Fadi Kattan explores the intersection of Palestinian cuisine, identity, memory, and cultural preservation. Recorded amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, this conversation reflects on food as storytelling, resilience, and humanity. Through restaurants, writing, and hospitality, Fadi shares how cuisine preserves heritage, dignity, and connection in times of displacement.

Ksenija Hotić’s story is rooted in displacement, resilience, and food as cultural memory. Fleeing Bosnia in 1992, her family rebuilt life in exile, with food preserving identity and continuity. Now based between Toronto and Bosnia, she is an award-winning photographer and writer documenting global food cultures, currently creating a personal cookbook exploring memory, belonging, and connection.