195. Olia Hercules - Intentional Flooding of the Kakhovka Dam by Russia is an Act of Monumental Depravity

GUEST: Olia Hercules - Food writer, food stylist and chef.
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Today I’m talking to one of Ukraine’s leading cultural figures and most
creative minds, about a very personal and difficult subject – the
intentional flooding of, Kakhovka by Russia in an act of monumental
depravity and barbarism. We’ll also be talking about how culture and
food fortify the Ukrainian identify and strengthen their spirit of
resistance against tyranny.

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SPEAKER:
Olia Hercules is a food writer, food stylist and chef who spent her
early childhood in the town of old Kakhovka. She is author of many
award-winning cookbooks including Mamushka, Kaukasis, Summer Kitchen and
Home Food. She settled in the United Kingdom at the age of 18 to study
international relations and Italian at Warwick University. Olia Hercules
began working as a chef after completing a course at Leith's School of
Food and Wine in 2010. In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of
Ukraine, Hercules raised money to privately send bullet-proof vests to
civilian volunteers in the Ukrainian army, including her brother. With
her friend, the chef Alissa Timoshkina, she established the #CookForUkraine
social media initiative, encouraging businesses and individuals to
raise money for UNICEF by cooking Ukrainian cuisine. She has won many
awards, include The Observer Rising Star in Food 2015 and was Winner of
Fortnum & Mason's Debut Food Book Award 2016.
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BOOKS:
Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & Beyond (Octopus Publishing (2015)
Kaukasis: The Cookbook – A Journey Through the Wild East (Octopus
Publishing (2017)
Summer Kitchens Inside Ukraine's Hidden Places of Cooking and Sanctuary
(2020)
Home Food (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022)
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/Olia_Hercules
https://www.linkedin.com/in/olia-hercules-2097925a/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olia_Hercules
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