Welcome to your dream dinner party guest list, curated from two recent programs: Chef José Andrés interviewed by Mark Bittman, followed by Chef Anna Voloshyna interviewed by Chef Rick Bayless - in two uplifting chats on beans, borscht, and the unifying power of food.

SHOW NOTES:

Read the podcast transcript.

CW: Light profanity

Photo: José Andrés and Mark Bittman at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple at the Chicago Humanities Fall Festival in October 2023.

José Andrés, The World Central Kitchen Cookbook

Mark Bittman, The Best American Food Writing 2023

World Central Kitchen

Photo: Anna Voloshyna and Rick Bayless at the Newberry Library at the Chicago Humanities Fall Festival in October 2023.

Anna Voloshyna, BUDMO! Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen

Rick Bayless cookbooks

annavoloshyna.com (sign up for her mailing list for her foolproof khachapuri recipe)

Aneyla Restaurant, Chicago

Humanitarian aid to Ukraine:

International Aid Legion

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