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Ali Wong has certainly never been a comedian you could consider wholesome. Listed as “raunchy” in the comedy category on Netflix, Wong’s previous specials Baby Cobra (2016) and Hard Knock Wife (2018) were blunt and full of explicitness that made you cringe or mutter “that’s messed up!” throughout viewing. However, she did seem to be moving on a from a past of hooking up with random homeless guys in her native San Francisco to entering marriage and family life.

For this issue of The Fizz, I spoke with winemaker Alice Jun at Hana Makgeolli in Brooklyn, New York. Alice focuses on brewing different kinds of sool—that’s alcohol in Korean—and specializes in makgeolli and yakju, sedimented and clarified rice wines. The incredibly diverse world of Korean rice wines is new to me, so I’m thrilled to have been able to learn about these historic and modern wines with Alice. In this issue, we talk about the different categories of Korean rice wine, the unique fermentation practices that give the wine its expressiveness, how Alice uses floral and botanical components in her brewing process, and her inspiration and joy in the work she does.

Hello, Welcome to today’s edition of Kitchen Projects. Thank you so much for being here. I’m utterly thrilled to introduce you to a brand new edition of Brian Levy’s Baking Remix on today’s newsletter. This week, Brian’s figured out how to make the airiest non-dairy whipped cream ever. You’ll learn SO much about what whips (and what doesn’t, vegan or not!) and why in the process. Inspired by Brian’s recipe, I’ve developed a plant-based & gluten-free friendly pie for thanksgiving which I’m sharing on KP+ - a chocolate hazelnut praline cream pie.

On a hot summer day, I walk into one of the many soaplands that take up four full blocks in Senzoku, the Tokyo red-light district that used to be called Yoshiwara. The manager, with whom I arranged my visit on the phone, greets me at the entrance and tells me to follow him. We walk along a corridor that has been painted in different shades of pink and mauve, the latter color repeated on the checkered floor.

Andrew Haigh’s romantic fantasy, All of Us Strangers, got shut out of the Oscars, with zero nominations. And that’s a shame. A strong ensemble cast — Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell — delivers subtle yet heartbreaking performances. The screenplay adapts its source material with a series of bold choices. And it shows us things we think we know in completely unexpected and fresh ways. The unusual story of All of Us Strangers follows Adam, a screenwriter who lives alone in London and has to confront the loss of his parents along with the prospect of starting a new relationship.

Film Yap is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I didn’t know what I was getting into with “All Souls” (in select theaters and available on VOD beginning Friday, Dec. 8), but I’m happy to announce the flick was a pleasant surprise and is one heckuva calling card for first-time feature filmmaker Emmanuelle Pickett. Mikey Madison (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Scream” (2022)) stars as River, a 21-year-old single mother of five-year-old Jade (talented newcomer Mia Love Disnard) and community college student.

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