Name: HOW TO FEED A DICTATOR - COULD YOU COOK FOR A DICTATOR?
Start: 2025-11-14T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-14T21:30:00-06:00
Location: Apolonia Catering, Pierogi & More

HOW TO FEED A DICTATOR - COULD YOU COOK FOR A DICTATOR?

What if your cooking skills could save your life? Could You Cook for a Dictator? Hands-on Cooking Workshop with author Witold Szabłowski.
About this Event

Step into the surprising world of culinary diplomacy at this interactive cooking workshop inspired by bestselling author Witold Szabłowski’s books How to Feed a Dictator and What’s Cooking in the Kremlin.

RESERVATIONS are a must - limited spots available.
PAY HERE: Secure your spot at the table HERE (ticket cost $20 paid directly to the catering company.)

In an intimate kitchen setting, cook alongside Executive Chef Asia Gonczar and Executive Sous Chef Heath Young while the author, doubling up as a chef, spices up the dishes with his astonishing stories he collected from the cooks who served some of history’s most infamous autocrats. Part cooking class, part storytelling salon — this is food, history, and conversation blended together into a mixture whose taste will stay with you forever!

What to Expect

Hands-on cooking guided by Chef Asia Gonczar & Chef Heath Young.
Live commentary and personal Q&A with Witold Szabłowski.
A curated menu inspired by the kitchens of dictators — revealed at the event.
A warm, art-forward atmosphere, an ingredient always present at events produced by Dot Dot Dot Connect.
Open to all cooking levels — come curious!
Free onsite parking

About the author

Witold Szablowski, one of the most important Polish non-fiction writers and award-winning journalist is coming to Austin Nov 13-16 for the series of events HOW TO FEED A DICTATOR WEEK. Follow to read about the author and other events within the series.

About The Chefs

Asia Gonczar – Founder of Apolonia Catering, born and raised in Poland. Known for her love of simple, heartfelt, and healthy cooking that brings people together.

Heath Young – Executive Sous Chef, Le Cordon Bleu graduate, with over a decade of professional experience and 8+ years as part of the Apolonia team.

About the Organizer

Dot Dot Dot Connect is an Austin-based nonprofit with a mission to bring people together through art and creative experiences — bridging cultures, communities, and disciplines across culinary, literary, visual, cinematic, and musical arts.