Anna Voloshyna Author Talk • Ukraïne: Recipes and Stories from Kyiv to the Black Sea

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This event is part of Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival, taking place October 8–24 throughout the Bay Area. For the full Litquake schedule, visit litquake.org Anna Voloshyna is a Ukrainian-born chef and the author of BUDMO! and UKRAÏNE. Raised in Ukraine and now based in the East Bay, she began her career as a food photographer and stylist before moving into hosting Eastern European pop-up dinners and writing cookbooks. Her work focuses on sharing Ukrainian and Eastern European cuisines through narrative-driven recipes, immersive culinary experiences, and storytelling—using food to preserve culture and foster connection. Paolo Bicchieri is a writer living on the coast. Their work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Seattle Times, the Irish Times, Eater, and more. They run the food, writing, and food writing series Kitchen Table. Ukraïne: Recipes and Stories from Kyiv to the Black Sea - Experience the joy and resilience of Ukrainian cuisine in this visually rich, travelogue-style cookbook filled with 100 traditional and modern recipes that highlight the comforting dishes, distinctive flavors, and time-honored techniques that make this food so extraordinary. Ukrainian chef Anna Voloshyna traveled across the diverse regions of her homeland―from the mountains to coastline, cities to grasslands, forests to wine country―collecting recipes, stories, and friendships to answer the question: What is Ukrainian cuisine? In these pages, she takes you along on this appetizing and fascinating journey. Vivid and poignant storytelling transports you to the boisterous streets of Kyiv where food carts sell aromatic sausages; to cool root cellars, a fixture in Ukrainian households, their walls stocked with jars of preserved and fermented deliciousness; and to the front line of the war where Voloshyna cooked a meal for fifty soldiers fighting for their country. Stunning photos bring you to the fields of sunflowers that blanket the steppe every summer; the shimmer

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