No one on earth needs to be told that this is a holiday season unlike any other because we're all living it. If you're a listener of this podcast you are painfully aware of the kind of year it's been, and that no one quite knows the way forward. In this year, more than any other, joy, rituals, and traditions matter—especially if we can't be together to celebrate. In this episode, the Food & Wine team and friends joined forces to talk through some of the foods that keep them feeling warm and bright. You'll hear Paola Briseño-González and Khushbu Shah getting deep on tamale making, Josh Miller talking with Melanie Hansche about her beloved Bavarian-Austria spitzbuben and Paige Grandjean on the gloriously geeky art of candymaking, and Sarah Crowder delving into the rites of her family's flaming "Flambo Jambo."

Christmas Time Is Tamal Time

https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/christmas/how-to-make-homemade-tamales-from-scratch-masa

Brown Butter-Cardamom Spitzbuben

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/brown-butter-cardamom-spitzbuben

How to Make Candy Magic at Home

https://www.foodandwine.com/desserts/candy/how-to-make-candy-at-home-fudge-caramels-brittle

This Year I Have to Set the Ham on Fire Myself

https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/flaming-ham-holiday-tradition

Food & Wine Pro

https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro

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