Jill Damatac’s book Dirty Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family is important for the story it tells of what happened to her family when they became undocumented in the U.S., but it’s also important for how she weaves mythology and recipes into the narrative, all working together to create an experience in which food is not the purpose but instead the backbone: which is what it usually is, right? Eater writer Bettina Makalintal guest-hosted, as I thought she would be a wonderful pairing with Jill and get into the text very differently than I could—and I was right. The above is a preview; below, members can access the full video and text transcript.