Talks & Entertainment

On the Babish Culinary Universe YouTube channel, chef and content creator Andrew Rea delights over 10 million subscribers by recreating and reimagining dishes from famous TV shows and movies, from “Mad Men” to “The Simpsons” to “Game of Thrones.” Building on the success of his New York Times bestselling first cookbook, Binging with Babish, his second cookbook, Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park, is for anyone looking to elevate their cooking skills. 

Basics with Babish centers on the fundamental techniques and recipes that every home cook should master. Babish’s passion for food is evident in each of the over 100 easy-to-follow recipes that teach you how to learn from your mistakes—from broken butter to burnt bread to bony branzino. Basics with Babish isn’t just a kitchen Bible for a new generation of home chefs, it’s a proud reclamation of mistakes, encouraging you to learn from your and Rea’s missteps alike on your way to becoming a better cook. 

Rea will be in conversation with Olga Massov, editor with The Washington Post Food section and cookbook author.