This week we're getting ready for the holidays. Pastry superstar Christina Tosi brings us her singular and exuberant take on DIY holiday baked gifts. Chef Victor Albisu of Taco Bamba in Washington, DC teaches Francis how to make a delicious Peruvian pepper potato soup called ajiaco. Matty Matheson, host of Viceland’s It’s Suppertime and Dead Set on Life, fills us in on the Canadian way with the holidays including his must-have Rappie Pie. Journalist Liana Aghajanian tracks the unusual and cunning cross-cultural spread of a particular golden chocolate, and America’s Test Kitchen brings us their favorite gifts for the cook on your nice list.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

• December 14, 2018 (originally aired)
• December 27, 2019 (rebroadcast)