It’s something that hits close to home for Pogrebinsky, who was born in Kyiv and came to this country when she was 10.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – As Cleveland chef Natasha Pogrebinsky works, as she prepares food, frustration rises about what is happening to the people in her native country of Ukraine.“Refugees are a real thing and happen every day,” she said while taking a break from running the kitchen at The South Side in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. “Don’t just put a cause on your Instagram because it’s popular right now. Refugees are not going to go away after this. They were here before this.
“One thing that I can speak to directly is being a Ukrainian refugee,” she said. “You don’t really get those stories, and that hits home. For me, that’s super important. I want to take this opportunity to kind of reach out to Clevelanders, because those people are going to need our attention.” Classmates might not have understood why she could speak Ukrainian and Russian. But she doesn’t complain, saying teachers and friends were supportive. It’s a big reason why she implores the importance of education and acceptance.
“You’re interested in learning what Ukrainian flavors are all about? Come here. I’ll come and talk to you at the table.” At an upcoming benefit on Dyngus Day - Monday, April 18 - Pogrebinsky is going to prepare tefteli, an Eastern European meatball. Boiled rice is used instead of breadcrumbs, she said, along with eggs.
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