Southern California, Davies lives in Studio City, California, with her husband and their two young children.