This Week: the artist known as Girl Talk tells us about his explosive high school band… A short history of Jesse Owens… How to mix a “Berliner Olympic” cocktail… An introduction to the All-American fruit most Americans have never tasted.
Jesse Owens and the Berliner Olympic
Olympic runner Jesse Owens broke down color barriers and shattered speed records in his day. In his honor, we mix up the Olympic Berliner - a combination of the Olympic (popular in Owens' day) and the Berliner, spiced with Kummel, a German caraway-flavored sweet liqueur.
