The History of Punch, the Art of Fika, Georgian Khinkali

Hosted by Evan Kleiman May. 30, 2015 Food & Drink

Cocktail historian David Wondrich returns this week with the history of the punch bowl. We learn about Fika, the art of the Swedish coffee break, with authors Anne Brones and Johanna Kindvall. Plus, Jonathan Gold takes us out for khinkali and something called "ich."

From this Episode:

Jonathan Gold Reviews Tumanyan Khinkali Factory

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Tumanyan Khinkali Factory , a Georgian soup dumpling specialist in Glendale....

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The Boozy History of the Punch Bowl

Cocktail historian David Wondrich illuminates the boozy history of the punch bowl in his book Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl . Find a recipe for...

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How to Become a Professional Cookbook Writer

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The Lebanese Kitchen, from Spices to Kibbeh

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Reimagining Falafel with MadCapra

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7 min

Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break

Living in one of the world's top coffee consuming nations, Swedes enjoy a twice daily social coffee break called "fika." Anne Brones and Johanna Kindvall detail the...

8 min