Magnificently illustrated, “Txikichef” presents cooking as culture and play, alchemy and magic. Andoni has taken on the role of fisherman, casting his nets and catching on the first throw a group of apprentices, small fish (perfectly legal in this case) who will help him cast new nets, enchanted and enchanting, in which we—young and old alike—will inevitably be caught.

And the seasoning… tales and poems, proverbs and riddles, the stories told by the fireside, once again illuminating everyone’s kitchen. And when we say “everyone’s,” we remember Jangela Solidaria, the organization we collaborate with in the fight against hunger in Wukro, Ethiopia.