EPISODE · Feb 12, 2016 · 51 MIN

Ambergris

from The Splendid Table · host Minstrel Peace Ulinma

Perfumer and chef Mandy Aftel explains the connection between scent and emotion. Her book is Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent. The Sterns have found a first-rate gluten-free bakery at Mama’s Cheese Bread Factory in Brookfield, Connecticut, and Lisa Gross talks about The League of Kitchens, an organization where immigrants teach others to cook. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt debunks five myths about cast iron, while Fuchsia Dunlop cooks Gong Bao Chicken. Broadcast dates for this episode: February 13, 2015 (originally aired) February 12, 2016 (rebroadcast)

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